St Mirren head to Bayview Stadium in Methil tomorrow to take on East Fife in the Scottish Cup.
Saints qualified for the fifth round of the cup after defeating Premiership side Dundee 2-0 at Dens Park last month.
The Buddies last game, away to Dumbarton, showed a more clinical St Mirren side. The Saints had five shots with three on target, in a 2-2 draw with the Sons with goals from David Clarkson and debutant Harry Davis.
While St Mirren still sit at the bottom of the league, the Saints' cup form throughout the season is cause for encouragement following eight wins from nine ties. In the third round, Jack Ross' side seen off Lowland League team Spartans, 5-1 at the Paisley 2021 to set up the fourth round tie with Dundee.
East Fife’s League form has been encouraging for the Fifers. Saturday’s hosts have gone eight games without a defeat in the league, with their last coming at home, losing 1-0 to Queens Park, back on 19 November.
Their last five results have seen three draws and two wins, with one win over, runaway league one leaders, Livingston, on Hogmanay. This leaves the Fifer’s in fifth place in the league and still in contention for a promotion play-off place.
East Fife’s last match showed how aggressive they could be, with 12 shots, eight on target, six corners and 12 fouls committed as they drew 2-2 with Queens Park.
The last round of the Scottish cup seen East Fife, once again, beat Livingston, 1-0. However, in the previous round The Fifers had to rely on a cup replay win over struggling League two side Edinburgh City after a draw at Bayview.
The Methil side have been on great form with thanks to top scorers Jamie Insall, who has scored six league goals, and Kevin Smith and Scott Robinson, who have both scored five.
With eight games undefeated, conceding just five in that time and seven clean sheets this season, East Fife are not to be taken lightly.
