The big picture

Heart of Midlothian come in 4th on the ladder with 20 points; St Mirren are 8th on 14. Heart of Midlothian have the higher position to protect.

Heart of Midlothian are 6–3–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.5 against.

St Mirren are 4–6–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 1 goals for and 1.7 against.

Form

Heart of Midlothian have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Rangers 2–2.

St Mirren have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Motherwell 0–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 21 times on our records since 2018: Heart of Midlothian 10, St Mirren 5, 6 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Heart of Midlothian won 5–0 at Tynecastle Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Heart of Midlothian by 5 goals in 2026-27 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Heart of Midlothian, watch Cláudio Braga (0.5 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Calvin Miller (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For St Mirren, watch Killian Phillips (0.4 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Eseosa Sule (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Cláudio Braga is set to play game 50.

At Tynecastle Park

Heart of Midlothian have won 15 of their last 19 at Tynecastle Park.

The deeper numbers

St Mirren haven't beaten Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Park since 2022-23: 4 meetings there since then.

St Mirren have lost their last 4 at Tynecastle Park and haven't won there since 2022-23 (against Heart of Midlothian).

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Heart of Midlothian have the edge.