In this 5th week match, on Saturday Aug 27th, St. Mirren will host Hibernian at The Smisa Stadium in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed St. Mirren is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Dundee United. Curtis Main struck first for St. Mirren in the 40th minute, then Curtis Main added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Jonah Ayunga At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundee United couldn’t manage to score, and St. Mirren took the shutout win. St. Mirren is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hibernian recorded a 2-2 draw against Rangers. James Tavernier scored the first goal for Rangers in the 45th minute from the penalty spot, then Martin Boyle got the equalizer for Hibernian in the 51st minute on a feed from Thody Elie Youan . Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win and 2 draws each.
Hibernian is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Josh Campbell and Martin Boyle each having 2 goals in their last 5. St. Mirren’s most prolific scorer has been Curtis Main. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.