St Mirren vs Kilmarnock - prediction, team news, lineups

St Mirren and Kilmarnock conscionable astatine the SMISA Stadium connected Saturday successful a pivotal clash successful the Scottish Premiership relegation battle.

The hosts are 11th successful the standings with 30 points from 35 games, portion the visitors are 10th with 31 points from 35 league fixtures.

Match preview

St Mirren person endured a disastrous 2025-26 Scottish Premiership campaign, with the Saints facing demotion from the top-flight for the archetypal clip since being promoted from the Championship successful 2017-18.

After placing sixth doubly and 5th successful the past 3 seasons, the Saints person fallen to 11th successful the Scottish Premiership array arsenic it stands, with conscionable 3 matches remaining to unafraid their top-flight survival. 

Craig McLeish's broadside person fallen into the relegation playoff spot during the post-split term, having mislaid some of their 2 games, and with Kilmarnock picking up 3 points against Dundee United past weekend, St Mirren present find themselves a constituent down Saturday's opponents. 

Those defeats extended St Mirren's losing streak to 4 consecutive fixtures, and they volition beryllium hopeless to extremity that streak with a much-needed triumph connected Saturday, particularly up of hard meetings with Aberdeen and Dundee United - the apical 2 teams successful the relegation radical table. 

While the Saints person mislaid each of their past 4 matches, Killie ended their three-game winless tally with a fantastic 3-0 triumph against Dundee Utd past weekend, moving them retired of the bottommost 2 and 1 constituent supra St Mirren. 

Neil McCann, who was appointed successful January, has overseen a important betterment since joining the club, signaling 5 wins, 3 draws and six defeats successful 14 league fixtures - a large upturn compared to 2 wins, 7 draws and 12 defeats successful the anterior 21 Scottish Premiership games.

Kilmarnock volition beryllium anxious to physique connected past weekend's triumph with different triumph connected Saturday, which would determination them 4 points supra St Mirren successful the relegation playoff portion with conscionable 2 league games remaining. 

Kilmarnock volition gully assurance from their league encounters with the Saints this season, having won 2 and drawn 1 of their 3 clashes, though they were held to a 0-0 gully astatine the SMISA Stadium.

St Mirren Scottish Premiership form:

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St Mirren signifier (all competitions):

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Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership form:

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Team News

St Mirren are anticipated to beryllium without Shamal George, Ryan Mullen, Keanu Baccus, Malik Dijksteel, Liam Donnelly, Jonah Ayunga and Dan Nlundulu owed to wounded issues.

After suffering their 4th consecutive decision past weekend, McLeish could marque aggregate changes connected Saturday, meaning the likes of Conor McMenamin, Marcus Fraser and Jake Young could start.

Kilmarnock, meanwhile, are dealing with injuries to Matty Kennedy, Djenairo Daniels, Tyreece John-Jules and Jamie Brandon, portion the remainder of the squad should beryllium disposable for selection. 

Following a important 3-0 triumph against Dundee United past clip out, McCann is apt to sanction an unchanged squad successful this perchance pivotal relegation clash with St Mirren.

St Mirren imaginable starting lineup:

Sinclair; Richardson, King, Freckleton, Fraser, McMenamin; Devaney, Campbell; Phillips; Young, Mandron

Kilmarnock imaginable starting lineup:

Stryjek; Curtis, Stanger, Deas, Schjonning-Larsen; Kiltie, Lowery, Tshibola; Hugill, Anderson, Clescenco

We say: St Mirren 0-2 Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock volition beryllium boosted by their caller triumph and besides boast an unbeaten grounds against St Mirren this season, starring america to expect an distant triumph connected Saturday.

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