St Mirren vs Kilmarnock Predictions

Defensive woes to haunt Killie

St Mirren should be backed to beat Kilmarnock at home on Saturday. The visitors are on a losing run of three straight Premiership away games and St Mirren manager Craig McLeish will be hopeful of getting a result against Neil McCann’s side.

Kilmarnock are tenth, one place above St Mirren in the table, but both teams have lost more games than they’ve won this season. Kilmarnock have seven wins and 18 defeats, while St Mirren have seven wins and 19 losses.

Kilmarnock’s current form is underwhelming, with no wins in their last 14 Premiership away games. They have lost six of their last eight on the road.

The goals are not flowing for Kilmarnock’s attack. They are on a losing run of two Premiership away games without finding the net and have been disappointing in front of goal on the road this season, scoring just 15 goals in 17 games – an average of 0.88 goals a game.

Kilmarnock have been disappointing defensively away from home this season, conceding 39 goals in 17 Premiership games – an average of 2.29 goals per game. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight on the road.

A narrow 1-0 win for St Mirren looks the most likely outcome. No Premiership team has played more matches with fewer than three goals this season than St Mirren’s 24, and five of their seven wins have been by a single goal.

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