Match preview: St Mirren (A)


Kilmarnock head to Paisley as we get set to face St Mirren this weekend and aim to make it 11 unbeaten against the Buddies.

We are aiming to get back to winning ways as we do battle against the Saints.

St Mirren have won 1 out of their last 7 matches – a 2-0 victory at Ibrox.

We drew 2-2 in our last game at the St Mirren Park thanks to a Marley Watkins goal and an own goal.

Our recent record in Paisley is positive as we are unbeaten in 5 – stretching further back it’s just 2 defeats in 10 in Paisley.

Previous meeting

We last faced the Saints in January when Bruce Anderson bagged a double as we won 2-0.

Last match: St Mirren

Saints drew 2-2 at Fir Park before the international break after they led 2-0 in the first half.

Last match: Killie

We drew 1-1 with Hibernian at BBSP Rugby Park in our last match thanks to a stoppage-time Fraser Murray strike.

Last 5 form:

Killie: Hibernian H (1-1 D), Ross County A (0-1 L), Rangers H (2-4 L), Aberdeen A (0-1 L), St Johnstone H (3-1 W)

St Mirren: Motherwell A (2-2 D), Celtic H (2-5 L), Hearts A (1-3 L), Rangers A (2-0 W), Hibernian H (0-0 D)

The 3pm kick-off will be shown live to international Killie TV customers, while UK-based subscribers can tune-in for audio presented by John Barnes and Gerry McCabe.

Take a look at key matchday details below.

Supporter information

Tickets for the away end have sold out.

Kilmarnock fans will be seated in the North Stand and should enter via turnstiles 17-20, which will open at 2pm.

Food kiosks accept both cash and card payments.

There are no official parking arrangements in place for visiting supporters, supporters should be aware of any restrictions when parking. For a full list of streets to avoid parking, click here.

Supporters buses should park on Clarke Street.

At full time there will be crowd control barriers separating the home and away fans leaving the North and West Stands and walking towards Greenhill Rd, this was in place at the last match.

Weather 

9°: 70% chance of rain, a moderate breeze expected.

Match officials

Referee: Nick Walsh

AR1: Daniel McFarlane

AR2: Calum Spence

VAR: Steven McLean

Comments from the camp

Derek McInnes and Lewis Mayo both spoke to the media ahead of this clash, watch their interviews below:

John Barnes will be joined in the commentary box by Gerry McCabe. The match will be broadcast live to international viewers, while UK subscribers can tune-in for live audio. You can subscribe to Killie TV – HERE.

Should you experience any issues, please contact killietv@streamdigital.tv