St Mirren return to William Hill Premiership action on Saturday following the international break.

Saints host Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium in league action. 

Stephen Robinson's side have picked up four points from their opening four games after a 3-0 win over Hibernian and a 2-2 draw with Dundee. Goals from Toyosi Olusanya and Mikael Mandron saw the Buddies shares the points at Dens Park in our final match before the break.

Match Details

St Mirren v Kilmarnock
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 14th September 2024
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium 

The Opposition

Kilmarnock are winless from their opening four William Hill Premiership matches this season.

Derek McInnes' side picked up their only point so far in their last match before the international break with a Bruce Anderson injury time penalty seeing Killie draw 1-1 with Hibernian. The Ayrshire side saw defeats to Celtic (0-4), St Johnstone (0-3) and Aberdeen (0-2) in their first three league matches of the season.

Killie reached the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League, but lost 3-1 on aggregate to Danish side Copenhagen. 

Saints' last league victory against Kilmarnock was in February 2021 when goals from Kyle McAllister and Jon Obika saw the Buddies win 2-0 in Paisley.

The Officials

Matthew MacDermid is the referee on Saturday and he'll be assisted by Dougie Potter and Scott Anderson.

Andrew Dallas is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). 

St Mirren travel to Dundee on Saturday for our final William Hill Premiership match before the September international break. 

Saints have picked up three points from their opening three league fixtures this season. Those three points came after an opening day victory against Hibernian at The SMiSA Stadium.

Match Details

Dundee v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 31st August 2024
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: The Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park

The Opposition

Dundee have had a strong start to their season, having won one and drawn two of their opening three William Hill Premiership fixtures this season and progressing in the Premier Sports Cup.

Tony Docherty's side picked up a point after a 2-2 draw in an opening day derby clash away to Dundee United. The Dee followed that up with a 3-1 victory at home to Hearts the following weekend. They come into Saturday's match off the back of a 2-2 draw with Hibernian at Easter Road with Simon Murray's late goal ensuring a share of the spoils for the Dee. 

Dundee secured their passage into the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup with an emphatic 6-1 win over Championship side Airdrieonians.

The last meeting between Saints and Dundee was in May at the Scot Foam Stadium. Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya all netted to have the Buddies 3-0 up. Despite Michael Mellon pulling one back for the hosts, Saints ran out deserved winners in what was manager Stephen Robinson's 100th match in charge. 

How to follow

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale on Dundee's ticketing platform. For full ticket info and to buy a ticket please click HERE. Tickets will be available until kick-off. 

If you can't make the match on Saturday, you can follow the action with updates on our X page. International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com, while UK subscribers can listen to live audio. 

The Officials

Lloyd Wilson is the referee on Saturday and he's assisted by David McGeachie and Gordon Crawford. 

The fourth official is Matthew MacDermid and Greg Aitken is on VAR duties. 

Saints are back in William Hill Premiership action this weekend as we host Celtic at The SMiSA Stadium on Sunday.

Stephen Robinson's men go into Sunday's match after matches away to Dundee United in the Premier Sports Cup and SK Brann in the UEFA Conference League last week. 

The Buddies have won one and lost won of their opening two league matches. Saints won 3-0 against Hibernian at The SMiSA Stadium on the opening day with a Roland Idowu strike as well a brace from Oisin Smyth seeing us pick up three points. Aberdeen defeated Saints 3-1 at Pittodrie the following weekend on matchday two. 

Match Details

St Mirren v Celtic
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Sunday 25th August 2024
Kick-off: 12pm 
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium 
Live on Sky Sports

The Opposition

Saints were edged out at Celtic Park when the sides met on the final day of last season. A brace from Mark O'Hara twice had us ahead, but a late Luis Palma goal saw the Hoops win 3-2 in Glasgow.

Celtic's defence of the Premiership title has seen Brendan Rodgers' side defeat Kilmarnock 4-0 at Celtic Park on the opening day before a 2-0 win away to Hibernian.

The Hoops also booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup last weekend at the expense of the Hibees, winning 3-1 at Celtic Park. 

Our last victory over Celtic came just less than two years ago. Goals either side of half-time from Mark O'Hara and Jonah Ayunga saw Saints win 2-0 at The SMiSA Stadium and consign Celtic to their first league defeat in 38 matches. 

From the Manager | "We know how we have to play to get a result"

Speaking to the media ahead of Sunday's match, manager Stephen Robinson said: "Celtic have proved over time that they are a really tough opposition with real quality.

"They've started the season, as always, really well and they have a fantastic manager in Brendan Rodgers.

We know what the task is. We know how we have to play to get a result.

"We've got results, played very well and taken Celtic all the way on lots of different occasions and little bits of indecision, tiredness or sheer quality in the end have undone us.

"We want to make a really good game of it. We believe at home we are a match for anybody and we go into it with confidence."

The Officials

The referee on Sunday is Chris Graham. He'll be assisted by Calum Spence and Colin Drummond. 

Gavin Duncan is fourth official and Steven McLean is the VAR.

St Mirren are in Premier Sports Cup action on Sunday with Saints heading to Tannadice to face Dundee United.

The Buddies face Jim Goodwin's side on Sunday afternoon with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. 

Tickets are available online, with the match also streamed live on Premier Sports Streaming Platform.

Match Details

Dundee United v St Mirren
Competition: Premier Sports Cup
Date: Sunday 18th August 2024
Kick-off: 2pm
Venue: Tannadice Park

The Opposition 

This will be Saints' first meeting with United since a 1-1 draw at Tannadice in March 2023. Mark O'Hara's second-half penalty earned the Buddies a point in the William Hill Premiership.

Dundee United reached the round of 16 as one of the best group stages runners up. The Arabs finished second in Group B behind Championship side Falkirk. Jim Goodwin's side lost 2-0 to the Bairns in their opening match, but bounced back with wins over Stenhousemuir (3-0), Ayr United (2-1) and Buckie Thistle (5-2). 

United's return to the William Hill Premiership has saw them draw their opening two league fixtures. An opening day Dundee derby finished 2-2 at Tannadice, while they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Ross County last Saturday.

Mark O'Hara celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot the last time we faced Dundee United (Image: Andy Barr)

Tickets

Tickets for Sunday's match are available to purchase online.

Tickets are priced at £20 for adults, £10 for concessions and £5 for under-12s. To buy yours please click HERE.

Wheelchair Users requiring tickets should contact the Dundee United Ticket Office directly via emaill tickets@dundeeunitedfc.co.uk or by calling 01382 833 166 option 1.

How to watch

Sunday's match will be streamed online via Premier Sports Streaming Service on Sunday at 2pm.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch live as part of their subscription. 

From the Manager // "We have to go with positivity" 

"We'll put out the fittest team available after a few knocks and injuries picked up during the game so we'll need to see how they react in training or once they've been assessed by the physio. 

"It's a good game to come back to. It's a good chance to get the quarter-finals and get closer to Hampden. 

"I watched their [Dundee United's] game against Dundee and Jim [Goodwin] has got them playing well. It'll be a hard game and we'll have to go there with a real positivity."

Referees

John Beaton is the referee on Sunday. Graeme Stewart and Paul McAvinue are his assistants, while Peter Stuart is the Fourth Official. 

St Mirren travel to Bergen to face SK Brann in the second leg of our UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round tie on Thursday night. 

The Buddies face the Norwegian side at Brann Stadion with the tie poised at 1-1 following last week's first leg at The SMiSA Stadium.

Match Details

SK Brann v St Mirren
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Date: Thursday 15th August 2024
Kick-off: 7pm CEST, 6pm UK
Venue: Brann Stadion

The Second Leg

Toyosi Olusanya's 90th minute equaliser saw St Mirren draw 1-1 with SK Brann in the first leg of our UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round tie. 

The Norwegians took the lead on 75 minutes when Felix Myhre opened the scoring at The SMiSA Stadium, but Olusanya's late leveller means it's all square heading into the second leg. 

SK Brann have had a strong season in the Eliteserien with Eirik Horneland's side sitting in third place after 18 matches. 

In our only other visit to Norway in competitive action, Saints drew 0-0 with Tromso in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup back in 1987 to progress to the second round after a 1-0 win at Love Street in the first leg. 

Bergen

Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway and has nicknames such as 'the city between the seven mountains' and 'the heart of the fjords'. Click HERE to find out more about Bergen. 

Supporter travel information is available HERE. Supporters without tickets are strongly advised not to travel to Brann Stadion ahead of the match.

How to watch

Thursday night's match will be shown live on Solidsport. PPV passes are available from Solidsport at a cost of €12. 

Click HERE to buy a pass. 

From the Manager // "We have to embrace the occasion" 

Speaking to the press ahead of Thursday's match, manager Stephen Robinson said: "We have to embrace these occasions. 

"I thought out of possession we were good. We were very well drilled and very organised, but we didn't play. It was arguably one of our worst performances on the ball in a few months so that has to improve. 

We believe we are much better than we showed and we have to be against a very good Brann side. If we can perform at a 10/20% better level then it's all to play for."

Referees

The referee on Thursday night is Bulgarian Radoslav Gidzhenov and he'll be assisted by Georgi Todorov and Petar Mitrev. 

Kristiyan Kolev is the fourth official, while Nikola Popov is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). 

St Mirren travel to Pittodrie on Sunday to face Aberdeen in the William Hill Premiership. 

Stephen Robinson's men make the journey up the A90 to face the Dons on matchday two. 

The Buddies go into Sunday's match on the back of a 1-1 draw with Norwegian side SK Brann in the UEFA Conference League and a 3-0 victory over Hibernian on the opening day of the season. 

Match Details

Aberdeen v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Sunday 11th August 2024
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium

The Opposition

Aberdeen got their William Hill Premiership season off to a winning start after a 2-1 victory away to St Johnstone on Monday night. Goals from Nicky Devlin and ex-Saint Jamie McGrath saw the Dons get off to a winning start under new manager Jimmy Thelin. 

The Dons have won all five of their matches under the Swedish manager so far this season, having defeated Queen of the South (3-0), East Kilbride (4-0), Airdrieonians (2-1) and Dumbarton (6-0) to top their group in the Premier Sports Cup. 

Saints faced Aberdeen three times last season in the William Hill Premiership, winning two and drawing one. Stephen Robinson's side were victorious on their only trip to Pittodrie last season with Mark O'Hara, Jonah Ayunga and Greg Kiltie scoring in a 3-0 win for the Buddies in December 2023. 

How to follow

If you can't make the match you can follow the action on our X page @saintmirrenfc. 

UK subscribers to St Mirren TV can listen to live audio commentary as part of their subscription. St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription.

From the Manager | "Focus on Aberdeen"

Speaking to the press ahead of Sunday's match, the manager said: "Our focus turned straight away to Aberdeen.

"We know their threats, we know they have players that can hurt you and a new manager so there's a feelgood factor there at the moment. If we perform like we did in the second-half against Hibs, the full game against Valur, and use the resilience and defend like we did against Brann then we go up there quietly confident. 

It's up to me to utilise the squad.

"I believe in every player that I've got here so we will make quite a few changes to freshen the side up. 

"Mark O'Hara is making great strides but it may be that we just run out of time for Sunday."

The Officials

Grant Irvine is the referee on Sunday and he'll be assisted by David Roome and Alastair Taylor. Alastair Grieve is fourth official. 

Andrew Dallas is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). 

St Mirren host Norwegian side SK Brann at The SMiSA Stadium in the UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round. 

It's the second time Saints have taken on Norwegian opposition in European competition having faced Tromso IL in 1987. A Kenny McDowall goal was enough to give us a 1-0 first leg win at Love Street in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup before a 0-0 draw in Norway saw us progress. 

Stephen Robinson's men set up Thursday night's match after an emphatic 4-1 win over Icelandic side Valur at The SMiSA Stadium last week. 

Shaun Rooney opened the scoring in our win against Valur - scoring our first European goal in 37 years

Match Details

St Mirren v SK Brann
Competition: UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round
Date: Thursday 8th August 2024
Kick-off: 7:45pm 
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium 

The Opposition

SK Brann progressed to the Third Qualifying Round after a 2-1 aggregate win over Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles. After a 0-0 draw in the first leg, the Norwegian side had to come from behind after an early goal from Go Ahead. But goals from Bård Finne and Frederik Pallesen Knudsen saw Bergens stolthet qualify. 

Eirik Horneland's side currently sit second in Eliteserien - seven points behind leaders Bodø/Glimt. Brann have won nine and drawn six of their 18 league matches this season and come into Thursday's match on the back of a 3-2 win away to Strømgodset on Sunday. 

23-year-old forward Aune Heggebø is Brann's top scorer this season with nine goals in 24 appearances. Brann recently lost their captain Sivert Heltne Nilsen after he signed a three-year deal with Aberdeen in July but centre-half Knudsen, who scored the winner against Go Ahead Eagles, has since picked up the armband.

How to watch

The match will be live in the UK and internationally (excluding Norway) on ppv.stmirren.com only at a cost of £12.99. Click HERE to buy now. 

Former St Mirren goalkeeper Campbell Money will join Gordon McColm on commentary. Campbell played in eight European matches for Saints during the 1980s and was part of our 1987 Scottish Cup winning side. 

If you have never used the PPV before, please register a username and password. St Mirren TV login details will not work on the PPV platform. 

From the Manager | "We want to be the best version of St Mirren"

Speaking to the press ahead of Thursday night's match, manager Stephen Robinson said: "No game is a free hit.

"We want to win the game and we’ll certainly set out to win the game.

"We’ll do what we do but we want to do it better. Every time we go away to Rangers or Celtic we don’t want to change systems and play about with things, we want to be the best version of what we do.

And that’s what we need to be tomorrow: the best version of St Mirren. The best version of the team that we put out and the players we bring on.

"I believe we can get a result."

St Mirren are in Iceland to face Valur in Reykjavík on Thursday evening in the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round. 

Hundreds of St Mirren supporters will descend upon Iceland's capital as we embark on our first European tie since 1987.

Match Details

Valur v St Mirren
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Date: Thursday 25th July 2024
Kick-off: 6:45pm local team, 7:45pm (UK)
Venue: Hlíðarendi Stadium 

The Opposition

Valur currently sit in third place in the Besta deild karla with 28 points after 14 matches. They were due to face Fram on Monday in league action but the match was postponed. 

The Icelandic side reached the the Second Qualifying Round after an emphatic 4-0 win over KF Vllaznia in Albania on Thursday night saw them progress 6-2 winners on aggregate. 

One man to watch for Valur is striker Patrick Pedersen. The 32-year-old is their all-time leading goalscorer with 133 goals in 228 games across three spells and has netted 14 goals in 21 appearances this season.

Travel 

There will be plenty of excitement for the travelling support. Click HERE for some safety travel tips from our safety team to ensure a smooth and enjoyable trip.

Valur have invited travelling supporters to join them in their clubhouse, Fjósiō, before the match. Fjósiō will open at 4:30pm local time with alcohol and food for sale. 

How to watch

Due to the hosts owning the broadcasting rights, we are unable to show Thursday night's match on St Mirren TV.

However, supporters can watch the match live on PPV for a cost of 120 Swedish Krona which works out at just under £9. Click HERE to buy a pass. 

Saints' Euro History

This will be only our fifth campaign ever in European competition with our first coming almost 45 years ago when we entered the then UEFA Cup in 1980. The Buddies defeated Swedish side IF Elfsborg 2-1 in our first ever European match with Doug Somner and Billy Abercromby scoring the Saints' goals. 

Our last European match came in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1987 when a 2-0 loss at Love Street to eventual winners KV Mechelen saw us exit at the Second Round stage. 

Perhaps our most famous European tie was during the 1985/86 season when a double from Frank McGarvey and Brian Gallagher goal saw us defeat Slavia Prague 3-0 after extra-time at Love Street in the UEFA Cup. 

From the Manager

Manager Stephen Robinson spoke to the press ahead of Thursday's match. 

"It's my job to play the occasion down but for the fans it's fantastic. They've waited a long time and they are rightly excited. There will be a lot of focus on the game.

"It's a shame we've only got a certain amount of tickets for the away game so we're aware we have to be in the game for the second leg to get the Paisley crowd behind us.

It's a huge chance to put the football club on the map and for me as a manager and the players, it's for us to navigate the game and concentrate solely on what's in front of us."

St Mirren host Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium in our final Saturday 3pm match of the 2023/24 season.

The Buddies go into Saturday's match after an important 3-1 win away to Dundee last weekend. Goals from Alex Gogic, Scott Tanser and Toyosi Olusanya saw us defeat the Dee at Dens Park to move five points ahead of Tony Docherty's side. 

Saints could secure European football for the first time since 1987 if we win against Kilmarnock and Dundee fail to win at Tynecastle against Hearts.  

Kilmarnock lost 4-1 to Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday. Despite taking an early lead, Derek McInnes' side were defeated after being reduced to 10 men when Joe Wright was given a red card. The Ayrshire side sit in fourth place - six points ahead of the Buddies.

Match Details

St Mirren v Kilmarnock
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 11th May 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Season tickets are valid for Saturday's match. Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at stmirren.com/matchtickets or at the St Mirren Ticket Office, subject to availability. We're getting close to a sell out so supporters are advised to secure their tickets as soon as possible. 

Kilmarnock have sold out their away allocation. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. There is no PPV available.

Previous 

Saints have yet to beat Kilmarnock this season, having drawn one and lost two of our three meetings in the cinch Premiership. 

The two couldn't be separated in the first meeting this season with a Kyle Magennis own goal giving Saints a point at Rugby Park in September. Marley Watkins scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for the Ayrshire side when they visited the The SMiSA Stadium in December. Kilmarnock won 5-2 in the last meeting back in March.

St Mirren's last home win against Kilmarnock was in February 2021 when goals from Kyle McAllister and Jon Obika saw us win 2-0.

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Euan Anderson and he'll be assisted by Gordon Crawford and Paul O'Neill. Ross Hardie is the Fourth Official. 

Greg Aitken is the video assistant referee (VAR) and he's assisted by Jonathan Bell. 

It's fifth versus sixth in the cinch Premiership when St Mirren travel to Dundee on Saturday.

With fifth place guaranteeing a European spot next season, Saints sit two points ahead of Dundee in the race for that spot. Both sides go into Saturday's match in fairly similar form with the Buddies having won one, drawn one and lost four of our previous six league matches while Dundee have won two, drawn one and lost three. 

Despite a 2-1 loss to Rangers on Sunday, Saints will have taken positives from the performance against the title challengers at The SMiSA Stadium. Dundee also lost to Celtic by the same scoreline at The Scot Foam Stadium, but likewise, Tony Docherty's side will have been relatively pleased with aspects of their performance against the league leaders.

Match Details

Dundee v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 4th May 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The Scot Foam Stadium

Ticket Info

More than 1000 tickets have been sold for Saturday's match and the club has requested more from Dundee. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. There is no PPV available.

Previous 

Saints have won two of the three fixtures against Dundee this season - winning 2-1 and 2-0 in the meetings at The SMiSA Stadium.

The first meeting came back in August with Saints winning 2-1 thanks to an own goal from Joe Shaughnessy as well as a Mikael Mandron header. Josh Mulligan pulled one back for Tony Docherty's side but it wasn't enough to avoid defeat.

Dundee won 4-0 when Saints visited Dens in November. Amadou Bakayoko scored twice while Zak Rudden and Zach Robinson also netted for the Dark Blues. 

The Buddies were victorious in the only meeting so far in 2024. Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya scored in the second-half to secure a 2-0 win for Stephen Robinson's men. 

Our last win at Dens Park came in March 2022 when an injury-time header from Connor Ronan gave Stephen Robinson his first victory as St Mirren manager. 

Mikael Mandron celebrates goal against Dundee (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

Matthew MacDermid is the referee on Saturday and he'll be assisted by David McGeachie and John Stewart. George Calder is the Fourth Official. 

Alan Muir is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and Calum Spence is the Assistant VAR.