Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Mirren FC
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

4
7
13
St. Mirren FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #12
10 Points 5
7 Played 7
3 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
8 Scored 6
9 Conceded 15
-1 GD -9
1.43 PPG 0.71
43% Win % 14%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kilmarnock FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Paul Nsio 1 G
Kilmarnock FC
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
Greg Kiltie 1 G
Joe Hugill 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The Simple Digital Arena. St. Mirren FC are looking to make home advantage count against Kilmarnock FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Mirren FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Eamonn Brophy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 41 goals in his last 265 appearances.
  • 17' Ilkay Durmus has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
  • 22' St. Mirren FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 27' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 32' The 42-year-old Chris Burke has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
  • 40' Osman Sow gets the nod from Kilmarnock FC. He replaces Rory McKenzie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 45' It’s high time Alex Dyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Gary Dicker was booked on 50.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Mirren FC and Kilmarnock FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' St. Mirren FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' Kilmarnock FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Dominic Thomas. He replaces Chris Burke on 65 minute.
  • 70' Kilmarnock FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 74' Kilmarnock FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kyle Magennis on 75.
  • 76' Kilmarnock FC make a change. Ross Millen trudges off to be replaced by Mohamed El Makrini on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Cody Cooke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tony Andreu on 79 minute.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Ryan Flynn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Osman Sow is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Mirren FC.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for St. Mirren FC players.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Dyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marley Watkins 3
Kyle Vassell 3
Bruce Anderson 3
Caolan Boyd Munce 2
Greg Kiltie 2
Kyle Lafferty 2
Mark O'Hara 2
Christian Doidge 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.65 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC52% Draw26% Kilmarnock FC22%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
48%
St. Mirren FC or Kilmarnock FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC37% Draw47% Kilmarnock FC16%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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