The big picture

St Johnstone come in 7th on the ladder with 17 points; St Mirren are 8th on 14. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

St Johnstone are 4–4–5 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 1.3 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

St Johnstone have won one of their last five and most recently beat Dundee 2–1.

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: St Johnstone 7, St Mirren 7, 7 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), St Mirren won 1–0 at The SMISA Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: St Johnstone by 3 goals in 2022-23 (3–0).

Players to watch

For St Johnstone, watch Josh Fowler (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Josh Campbell (0.4 goals a game 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).

At McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone have won 8 of their last 22 at McDiarmid Park.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, St Johnstone have the edge.