- Saint Mirren form: Saint Mirren have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Dundee United form: Dundee United have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games.
Buddies to grind out a win
Saint Mirren
The Buddies are in mixed-to-poor form going into this Saturday's match at the SMISA Stadium, with Craig McLeish's men coming into the game on the back of a 2-game losing streak that saw them slip 1-2 at home to Celtic and 1-0 away to Rangers in the new-look Premiership 2026/2027. McLeish took over on 12th March 2026 and his time at the club has been characterized by a compact back-five or 3-5-2 set-up that is built to catch teams on the break and nick games from tight spots.
Dundee United
Dundee United come into the match after a 4-0 away win at Kilmarnock, a 3-0 away loss to Motherwell and a 1-1 home draw with Falkirk and Jim Goodwin's men have been under his management since 1 March 2023.
- It's not always pretty, but they're tough to break and they have a livewire in Killian Phillips who has been in excellent form with 3 goals in just 2 Premiership 2026/2027 appearances.
- The Terrors are a more possession-based side with a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 set-up, but they are a disciplined and defence-first team with a livewire up top in Emmanuel Agyei who has scored 1 goal in 4 Premiership 2026/2027 games, while Mehdi Merghem has been a reliable supplier with 2 assists in 5 appearances.
Match will be a war of attrition
Saint Mirren are the slight favourites for this match at 2.34, while the visitors are 2.78. There isn't much between the sides and this match could go either way, but there is a good chance that the Buddies can edge a close one.
The hosts are unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 meetings between the teams, so there is a little bit of a home advantage here. That said, the Terrors have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 away games in the Prem in this campaign, conceding 7 goals at a rate of 2.33 per 90 minutes.
The visitors will try to keep this game tight and it could be a chess match on the flanks and in transition, with neither team wanting to blow their load early on and both will be happy to take a point and move on. There is value in the tie at 3.55 and both teams to score & over 2.5 goals looks a solid bet at 1.53 and 1.65 respectively.
