Today's scheduled Scottish Premiership match between St Johnstone and St Mirren has been postponed due to an unplayable pitch.

There were also concerns regarding the safety of spectators due to snow in the car park and surrounding areas in addition to road conditions for those travelling to Perth.

The game will be rescheduled in due course and played at a later date.

We apologise for the inconvenience this may have caused, and will update you with new date when it has been rearranged.

St Mirren manager Oran Kearney expects a difficult match when the Buddies travel to Perth tomorrow to face St Johnstone in the Ladbrokes Premiership. 

Saints have already faced the Perth side twice this season - once at McDiarmid and once at the Simple Digital Arena. 

Oran anticipates it being another stern challenge for the Buddies in our bid for Premiership survival and hopes the side can maintain recent good form heading into the final nine games of the season.

It'll be another tough game," Oran said.

"We have played them twice this season and both games have been really tough.

"It's not rocket science to see the job Tommy [Wright] has done up there and how well he has them organised.

"We have got to try and hit that same level again. We've got to get close to where we have been in the last few weeks and make sure we are up around that level if we are to get anything out of that game. 

"We have nine games left and 27 points to play for so it's in our hands. It's not panic stations, there's no big histrionics or anything else.

"Everybody is aware of the scenario we are in, but everybody is also aware of what it is going to take to get us out of that scenario.

"We've had our biggest points haul all season over the last month. It's so important that we keep that level of consistency that we are starting to find." 

The gaffer made a number of changes to the squad in January with a number of players leaving the club, while the likes of Vaclav Hladky, Mihai Popescu, Mateo Muzek, Duckens Nazon and more were added. 

He believes that Saints are beginning to see the best of the new boys now they have started to settle at the club and praised them for what they have brought to the team.

The new players that have come in have all done extremely well and are all improving game-by-game.

"They came in with some obstacles on the pitch and some obstacles off the pitch in terms of language and everything else.

"As all of that starts to even itself out and settle itself down you are hoping we start to see the best of these guys and for me that has been quite apparent in the last few games."

The Buddies will be without captain Stephen McGinn after the skipper aggravated a hernia issue just prior to kick-off in Monday night's match against Kilmarnock. 

Other than that, the manager expects the squad to be the same that faced Kilmarnock.

Stephen McGinn won't be available for selection as he has had a minor operation for a hernia. Apart from that it will be the same squad from Monday night."

It’s the battle of the Saints tomorrow as St Mirren make the trip to Perth to face St Johnstone on matchday 30 of the Ladbrokes Premiership.

FORM

The Paisley Saints go into tomorrow's match undefeated in our last two away matches.

A 2-2 draw with Aberdeen last month was followed up by a 1-1 draw at Tynecastle. Since those away matches there has been a 1-0 win over Livingston and a 1-0 loss to Kilmarnock at the Simple Digital Arena.

St Johnstone, meanwhile, have only picked up a solitary point in their last seven Premiership matches. That came in a 0-0 draw with Rangers at Ibrox in February. 

Since their last win - a 1-0 triumph over Livingston in January - the Perth Saints have lost to Livingston, Hibernian, Aberdeen, Hamilton Academical, Celtic (twice) and Hearts in the league. 

They come into tomorrow's match having lost 3-1 to Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena last Saturday.

PREVIOUS

This will be the third meeting of the sides this season. 

Our first visit to Perth this season saw the home side win 2-0 thanks to second half goals from David Wotherspoon and Matty Kennedy. 

St Johnstone visited Paisley on Boxing Day and left with all the points after an 89th minute goal from Tony Watt gave them a 1-0 win. 

Indeed, St Johnstone have won the last four meetings between the two sides with the Buddies last victory over St Johnstone coming at McDiarmid Park in October 2014 when goals from Jason Naismith and Adam Drury gave us a 2-1 win. 

WHAT A WIN WOULD MEAN

A win would see the Buddies move into 11th place, two points clear of Dundee who play Celtic on Sunday.

Depending on Hamilton Accies' result at home to Hearts, the Paisley Saints could go to within a point of the 10th placed Lanarkshire side. 

Even a draw for Saints would see us move into 11th ahead of Dundee on goal difference before they play. 

St Johnstone are looking for three points to keep their top six hopes alive.

The Perth side are currently eighth in the table - four points behind sixth place Hibernian with four games to go until the split. 

TEAM NEWS

Greg Tansey could return to the squad after serving a two-match suspension, but Stephen McGinn is out for after going through a minor operation this week.

Deputy goalkeeper Jordan Holmes is away with Australia on international duty while Danny Rogers, Lee Hodson and Kyle Magennis remain out.

Please note that football centres are off at the dome tomorrow, due to ongoing maintenance at the facility.

St Mirren in the Community apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 16th March) St Mirren head to Perth for a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

The info on Travel Clubs heading to McDiarmid Park for the match is as follows:

North End Travel Club

The bus to Perth will leave the Sneddon at 12:45pm.

Bus tickets are available in the Brewer's Tap, £6 each.

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus is leaving Abercorn Street at 11:15am for the game against St Johnstone.

Bus tickets are available from the bar.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for Perth will leave the Court Bar at 11:30am.

We will be visiting the Muirton Lounge at St Johnstone before the game which is a family facility and children are welcome.

Bus tickets are on sale now from behind the bar.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

If you would like to travel on the bus please contact Fraser Burns on Facebook or twitter.

* - Under 13s will gain access free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult (max 2 per adult). Turnstile 5 Only.

** - Wheelchair users and ambulant disabled must purchase tickets in advance from the St Mirren Ticket Office. Carers will gain access free of charge.

St Johnstone will be offering a £16 family deal but it will be via gates 18 and 19 in their SSE Ormond Family Stand and not via gate 5 in their Main Stand as it was for our match back on October 27th.

The Ormond Stand will operate as a mixed, Family Stand on the day, with the following prices:

One adult and max 2 x U13s - £16 (family deal)
Additional adult within the family group - £16
Additional child under 13 - £6
Additional child aged 13-16 - £9
Additional over 65 - £13

There are a limited number of accessible parking bays which can be booked in advance of the game – £5 per car.

There are also a limited number of ADC receivers for blind/partially sighted supporters. These can be booked in advance through Beverley Mayer on 01738 459 090 and collected from the St Johnstone Ticket Office on the match day.

St Mirren Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com.

Additional Information for Travelling Fans
On Saturday (16th March), St Mirren make the trip to Perth for a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

The referee on Saturday is Andrew Dallas and he will be assisted by Frank Connor and Daniel McFarlane. The Fourth Official will be Alan Muir.

The St Mirren FC Community Trust are on a mission to recruit 100 of the Black & White Army to march in the Kilt Walk on Sunday 28th April 2019 to raise essential funds to support their elderly, mental health & children’s community programs for the next year.

So far the Greenock Morton Community Trust has been the Trust with the largest participation of any year ahead of the Celtic, Rangers & Aberdeen.

But this year the Buddies are determined to pull out all the stops and have a sea of black, white & tartan fans marching to glory.

Out Kilt Walk team name is 'Saints Come Marching In' and if you want to join us you can use the link here and select 'St Mirren in The Community' in the charity section or email gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com for more details.

Should you wish to show your support by donating you can use our link or the above email address to get in touch or simply call Gayle on 0141 889 2558 EXT 6124.

It was late disappointment for Saints as Kilmarnock snatched victory in the dying minutes at the Simple Digital Arena last night.

In what was a fairly even game in which the Buddies would have felt worthy of a point, Kilmarnock took all three as Liam Millar got a toe on the end of an Eamonn Brophy ball across the box with three minutes of normal time remaining. 

The match was played in wet and windy conditions - similar to those experienced in the win over Livingston a little over a week ago. And like that match, it made it difficult for both sides to play football.

St Mirren started brightly enough with Kyle McAllister flashing a wicked left foot volley from the edge of the area just by the post with only two minutes on the clock.

Kilmarnock's Chris Burke tried to take advantage of the wild conditions when he had a go from range on 15 minutes, but Saints goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky was equal to it. 

10 minutes later, a neat through ball from McAllister found Simeon Jackson who raced towards goal. But under pressure from ex-Saint Kirk Broadfoot, the striker shot straight at Daniel Bachmann. 

The visitors best opportunity of the first half came just a minute before the interval. Burke was bodychecked by Ethan Erhahon as he charged forward and referee Don Robertson awarded Killie a free-kick 22 yards from the St Mirren goal. Brophy stepped up but fizzed over.

Kilmarnock came out strongly after the interval, and despite Erhahon testing Bachmann on 47 minutes, it was Steve Clarke's side that went close twice in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Burke skimmed a shot wide from long-range before Brophy smacked the post. 

The game was very end-to-end with 20 minutes remaining and that was evidenced by both sides having the chance to break the deadlock on 72 minutes. Broadfoot rose the highest to meet a free-kick into the Saints box but Hladky gathered. The Czech goalkeeper quickly released the ball to McAllister who drove into the Kilmarnock half. He checked inside and found Jackson in good space, but the striker waited for the ball to fall to his feet allowing Stuart Findlay to slide in and deny the forward's effort.

Five minutes later Duckens Nazon had a go from 20 yards but his low shot was straight at Bachmann. Killie tried to get forward at speed right after with Stephen O'Donnell's long-range drive deflected just wide.

Jackson was denied his sixth St Mirren goal on 83 minutes when Bachmann made a great stop to tip away the striker's flick from Paul McGinn's cross.

With the game ebbing away it looked like Saints would gain the point that would lift us off the bottom of the league. But with only three minutes remaining Burke fed the ball down the right to Brophy. The striker sent the ball across the box where it found the unmarked Liam Millar who slid in to tap home from close range to take all three points.  

Full Time: St Mirren 0-1 Kilmarnock

St Mirren: Hladky, P.McGinn, Popescu, Baird, Muzek, Erhahon, MacPherson (Nazon 65), Flynn, Lyons, McAllister, Jackson
Subs Not Used: Holmes, Ferdinand, MacKenzie, Corbu, Dreyer, Mullen

Kilmarnock: Bachmann, O'Donnell, Findlay, Broadfoot, Taylor, Burke, Dicker, McKenzie (McAleny 79), Power, Jones (Millar 79), Brophy (Tshibola 89)
Subs Not Used: MacDonald, Millen, Water, Boyd

Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr
Assistant Referee: Joseph Lawson
Fourth Official: William Collum

Attendance: 4,458

Gallery pictures by Allan Picken © - Allan Picken Photography

Oran Kearney gives his thoughts on St Mirren's narrow loss to Kilmarnock at the Simple Digital Arena..

Our match day programme, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, will be available from the Club Shop ahead of Monday’s game.

This issue, for the Ladbrokes Premiership fixture against Kilmarnock, is a 52 pager with a £3 cover price.

This latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Duckens Nazon
The Gaffer - Oran Kearney looks back on the recent match against Livingston and looks ahead to the match against Kilmarnock.
Last Time Out – A look back at the recent Premiership match against Livingston.
The Opposition – Brian Corry runs the rule over Steve Clarke's Kilmarnock side.
Matchday Announcements - Bulletin Board of info, dates and events in the world of St Mirren.
St Mirren Greats – David Cochran looks back on the St Mirren career of goalkeeper Billy Thomson.
Matchday Gallery - Pictures from the post match presentations in the corporate suite after the recent home match against Livingston.
Action Shot & Q&A (Centre Pages) – Kyle McAllister gives answers to our quick-fire questionnaire. 
Player Kit Sponsors 2018/19 – Check in to see who is sponsoring your favourite player's shirt for the season.
Fans Corner - Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary. And a fan's music selection!
Saints Come Marching In! - Update on the upcoming Kilt Walk event that will help raise funds for community programmes.
Paisley Panda's Fun Corner – Some puzzles to keep the youngsters entertained during the half-time break.
Football Bloody Hell - Alan Gallacher looks back at Chelsea's recent goalkeeper substitution controversy. 
Marketing Matters – Campbell Kennedy updates on the latest events and happenings at the club's Commercial Department.
Easter Buddies - Details on the St Mirren Soccer Camps for kids over the upcoming Spring break.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2018/19 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures and results for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Monday’s match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2018/19 season click HERE.