St Mirren's men's first-team are back at The SMiSA Stadium on Wednesday night for the first time in over three weeks as Stephen Robinson's side host St Johnstone.

It's the first of two home matches this week with Saints also hosting Ross County in Paisley on Saturday.

The Buddies come into Wednesday night's match on the back of a narrow 2-1 defeat away to Rangers on Sunday. Despite the loss, the strong performance against the Glasgow side will be what Saints are looking to take into Wednesday in the hopes of returning to winning ways.

Match Details

St Mirren v St Johnstone
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Wednesday 30th October 2024
Kick-off: 7:45pm 
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

The Opposition

St Johnstone come into the match in confident mood having put together a good run of form since the appointment of Simo Valakari as their manager. 

The Perth Saints followed up an impressive 3-0 win at home to Ross County with a 2-1 win away to Dundee on Saturday in Valakari's first match in the dugout since his appointment at the beginning of the month. Those two victories have moved St Johnstone into sixth place on 10 points. 

The Buddies were victorious in two of the three meetings between the two last season, winning both matches at The SMiSA Stadium. The first came in October 2023 when goals from Keanu Baccus, Mikael Mandron (x2) and Greg Kiltie saw Saints winning 4-0 in Paisley. Mandron was on the scoresheet again in a 2-0 victory in February of this year - the last time the two sides faced off. St Johnstone won 1-0 at McDiarmid Park in December courtesy of an injury-time goal from Chris Kane. 

Mikael Mandron celebrates his goal in our last meeting against St Johnstone (Image: Allan Picken)

The Officials

Steven McLean takes charge of Wednesday night's match and he will be assisted by Craig Ferguson and Colin Drummond. Gavin Duncan is the fourth official. 

The video assistant referee (VAR) is Alan Muir.

A strong performance at Ibrox wasn't enough for Saints to take anything as the Buddies were edged out by Rangers. Mohamed Diomande gave Rangers an early lead, but Alex Gogic levelled with a first-half header. Toyosi Olusanya saw a goal disallowed in the second-half before Vaclav Cerny gave the hosts all three points. 

Manager Stephen Robinson made two changes to the side that lost away to Hearts last weekend. Kevin Van Veen missed out with a foot injury that saw him replaced by James Scott. Elvis Bwomono also came into the starting lineup in place of Oisin Smyth. Conor McMenamin was back in the squad for the first time this season after recovering from a tendon injury with the Northern Irish man taking up a place on the bench, while youth academy prospect Callum Penman was also included in the 20 man squad. 

After a bright start, Saints should have taken the lead inside the opening 10 minutes when Killian Phillips sent Toyosi Olusanya one-on-one with Jack Butland. The forward raced into the box, but sent his effort wide of the far post. 

It was Rangers who would strike first when Mohamed Diomande put the hosts in front on 13 minutes. A powerful strike from Nicolas Raskin on the edge of the area took a deflection and Ellery Balcombe could only push it into the path of Diomande who knocked home from close range.

A Phillips clearance almost gave Olusanya another opportunity to go through on the Rangers goal, but the forward couldn't manage to bring the ball under control which allowed Leon Balogun to get ahead of him and clear. 

Saints would deservedly draw level on 25 minutes. Captain Mark O'Hara swung in a super delivery to the head of Gogic who rose above Robin Propper and powered beyond Butland to make it 1-1. 

Alex Gogic celebrates his goal against Rangers (Image: Allan Picken)

In between a Greg Kiltie chance from 20 yards that flashed wide, Neraysho Kasanwirjo hit the bar for Rangers, while a Cerny cross to the back post evaded the Saints backline to find Nedim Bajrami, but he could only find the side net.

With the scores level at half-time, the hosts made a change at the interval when Cyriel Dessers came on to replace Hamza Igamane.

Saints thought they had gone ahead five minutes after the restart when Kiltie's ball sent Olusanya scuttling clear. Olusanya finished nicely through the legs of Butland only for the offside flag to come. A VAR check showed the forward was agonisingly centimetres offside. A few minutes later, the Buddies felt they should have had a penalty when Olusanya went down in the box. But the referee, who had initially played advantage after Kiltie had been fouled by Nicolas Raskin, pulled it back for a free-kick which O'Hara would send over the bar. 

The game was finely in the balance, swinging end-to-end. Ellery Balcombe pulled off a big save on 57 minutes when he touched a Dessers header over the bar. Two minutes later, brilliant strength from Olusanya saw him rob Propper on the touchline and force a good save from Butland at his near post.

Rangers took the lead for a second time with just over 20 minutes to play. A strong run by Dessers saw the substitute burst beyond the Saints defence to get to the byline before rolling back into the path of Cerny who rolled into the net from close range. 

Balcombe denied Cerny his second of the match on 82 minutes when he made an outstanding save. The Rangers winger had all the time in the world to pick his spot but the Saints goalkeeper was down brilliantly to push away. 

The Buddies would press for a second equaliser but just couldn't find the leveller that their performance merited. Despite the defeat, Saints will take heart from a much improved performance ahead of two home matches against St Johnstone and Ross County next week. 

Full-Time: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne, Bwomono (Mandron 79), Phillips, O'Hara (c) (Boyd-Munce 79), Tanser, Scott (McMenamin 62), Olusanya, Kiltie (Idowu 68)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Penman, Smyth, Adeniran, Ayunga

Rangers: Butland (c), Kasanwirjo, Propper (Tavernier 61), Balogun, Jefte, Raskin, Diomande, Barron (Sterling 85), Cerny (McCausland 89), Igamane (Dessers 46), Bajrami
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Dowell, Fraser, McKinnon, Lovelace

Referee: Calum Scott
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter 
Assistant Referee: Andy Milne
Fourth Official: Euan Anderson
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 48,859

Saints head to Ibrox on Sunday to take on Rangers in the William Hill Premiership.

Rangers vs St Mirren
William Hill Premiership
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Date: Sunday 27th October 2024
Kick-off: 3pm

Ticket Info

Tickets for our league match away to Rangers are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

• Match tickets that were purchased online for Collection MUST be collected by 12noon on Friday 25th October 2024.
• Match tickets will also be sold at the St Mirren Ticket Office directly (subject to availability) until Friday 25th October at 12noon.

All tickets ordered for collection MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12noon on Friday 25th October. There will be no sales or collection on the day at Ibrox.

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 commentary. Mark Jardine will be joined by former Saints midfielder Ryan Flynn. 

Supporter Info

• This is a ticket only game! Please remember to bring your paper tickets. Please do not travel if you are not in receipt of a valid ticket. Tickets must be purchased at the St Mirren Ticket Office by Friday, there will be no matchday sales.
• Turnstiles will open at 2.00pm. Please use turnstiles 76 and 77 only. Any disabled fans requiring assistance please email slo@saintmirren.com
• Kiosks will be card only.
• Please sit in your allocated seats.
• Flags should be within regulations and must have a fire certificate.
• No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Please display all flags/banners to the CCTV cameras before entering the stadium. Please be guided by the stewards on placement of any flags/banners.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed on entering or within the stadium. Refusal of entry/ejection will occur if face coverings are seen.
• No Pyro or Megaphones.
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• Drum will be allowed inside stadium and will be required to be searched prior to entry.
• Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• No smoking anywhere inside the stadium and no pass out is allowed.
• Travel clubs should park as directed on Broomloan Road.
• Please be mindful when parking on the streets and not to block any driveways.

Please note that Police Scotland have advised of the following regarding the use of public transport for Sunday's game:

• Underground* - Use anti-clockwise direction and exit at Govan. Do not attempt to exit at Ibrox.
• Walking from Glasgow City Centre - cross at Squinty or Bells Bridges.

*Please note the underground will close at 6pm due to being a Sunday service.*

Please follow direction given by Police Scotland and any Stewards in order to maintain safety at the game.

Tickets for our league match away to Rangers are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Saints make the short journey to Ibrox on Sunday 27th October in the William Hill Premiership. We have received an allocation of around 900 tickets for this match.

Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Sunday 27th October 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Please note this is a paper allocation only, no e-tickets are available. Any QR code that has been sent is just a receipt of your purchase for the Ticket Office to process your order, it is NOT your ticket.

• Match tickets that were purchased online for Collection MUST be collected by 12noon on Friday 25th October 2024.
• Match tickets will also be sold at the St Mirren Ticket Office directly (subject to availability) until Friday 25th October at 12noon.

All tickets ordered for collection MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12noon on Friday 25th October. There will be no sales or collection on the day at Ibrox.

Rangers Ticket Info

Adult - £33
Concession* - £26
Junior** - £15

Wheelchair disabled***

Adult - £20
Concession* - £16
Junior** - £11

*65+ and 16-17
**U16
***Companion free of charge

Ambulant disabled supporters pay the age-appropriate price. If a companion is required, the companion ticket is free of charge.

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office email: tickets@stmirren.com 

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that manager Stephen Robinson has agreed a new contract that keeps him at the club until summer 2027.

Since taking charge in February 2022, Stephen has led the club to back-to-back top six finishes in his two full seasons in charge, securing our highest league placings in almost 40 years, as well as returning St Mirren to Europe for the first time since 1987 earlier this year.

St Mirren Chairman John Needham said: "As a Board we are delighted to get this deal done.

We’ve been making real strides with our strategy to build the club’s strength and stability, and Stephen has clearly played a key role in that.

"Extending his contract at this time reflects our ambition to maintain the levels of success we’ve enjoyed on the park over recent seasons."

The manager added: "I’m very happy here.

"We’ve had massive success over the last two and a half seasons. That’s something we’ve put a lot of work into and want to continue to build. In terms of the academy and the club as a whole, there’s a lot of good work that’s been done. I’ve got a brilliant working relationship with Jim Gillespie and Keith Lasley and we all want to push the club forward.

I felt it was the right time to commit and hopefully keep moving in the right direction. We’ve had a few sticky results over the last few weeks where things haven’t gone our way, but we’ve got a lot of belief in the club, what we do and I’m happy to try and push the place forward.

"It’s important for a club of our size to make forward thinking decisions and forward planning and I’m very appreciative of the Board’s support.

"We feel like we can grow the club and keep pushing it forward. There are lots of good ideas and there’s a medium-term vision as well as obviously turning results around and moving back up the table."

St Mirren make the short journey to Ibrox on Sunday to face Rangers in the William Hill Premiership.

Saints are looking to bounce back after a 4-0 defeat away to Hearts last weekend. The Buddies currently sit in eighth place in the league with eight points from our first nine matches. 

Match Details

Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Sunday 27th October 2024
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: Ibrox Stadium

The Opposition

Rangers go into Sunday's match after facing FCSB at Ibrox in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. 

Philippe Clement's men sit in third place in the William Hill Premiership after picking up 16 points from their opening eight matches. The Ibrox side missed an opportunity to close the gap on Aberdeen and Celtic after their draw on Saturday, but failed to do so after falling to a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Sunday.  

After starting the season playing their home matches at Hampden, Rangers have won their two William Hill Premiership home matches since returning Ibrox last month. A 1-0 win over Hibernian at the end of last month was followed up by a 2-0 victory over St Johnstone.

St Mirren's last win against Rangers came during the 2020/21 season when a late goal from Conor McCarthy saw Saints win 3-2 at The SMiSA Stadium in the league cup and end Rangers' unbeaten domestic run. Our last win at Ibrox came back in 1991 with Kevin McGowne's first-half goal giving us a 1-0 victory. 

The Officials

The referee on Sunday is Calum Scott. He'll be assisted by Dougie Potter and Andy Milne. 

Greg Aitken is the video assistant referee (VAR). 

St Mirren U18s booked their place in the next round of the Scottish Youth Cup with an emphatic victory over Caledonian Braves at The SMiSA Stadium.

Goals from Struan Thompson, Evan Mooney and Innes Clark saw the Saints race into a 3-0 lead with just 13 minutes played. Thompson, who opened the scoring in the previous round, slammed home from 12 yards after getting on the end of Mooney's cut-back.

16-year-old Mooney, just two days on from making his first-team debut, added his name to the scoresheet on 11 minutes. He finished low into the net after meeting Thomas Falconer's pass from the left. And it would get better for Saints just two minutes later when Clark headed in Thompson's corner. 

Theo McCormick added a fourth on 40 minutes when he swept home inside the area to give the young Buddies a 4-0 advantage at the interval. 

Half-time substitute Lewis Marshall's header made it 5-0 just five minutes into the second-half, with a deflected strike from captain Carrick McEvoy adding a sixth four minutes later.

Luke Douglas, who replaced Thompson just after the hour mark, scored a brace inside three minutes with his goals coming on 73 and 76 minutes to cap off a brilliant night for the young Saints. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 8-0 Caledonian Braves

St Mirren: Tamosevicius, Penman (Stoddart 55), Clark, McEvoy (c) (Lavery 62), Hutchison, Hunter, Mooney (Farquhar 55), Turner, McCormick (Marshall 46), Thompson (Douglas 62), Falconer

Tickets for our league match away to Rangers are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online. 

Saints make the short journey to Ibrox on Sunday 27th October in the William Hill Premiership. We have received an allocation of around 900 tickets for this match.

Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Sunday 27th October 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Please note this is a paper allocation only, no e-tickets are available. Any QR code sent is just a receipt of your purchase for the Ticket Office to process your order, it is NOT your ticket.

• Tickets can be ordered online for UK Postage until 10am on Tuesday 22nd October.
• Match Tickets can be purchased online for Collection until 10am on Thursday 24th October. They MUST be collected by 12 noon on Friday 25th October 2024.
• Match Tickets will also be sold at the St Mirren Ticket Office directly (subject to availability) until Friday 25th October at 12 noon.

All tickets ordered for collection MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12 noon on Friday 25th October. There will be no sales or collection on the day at Ibrox.

Rangers Ticket Info

Adult - £33
Concession* - £26
Junior** - £15

Wheelchair disabled***

Adult - £20
Concession* - £16
Junior** - £11

*65+ and 16-17
**U16
***Companion free of charge

Ambulant disabled supporters pay the age-appropriate price. If a companion is required, the companion ticket is free of charge.

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office email: tickets@stmirren.com 

St Mirren U18s face Caledonian Braves tonight in the Scottish Youth Cup at The SMiSA Stadium and entry is FREE! 

Monday 21st October 2024
St Mirren U18s v Caledonian Braves U18s
Kick-off: 7:30pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

The Young Saints progressed to the third round following a 5-1 win over Alloa Athletic at our home last month. 

The match kicks-off at 7:30pm and entry is via gate M1 with only the Main Stand open. Gates will open at 7pm.

Please note that there will be a kiosk open in the Main Stand running a limited menu. Cash and card facilities will be available. Stadium ground regulations continue to be in place for this match and thus items such as drink containers will not be permitted on entry. 

St Mirren were held to a 1-1 draw by Kilwinning FA Ladies in the Barclays Scottish Women's League One. 

Nikki Lavery's opener gave Saints an early lead, but Rachel Scott levelled for the visitors in the second-half to see them take a share of the spoils at a very windy SMiSA Stadium. 

Kate Cooper's side came into the match in fine form, having won six of their opening seven league matches to sit atop Barclays Scottish Women's League One. And they got off to the perfect start when Kirsten Treanor's terrific pass cut through the Kilwinning defence to find Lavery who finished well beyond opposition goalkeeper Zoe Duff. 

The Buddies came close to doubling their advantage a little over 10 minutes later when Eilidh Drain's free-kick from 20 yards came crashing off the bar. The Kilwinning defence managing to clear the danger before Saints captain Helen McLeod could get on to the rebound. 

The Ayrshire side managed to ensure they took a point from the game when they equalised on 64 minutes. A long ball launched by a Kilwinning defender bounced over the Saints defence which allowed Scott to race clear and round the goalkeeper to slot into the net.

Up next for Kate Cooper's team is a trip to Queen of the South next Sunday. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-1 Kilwinning FA Ladies

St Mirren: Russell, McLeod (c), Ashe, Coyle, Lavery, Paton, Treanor (Murray 65), Coyle (Irvine 90), Warren, Sullivan (Richard-Campbell 67)
Subs Not Used: Cannon, Cole, Monaghan