On Feb 25th, St. Johnstone hosts St. Mirren at Mcdiarmid Park in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 8th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 2-1 win against Dundee United. Stevie May struck first for St. Johnstone in the 31st minute, then Dylan Levitt tied it up for Dundee United in the 81st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, St. Mirren recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ross County. Declan Gallagher struck first for St. Mirren in the 7th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ross County was frustrated by St. Mirren’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St. Mirren ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Mirren is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
St. Johnstone and St. Mirren last played eachother at the The Smisa Stadium on Wed Nov 9th. St. Mirren and St. Johnstone battled to a 2-2 draw. Graham Carey struck first for St. Johnstone in the 33rd minute on a penalty, but Greg Kiltie got the equalizer for St. Mirren in the 42nd minute on a penalty .
Curtis Main has been the most prolific scorer on St. Mirren in his last 5 matches with three goals. St. Johnstone is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Drey Wright and Stevie May each having 2 goals in their last five.