FM Preview: St. Mirren v Kilmarnock 02 Jan 2013

Last updated : 01 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 90 games played, Killie have recorded 30 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 45 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was less than a year ago, in March 2012, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Kilmarnock 3 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Wed 02 May Kilmarnock 0 - 2 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 31 Mar St. Mirren 4 - 2 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Kilmarnock 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep St. Mirren 3 - 0 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 26 Feb Kilmarnock 2 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Mon 03 Jan St. Mirren 0 - 2 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The Killie have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Killie, and 7 goals against.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 21 matches.

Kilmarnock lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 27 from their 20 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 3 2 1 11 9 11
Kilmarnock 6 3 2 1 9 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Killie's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with St. Mirren, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Kilmarnock Undefeated in last 4 away games.
5 games since last defeat.

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