Saint Mirren FC

vs

Dundee United FC

Preview

Saint Mirren

• Saint Mirren have won 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.
• The Buddies come into this weekend's matchup with the Terrors on the back of two straight defeats after going down 1-2 at home to Celtic and 1-0 away to Rangers in the Premiership 2026-2027.
• Craig McLeish's men sit 4th in the table with 10 points from 6 games and they are the slight favorites at 2.34 to beat the visitors on Saturday.
• McLeish has set up the hosts in a compact 5-3-2 structure or a 3-5-2 since taking charge on 12 March 2026.
• The hosts have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 3 Premiership 2026-2027 home matches, shipping 5 goals at a rate of 1.67 per-game.

Dundee United

• Dundee United have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5.
• The Terrors, who come into this clash 9th in the standings with 5 points from 6, are a shade bigger underdogs at 2.78.
• United have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 in all competitions, including a 4-0 away win at Kilmarnock, a 3-0 loss at Motherwell and a 1-1 draw at home to Falkirk.
• This is a similar concept that Jim Goodwin has adopted since 1 March 2023, with United sitting in a mid-to-low block of a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3 in order to give their playmakers time and space.

Head-to-Head

• Saint Mirren have not lost in 4 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings between the two sides.
• The last time these two met at Saint Mirren, a 1-1 draw was the result in the relegation round of the Premiership in 2026.

Key Players

• Killian Phillips has been the hosts' standout so far with 3 goals in just 2 Premiership 2026/2027 appearances, while Mehdi Merghem has 2 assists in 5.
• Emmanuel Agyei has 1 goal in 4 for Dundee United.

Betting Insights

• The draw at 3.55 looks a live alternative here, but our main selection in this one is both teams to score at 1.53 and over 2.5 goals at 1.65.
• The Terrors have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 away trips this term, conceding 7 goals at a rate of 2.33 per-game.

Prediction