The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. St. Mirren are in the 7th position while the guesting Hamilton Academical worry at 11th.
- St. Mirren has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Mirren nor Hamilton Academical as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
St. Mirren form and stats
With 3 Premiership wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, St. Mirren are certainly not brimming with confidence.
J. Obika was the last player to score a league goal for St. Mirren and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Mirren haven't scored in 209 minutes.
Mirren drew their last game, 0-0 away at Aberdeen (placed 4th). Before that game, the home loss against Celtic with the scoreline 0-4.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mirren as they have a new game in only three days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. Livingston are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mirren here at The SMISA Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). Mirren have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
There's been little loot from Hamilton Academical's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Premiership. Hamilton Academical, who have the most conceded goals (30) away in Premiership, only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.
It's the second away game in a row for Academical, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Motherwell (placed 9th) in the Premiership last time out. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Rangers.
Academical has another fixture away, a Premiership game, against Hibernian in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Academical find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Hamilton Academical have conceded 30 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
St. Mirren and Hamilton Academical have met before this season: Hamilton Academical - Mirren 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mirren four wins, three draws and Hamilton Academical three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Callachan 7 goals |   J. McGrath 5 goals |  J. Obika 5 goals |
St. Mirren missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| St. Mirren | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 30 | 53 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 93% |
| 63% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 78% |
| 37% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 48% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 26% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 22% |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 44% |
| 30% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 23% | 22% |
| 37% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 28% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 48% | 35% |
- Hamilton Academical has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical has the most conceded goals (30) away in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical has the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St. Mirren has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Premiership
- St. Mirren have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 61 | 79 |
| 2 | Celtic | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 40 | 58 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 45 |
| 5 | Livingston | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 34 |
| 7 | St. Mirren | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | -6 | 33 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -10 | 30 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -17 | 28 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 24 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -26 | 23 |
| 12 | Ross County | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -32 | 23 |
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