St. Mirren FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

St. Mirren FC

1 – 0

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Kilmarnock FC

Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Gary Dicker

Y 61' Dario Del Fabro

Y 74' Alex Bruce

Kyle Magennis 75' Y

Ryan Flynn 81' Y

Overview

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St. Mirren FC vs Kilmarnock FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

St. Mirren FC 33 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Kilmarnock FC 33 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul O'Neill
Referee Daniel McFarlane
Referee Gavin Duncan
Referee Alan Newlands

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	70
2	Rangers FC	33	69
3	Celtic FC	33	67
4	Motherwell FC	33	54
5	Hibernian FC	33	51
6	Falkirk FC	33	46
7	Dundee United FC	33	40
8	Aberdeen FC	33	33
9	Dundee FC	33	33
10	St. Mirren FC	33	30
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	28
12	Livingston FC	33	16

Head-to-Head

St. Mirren FC 23 games · Avg 2.5 goals Kilmarnock FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-29 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2019-10-26 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2019-03-11 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2018-12-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2018-10-20 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–0	W
26 Dec	Celtic FC	H	1–2	L
21 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Livingston FC	H	3–3	D
07 Dec	Hamilton Academical FC	A	1–0	W
04 Dec	Motherwell FC	H	0–3	L

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
26 Dec	Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
21 Dec	Motherwell FC	H	0–1	L
14 Dec	Ross County FC	A	0–1	L
07 Dec	Livingston FC	A	0–3	L
04 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC		Kilmarnock FC
#10	Position	#11
30	Points	28
33	Played	33
7 / 9 / 17	W / D / L	6 / 10 / 17
27	Scored	37
48	Conceded	65
-21	GD	-28
0.91	PPG	0.85
21%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 11th (28 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Kilmarnock FC get us underway at The Simple Digital Arena.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Mirren FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' Cameron MacPherson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 289 appearances.
17' Ilkay Durmus has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
27' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Mirren FC and Kilmarnock FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' Iain Wilson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Another change for Kilmarnock FC made on 40 minute. Rory McKenzie leaves to be changed by Osman Sow.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kilmarnock FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' Gary Dicker is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' The travelling Kilmarnock FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Mirren FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' Dario Del Fabro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' Kilmarnock FC make a change. Chris Burke trudges off to be replaced by Dominic Thomas on 65 minutes.
70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' Kilmarnock FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
75' Kyle Magennis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' Kilmarnock FC make a change. Ross Millen trudges off to be replaced by Mohamed El Makrini on 76 minutes.
79' St. Mirren FC make a change. Tony Andreu trudges off to be replaced by Cody Cooke on 79 minutes.
81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Flynn.
86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Foley, as he is very good at scoring at The Simple Digital Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from St. Mirren FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Dyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruce Anderson	3
Marley Watkins	3
Kyle Vassell	3
Kyle Lafferty	2
Mark O'Hara	2
Christian Doidge	2
Findlay Curtis	2
Caolan Boyd Munce	2

Head to Head

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-12-29 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D 2019-12-14 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Livingston FC D 2019-12-07 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2019-12-04 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Motherwell FC L

Kilmarnock FC Form

2019-12-29 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-12-26 Rangers FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-12-21 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-12-14 Ross County FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-12-07 Livingston FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 St. Mirren FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Kilmarnock FC xG

I would bet for: St. Mirren FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Mirren FC42% Draw29% Kilmarnock FC29%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Kilmarnock FC

58%

St. Mirren FC or Kilmarnock FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Mirren FC27% Draw51% Kilmarnock FC22%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap	St. Mirren FC covers	Push	Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.