Scottish Premiership team St. Mirren have gotten off to one of their best starts to a new campaign for as long as many fans can remember. They are currently sitting in third place behind second place Motherwell and league leaders Celtic.
Has this solid start to the season given St. Mirren fans hope for a title push? Let's take a closer look at some of their 2023/24 season's opening results, upcoming fixtures, and the latest odds for them to win the league outright.
How many wins do St. Mirren have so far?
Just four games have been played so far in the Scottish Premiership (the top tier of men's professional football in Scotland), and St. Mirren have already won two of those games.
In their first game of the new 2023/24 season, they beat Hibernian 3-2 away on August 6th at the Easter Road Stadium, thanks to early goals from Mark O'Hara (15') and Toyosi Olusanya (17') and a late goal from Alex Greive (89').
They also went on to win their second game of the season 2-1 at home against Dundee on August 12th at the Paisley 2021 Stadium. They were gifted an own goal in the 7th minute before Mikael Mandron added a second in the 45th + 4th minute of injury time.
Their next game on August 19th was at home to Motherwell in the second round of the Scottish League Cup, which they won 1-0, and then they drew their next two games, 2-2 against Aberdeen and 1-1 against Livingston.
Can St. Mirren win the Scottish Premiership?
If you look to any of the most trusted online bookmakers, such as the official 32redbet website for example, you will see that St. Mirren are currently only the seventh odds-on team to win the league behind Motherwell, Hibernian, Aberdeen, Hearts, Rangers FC, and Celtic.
If you were to place a wager on them right now to win the league outright, you would be looking at long odds of around 350/1 in the fractional odds format. In other words, the implied probability rate of them winning is just 0.30%.
The odds-on favourites, Celtic, are priced at around 1/2 with a 66.70% chance of winning. In other words, St. Mirren are very unlikely to win.
However, stranger things have happened in football, like when Leicester City won the English Premier League. At the start of the season, they were priced at 5,000/1 to win.
Upcoming fixtures
On September 16th, St. Mirren travel away to play Motherwell at Fir Park, and then on September 23rd, they are at home to Hearts. Their next game is in the quarter-final of the Scottish League Cup on September 27th against Hibernian, and then on September 30th, they are back for league action away to Kilmarnock.
They also go on to play Rangers away on October 8th, Ross County away on October 21st, and St. Johnstone at home on October 30th. All of these games are in the league.
Facts about St. Mirren
Here are some fun facts about St. Mirren football club that you may not know:
- Mirren formed in 1877
- They play their home games at Mirren Park in Paisley, Scotland (capacity 7,937)
- Their home colours are black shorts and a black and white striped shirt
- Their away colours are black with pinked capped socks and sleeves
- The current manager is Stephen Robinson
- Their highest league finish is third (in 1892-93 and 1979-80)
St. Mirren fans will be hoping to continue their strong start to the season and will be looking to ensure a third-place or higher finish in the league for the first time in over forty years.