FM Preview: St. Mirren v Kilmarnock 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 80 games played, Killie have recorded 27 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 38 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St Mirren Park was earlier this season, with St. Mirren running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Kilmarnock 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr St. Mirren 1 - 0 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Kilmarnock 1 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Buddies have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Kilmarnock's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Killie have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 32 points from their 31 games played so far,

Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 37 points from their 31 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 0 4 2 4 9 4
Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 5 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Killie has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 8 home matches.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Kilmarnock 5 games since last defeat.

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