Preview: St Mirren vs. Dundee United - prediction, team news, lineups

St Mirren volition invited Dundee United to the SMISA Stadium connected Saturday day successful the Scottish Premiership, with some aiming to drawback their ongoing losing streaks.

The hosts are sixth successful the standings with 27 points from their 22 games played, portion the visitors are 3rd successful the array with 34 points from their 22 matches.

Match preview

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Other than an anomalous driblet to a ninth-placed decorativeness successful 2021-22, St Mirren person consistently climbed up the Scottish Premiership standings since earning promotion backmost to the apical formation by lifting the Scottish Championship rubric successful 2017-18.

They placed 11th successful 2018-19, beating Dundee United successful the relegation playoff, followed by climbing to ninth successful 2019-20, seventh successful 2020-21, sixth successful 2022-23 and, astir recently, 5th successful 2023-24.

Looking to support oregon perchance amended upon their presumption successful the apical formation erstwhile again this season, Stephen Robinson's broadside endured a miserable opening to the campaign, winning conscionable 2 of their archetypal 10 league fixtures, alongside six losses and 2 draws.

That tally besides saw the Saints clang retired of the Conference League successful the 3rd qualifying circular and exit from the Scottish League Cup successful the 2nd round, but they person been massively improved successful the matches since.

A superb 3-1 triumph against Rangers brought an extremity to a four-game losing tally and sparked the opening of St Mirren securing six wins and 1 gully from 9 matches.

However, they person since fallen to 3 consecutive losses heading into this one, allowing those beneath them to adjacent the gap, with 4 teams straight beneath them successful with a accidental of leapfrogging the Saints depending connected this weekend's results.

Their opponents, Dundee United, person likewise faltered successful their caller matches, falling to back-to-back defeats successful the Scottish Premiership for lone the 2nd clip this campaign.

Jim Goodwin's men volition inactive beryllium unbelievably pleased with however their play has played retired frankincense far, with the Tangerines sitting 3rd successful the array successful their archetypal play backmost successful the apical formation aft lifting the Scottish Championship rubric past year.

Dundee Utd person earned 34 points from 9 wins, 7 draws, and six losses successful 22 matches, placing them six points down second-placed Rangers, who person 2 games successful hand, and 3 points up of fifth-placed Motherwell.

They volition beryllium heading into this 1 hoping to instrumentality to winning ways and further fortify their presumption successful the apical fractional of the table, and the visitors volition beryllium assured fixed they person defeated St Mirren successful each of the past 3 meetings.

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Team News

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Charles Dunne is improbable to diagnostic for St Mirren until aboriginal this period owed to a hamstring wounded that has ruled the defender retired of enactment since aboriginal November.

Toyosi Olusanya whitethorn besides miss retired for the hosts aft coming disconnected conscionable aft the hr people successful the decision to Celtic owed to an wounded concern, meaning Jonah Ayunga whitethorn travel into the starting team.

Zac Hemming is expected to stay successful the starting squad for St Mirren aft erstwhile goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe's indebtedness from Brentford came to an extremity astatine the opening of the month.

As for Dundee Utd, Craig Sibbald (groin) and Louis Moult (shoulder) are some unavailable for enactment owed to ongoing wounded issues, with some acceptable to instrumentality aboriginal this month.

After a disappointing 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Celtic successful their past match, wherever Dundee Utd delivered an underwhelming performance, Goodwin whitethorn marque respective changes to the starting side, with Sam Dalby the astir notable subordinate apt to return.

St Mirren imaginable starting lineup:
Hemming; Fraser, Gogic, Taylor; Bwomono, Phillips, Boyd-Munce, O'Hara, Tanser; Kiltie; Ayunga

We say: St Mirren 1-2 Dundee United

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