St Mirren will play Livingston at home on Saturday as part of the 30th round of the Scottish Premiership. The forecast for this match is presented to your attention.
St Mirren
Steve Robinson's team is currently in 7th place in the standings, but is only 1 point behind the coveted top-6. Her latest results are not encouraging – only 1 victory in the last six rounds, which was won at home over Ross County (1-0). After that meeting, St. Mirren drew with St. Johnstone (1-1) and Dundee United (1-1) on the road, between these matches they lost to Celtic (1-5) on their own field.
Livingston
The Livingstonians complete the top 6 4 rounds before the end of the first part of the season, but they can drop into the lower half of the standings, as they are only 1 point ahead of their nearest competitor. Not so long ago, they issued a 4-match series of defeats, losing away to Aberdeen (0:1) in the championship, and at home to Rangers (0:3) and Hibernian (1:4). The black streak of David Martindale's team was interrupted by a home draw with Dundee United (1:1), and in the last round it beat Ross County (2:1).
Statistics and figures
- St Mirren have won only 1 match out of the last seven, losing four times;
- In five of the last six matches of St. Mirren, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- St Mirren have won only 2 of their last six home matches, but have also lost twice;
- St Mirren have an 8-match unbeaten streak in face-to-face meetings with Livingston (2 wins + 6 draws);
- Livingston has won only 1 match out of the last six, losing four times;
- In the last three matches of Livingston, there was a bet "Both teams will score";
- Livingston has a 7-match unbeaten away streak (3 wins + 4 losses).
Forecast
The confrontations between St Mirren and Livingston have been mostly peaceful in recent years. A draw is also quite likely in this match, because the first half of the championship is nearing its finish, so any point here is worth its weight in gold, and in a duel between two direct competitors, defeat can be fatal, so hardly anyone will risk it.