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The buddies travel to East End Park tomorrow looking to pick themselves up from their midweek disappointment by registering their first SPL win of 2012 and more or less guarantee that top flight football will again be played in Paisley next season.
The home side will be boosted by the arrival in midweek of Jim Jeffries as they go in search of their first home win of the season as they get set for the sort of squeeky bum time end of term dogfight that has become all too familiar to Saints fans.
A win tomorrow for the buds and the 15 point gap that would bring would surely be enough to ensure a relaxing end of the season in Paisley, but when have we ever done things the easy way ?
Danny Lennon welcomes back Dougie Imrie and Paul McGowan who both sat out in midweek whilst Jeroen Tesselaar may feature from the start after making a return from injury as a second half sub in the 2-0 reverse to Hearts on Wednesday.
The home side will be boosted by the arrival in midweek of Jim Jeffries as they go in search of their first home win of the season as they get set for the sort of squeeky bum time end of term dogfight that has become all too familiar to Saints fans.
A win tomorrow for the buds and the 15 point gap that would bring would surely be enough to ensure a relaxing end of the season in Paisley, but when have we ever done things the easy way ?
Danny Lennon welcomes back Dougie Imrie and Paul McGowan who both sat out in midweek whilst Jeroen Tesselaar may feature from the start after making a return from injury as a second half sub in the 2-0 reverse to Hearts on Wednesday.
Indeed the injury situation finally appears to be clearing up for Saints with Darren McGregor now very close to being able to feature again.
The stats are not with Saints tomorrow for they have only won once in their last 15 visits to East End Park in all competitions but the Pars are no great shakes at home these days as it has also been 15 SPL games at home without a league win for the undisputed bridie kings of the top flight.
Saints haven't won a league game since Christmas Eve, and have scored just one goal in our last 7 league games combined. It's not a great record by any stretch of the imagination and so nobody will be travelling east expecting an easy win against a team that is fighting for it's life.
OPTA Match Facts
- There have been just four goals scored in the last five SPL meetings between Dunfermline and the Saints (two each).
- The last two SPL games between the Pars and St Mirren at Dunfermline have ended goalless.
- Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last four at home to St Mirren in all competitions.
- The Pars are without a win in their last 15 at home in the SPL (including one game from 06/07).
- Only two sides (Dundee United 17 up to November 2000, Hamilton 18 to April 2011) have ever gone longer without a win at home in the SPL than Dunfermline.
- St Mirren have scored just one goal in their last seven league games combined.
- The Buddies have won only one of their last 15 SPL games.
- 73% of St Mirren's league goals this season have come in the first half, the highest % in the SPL.
Divs Prediction
Everyone is understandably down after the midweek cup defeat and in general our form is poor which is leading to a growing sense of frustration in the support. Tomorrow is an ideal chance to show that we have made some real progress this season by virtually guaranteeing survival with a win and allowing us to have a relaxing end to the season for a change. I doubt I am alone in having a sneaky suspicion that we might get get hauled back into the relegation dogfight though and games like tomorrow are the ones we ALWAYS seem to lose. It's going to be a tough one, I'll go for 2-1 either way.
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Comments
Lets be hoping for a good showing at the match, and a nice day-out to all who make the journey. I plan to be at my usual post in Thailand,follow ing it via B&Warmy.
Much as a victory is the desired result, I hope there will not be a relaxing end to the season. Keep the excitement going, and COTS.
Of course i meant COYS.
Hoping for a happy journey home.
Surely we can win this game!
I hope Saints just shoot, shoot and shoot again.
You never know perhaps one might go into the net!
When will we win a game ?
Really upset at the performance. Some nice stuff played but still no punch and we had an attacking formation.
Hopefully next week against Kilmarnock but that may be beyond us as they are flying at the moment.
Must keep the faith !
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