St. Mirren will be hosting Livingston on Wednesday looking for a win that can aid them to move level on points with their seventh-placed opponents in the Scottish Premiership standings.
However, Livingston enter the contest with an opportunity of potentially securing that place, depending on the outcome of results elsewhere.
There are now signs that St. Mirren are back on an upward course, despite things having changed with Stephen Robinson currently unable to replicate the work of Jim Goodwin before him.
Following a run of eight defeats in nine matches, they have receorded wins and shutouts against St. Johnstone and Dundee respectively, keeping the team in contention for seventh.
Remarkably, the trio of Greg Kiltie, Alex Grieve and Curtis Main who contributed goals in those games, all scored for the first time in the league this season.
From a defensive point of view, it was the first time that back-to-back clean sheets have been kept since either side of the September international break.
Meanwhile, having secured a top-six finish during the previous two seasons, there was naturally disappointment when Livingstone only qualified for the relegation group.
However, the Lions are currently on a four-game unbeaten run, collecting a total of eight points to move to the brink of securing a seventh spot.
David Martindale’s side only recorded a 1-1 draw at home to 11th-placed St. Johnstone last time out, the point being claimed through Jack Fitzwater’s goal in the last minute.
Playing against Dundee on the final day of the season, Livingston are clear favourites to remain in their current position, if they only avoid defeat on Wednesday.
When the two sides last met on February 19, Livingston lost their lead to settle for a share of the spoils and collect a point against opponents who had then been on a seven-game unbeaten run.
St. Mirren vs Livingstone head to head
The two teams have previously met on 30 occasions across all competitions, where St. Mirren have claimed 12 victories while Livingston have won 11, and they have drawn in seven. Livingston have scored 42 goals and conceded 40. In their last five meetings, both have won once while they have drawn three.
St. Mirren 1-1 Livingstone 20/02/21
Livingston (P)1-1 St. Mirren 14/08/21
Livingston 0-1 St. Mirren 02/10/21
St. Mirren 1-1 Livingston 20/11/21
Livingston 1-1 St. Mirren 19/02/22
St. Mirren latest home form
St. Mirren managed to defeat Dundee 2-0 in their last home game in the league. However, they have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having lost each of their previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored only three goals and conceded nine.
St. Mirren 0-2 Hearts 26/02/22
St. Mirren 1-2 Dundee United 19/03/22
St. Mirren 0-4 Rangers 10/04/22
St. Mirren 0-1 Hibernian 23/04/22
St. Mirren 2-0 Dundee 07/05/22
St. Mirren latest away form
St. Mirren have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost four of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat St. Johnstone 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.
Ross County 1-0 St. Mirren 05/03/22
Dundee 0-1 St. Mirren 09/03/22
Hearts 4-2 St. Mirren 12/03/22
Motherwell 4-2 St. Mirren 02/04/22
St. Johnstone 0-1 St. Mirren 30/04/22
Livingston latest home form
Livingston have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with St. Johnstone in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded seven.
Livingston 2-1 Dundee United 02/03/22
Livingston 1-3 Celtic 06/03/22
Livingston 2-2 Motherwell 09/04/22
Livingston 1-0 Hibernian 30/04/22
Livingston 1-1 St. Johnstone 07/05/22
Livingston latest away form
Livingston have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Aberdeen 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded four.
Hearts (P)0-0 Livingston 12/02/22
Dundee 0-4 Livingston 26/02/22
Hearts 2-0 Livingston 19/03/22
St. Johnstone 1-0 Livingston 02/04/22
Aberdeen 1-2 Livingston 23/04/22
St. Mirren news
Jordan Jones and Connor Ronan have returned to Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers with shoulder and ankle injuries respectively, and are unlikely to play any part of the ramaining two matches.
Barring any unforeseen injury issue, Robinson is likely to stick with the St. Mirren XI from the win over Dundee.
Livingston news
Livingston’s Alan Forrest is in line for a recall on the right-hand side of midfield, taking the place of Odin Bailey.
Caleb Chukwuemeka is pushing for a chance on the flank, and it could come as a surprise if he is handed a first start of the season with two game to go.
Prediction and Odds
Off the back of two wins and clean sheets, St. Mirren will be looking to extend that record against opponents of a similar level to them.
However, Livingston’s good form cannot be ignored and with less separating the sides according to their recent record, we predict a draw or an away win.
Odds: 1 2.40 X 2.05 2 2.20
Probable outcomes
St. Mirren 0-0 Livingston
St. Mirren 1-1 Livingston
St. Mirren 2-2 Livingston
St. Mirren 0-1 Livingston
St. Mirren 1-2 Livingston
