St. Mirren vs Kilmarnock – After losing to Rangers 5-2 in the Premiership the last time they played, St. Mirren will be hoping for a better outcome this time.
St. Mirren had 22% of the possession in that game and 4 of their 5 shots on goal were successful. Mark O’Hara scored goals for St. Mirren (45 and 65 seconds).
Rangers, on the other hand, had 23 shots on goal, with 11 of them being successful. For Rangers, goals were scored by Todd Cantwell (26′), Fashion Sakala (48′), Alfredo Morelos (79′, 81′), and Scott Arfield (86′).
St. Mirren hasn’t had any trouble scoring, doing so in each of their last six games, going out to play and scoring on every attempt. During that time, they have made an overall total of 10 hits while having 12 goals scored against them.
Kilmarnock has not defeated St Mirren in their last 5 league games, according to their past performances. In their last three league games, they have left Kilmarnock without a victory.
Kilmarnock and their traveling supporters will be hoping for a better outcome after losing their previous match in Premiership action against Celtic.
Kilmarnock had 23% of the game’s possession and 5 of its 14 efforts on goal were successful. Liam Donnelly scored the goal for Kilmarnock (45′).
Celtic, on the other hand, made 16 attempts at goal, scoring on 6 of them. For Celtic, goals were scored by Kyogo Furuhashi (7′), Daizen Maeda (12′), and Matt O’Riley (18′, 27′).
Based on their recent performance, Kilmarnock have allowed goals in six of their previous six games, totaling 13 goals from the opposition. Kilmarnock can definitely get better on defense. Nevertheless, only time will tell if this trend continues in this game.
Kilmarnock has not defeated St Mirren when the teams have met away from home in the past two league games, according to pregame statistics. In their previous 19 league games, they have failed to win on the road. They obviously need to take action.
St. Mirren vs Kilmarnock – Betting Analysis
Games involving the two sides frequently end in draws. Five of these have been witnessed by spectators in their head-to-head matches dating back to 02/01/2021. That’s a staggering 83% of games ending evenly.
During those matches, they combined to score 16 goals, scoring 9 for The Buddies and 7 for Killie. 2.67 goals have been scored on average per game.
On January 2, 2023, on Premiership Match Day 20, Kilmarnock defeated St. Mirren 0-0 in their previous league encounter.
Kilmarnock had a 72% possession advantage and 3 of their 12 shots on goal were successful. St. Mirren made 6 tries at goal, but none were successful. Grant Irvine served as the referee for the game.
Stephen Robinson, the manager of St. Mirren, will be grateful that he has no concerns about his team’s fitness going into this matchup and that all of the available players are injury-free.
We predict that The Buddies will likely start with a 3-5-2 formation, consisting of Curtis Main, Mark O’Hara, Joe Shaughnessy, Charles Dunne, Ryan Strain, Alexandros Gogic, Greg Kiltie, and Marcus Fraser.
Out of a group that is largely healthy, Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes only has one fitness issue to deal with. Ben Chrisene won’t be playing because of a torn knee ligament.
We predict that Killie will choose to send out Sam Walker, Ashton Taylor, Joe Wright, Lewis Mayo, Daniel Armstrong, David Watson, Fraser Murray, Liam Donnelly, Luke Chambers, Kyle Vassell, and Christian Doidge in a 3-5-2 formation to start the game.
Our prediction is that St Mirren will score and maybe preserve a clean sheet, thus Kilmarnock may find it difficult to reach the back of the net against them.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 min. result market, backing St Mirren is available for 1.99, betting on a draw is 3.42 and selecting the win for Kilmarnock can get you 4. These are the top market prices that can be secured at the moment.
St. Mirren vs Kilmarnock – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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