FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 31 October 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Mirren v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 108 games played, The Hibees have recorded 34 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 48 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the Buddies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 05 AprHibernian2 - 0St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Sat 05 JanSt. Mirren2 - 1HibernianSPL
2007/2008Sat 27 OctHibernian0 - 1St. MirrenSPL
2006/2007Wed 04 AprSt. Mirren1 - 1HibernianSPL
2006/2007Sat 23 DecHibernian5 - 1St. MirrenSPL
2006/2007Sat 30 SepSt. Mirren1 - 0HibernianSPL
2004/2005Sat 26 FebHibernian2 - 0St. MirrenSFAC

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Buddies in those games, with 5 conceded.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Hibees have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far, Hibernian's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Mirren6213587
Hibernian631281010

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Hibees has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Hibernian 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.