St Mirren vs Dundee – News and Probable Lineups

On Saturday afternoon, St Mirren will face Dundee at the Marbill Coaches Stadium in the Scottish Premiership.

The home side currently occupies eighth place in the table with 10 points from nine matches, while their opponents sit in fourth with 14 points after the same number of games.

Match overview

Heading into this match, St Mirren is seeking to end a five-match losing streak, and they have not found the net successfully in their last five fixtures.

Craig McLeish’s squad has allowed 14 goals while managing only two in that time, placing increasing pressure on the head coach’s position.

This dip in form contrasts sharply with St Mirren’s positive start to the season, where they had two wins and one draw from their initial three league games, scoring five times but conceding three.

St Mirren will aspire to gain confidence from their past home encounters against Dundee, having lost just once in their last seven meetings at the Marbill Coaches Stadium, alongside four victories and two draws.

Nevertheless, Dundee emerges as the favorite to break that trend and walk away with all three points on Saturday, with Steven Pressley’s squad heading into this match on a notably strong run of form.

Dundee has achieved four wins, two draws, and three losses across their nine Scottish Premiership fixtures this season, including a promising run of two wins and a draw in their latest three matches.

Pressley would be particularly pleased with his team’s recent 2-2 draw against high-flying Rangers, a result that terminated the Gers’ seven-match winning streak across all competitions.

Although Dundee have faced difficulties in away games at St Mirren in the past, their recent encounters with the Saints have seen them perform well, winning two and drawing one from their last three meetings.

Team News

For this matchup, St Mirren will be missing Keanu Baccus, Jonah Ayunga, and Malik Dijksteel due to their ongoing injuries.

Eseosa Sule managed to score St Mirren’s first goal in four fixtures last weekend, and is expected to continue ahead of Killian Phillips this Saturday.

On the other hand, Dundee will have to deal without Bobby País de Gales, Finlay Robertson, Joe Westley, and Simon Murray owing to injury concerns.

After extending their unbeaten streak to three games with the draw against Rangers, Pressley might choose to field the same starting XI for Saturday’s game.

St Mirren probable starting XI:

Chapman; Ramsay, Gogic, Fraser, John; Carr, Taylor; Thomas, Phillips, Kabia; Sule

Dundee probable starting XI:

Goodman; Wright, Astley, Bevan, Samuels; Bevan, Jones, Hamilton, Forrest; Hay, Fink

St Mirren is currently struggling with a poor run of results, and while Dundee has had their difficulties in away matches against the Saints, the visitors are likely to secure three points given their robust start to the season.