FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 29 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Mirren v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian travel to take on St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 105 games played, The Hibees have recorded 34 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 46 victories.

The last time the two teams met at St. Mirren was back in November 2000, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 26 FebHibernian2 - 0St. MirrenSFAC
2000/2001Sat 10 FebHibernian4 - 2St. MirrenSPL
2000/2001Sat 25 NovSt. Mirren1 - 1HibernianSPL
2000/2001Sat 26 AugHibernian2 - 0St. MirrenSPL
1998/1999Sat 17 AprHibernian2 - 1St. MirrenSCD1
1998/1999Sat 09 JanSt. Mirren1 - 2HibernianSCD1
1998/1999Tue 24 NovHibernian4 - 1St. MirrenSCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Hibernian is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Hibees have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far, Hibernian's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Mirren6204696
Hibernian640216412

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Hibernian on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against St. Mirren. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Hibernian Last drawn game 8 outings ago.