Kilmarnock Preview
The buddies will be without the suspended Marc McAusland for tonghts trip to Rugby Park, with Darren McGregor possibly set to start his first SPL game since August as his direct replacement.
Danny Lennon's men may have won on Sunday but the performance left a bit to be desired at times and one wonders if Dougie Imrie, who looked very lively as a second half sub against Hibs, may be preferred to Graham Carey who looked a bit out of sorts at the weekend.
Saints and Killie have served up some great matches already this season with 12 goals scored in the three games to date. Saints won both encounters in Paisley fairly comfortably whilst a late goal from Danny Racchi was enough to secure a home win for Killie in the opening game of 2012.
Danny Lennon's men may have won on Sunday but the performance left a bit to be desired at times and one wonders if Dougie Imrie, who looked very lively as a second half sub against Hibs, may be preferred to Graham Carey who looked a bit out of sorts at the weekend.
Saints and Killie have served up some great matches already this season with 12 goals scored in the three games to date. Saints won both encounters in Paisley fairly comfortably whilst a late goal from Danny Racchi was enough to secure a home win for Killie in the opening game of 2012.
In fact almost 22% of Saints entire goal haul in the SPL this season has come against Killie (8).
Since then Kenny Shiels has led Kilmarnock to a memorable league cup triumph. That fantastic feat, coupled with two wins over Rangers at Ibrox will mean season 2011-2012 will live long in the memory of the Killie faithful.
Should be a good match !
OPTA Match Facts
- Killie have won four of their last six league meetings with St Mirren.
- Kilmarnock have won their last three SPL matches at home to the Buddies.
- Kilmarnock have won their last two league games, they have not won three in a row since November 2010.
- Only Rangers and Celtic have scored more SPL goals at home this season than Killie (28), while only Dunfermline have conceded more (32).
- Kilmarnock have shipped at least three goals in three of their last four league games.
- St Mirren are without a win in 10 on the road in the SPL (D6).t Mirren have picked up just two wins from their last 14 SPL meetings with Hibs (D5 L7).
Divs Prediction
This promises to be an open and entertaining game but there is still something tangible at stake with both sides having ambitions of finishing in 7th spot. A win for Killie here will rule us out of that race but a victory in Ayrshire would put us to within a point of the hosts and in with a real shout. With each rung in the ladder worth a decent chunk of money the buddies will be keen to keep up that chase.
Goals have been in plentiful supply between these two this season and I expect more of the same tonight. I'm going for a 2-2 draw !
Goals have been in plentiful supply between these two this season and I expect more of the same tonight. I'm going for a 2-2 draw !
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