Tickets for our trip to Celtic Park to face Celtic on Wednesday 30th October are on-sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online.

The ticket prices as follows:

Full View

Adult - £30
Concession (13-15/Over 65) - £20
Under 13* - £12

Restricted View

Adult - £27
Concession - (13-15/Over 65) - £17
Under 13* - £9

* - Under 13s attending the match must be accompanied by an adult.

Regular prices for wheelchair/ambulant disabled with free carer.

Please note there will be no tickets available at Celtic Park prior to kick-off. Tickets will be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office up until 2pm on Wednesday. 

The Ticket Office hours for the remainder of the week are as follows:

Mon, Oct 28th - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Tue, Oct 29th - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed, Oct 30th - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Thu, Oct 31st - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fri, Nov 1st - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sat, Nov 2nd - CLOSED
Sun, Nov 3rd - CLOSED

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

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

A late Gary Dicker header consigned St Mirren to a 1-0 loss at Rugby Park in the Ladbrokes Premiership this afternoon. 

The Buddies created a number of chances and arguably deserved to take at least a point from the match, but left Ayrshire with nothing to show for their efforts.

Jim Goodwin was forced into one change from the side that defeated St Johnstone last week. Cammy MacPherson came in in place of Calum Waters who was ineligible to play against his parent side due to the terms of his loan agreement.

The opening exchanges were fairly even with neither side creating anything clear cut in the first 20 minutes. Eamonn Brophy had an effort smothered by Vaclav Hladky, while Kyle Magennis had a shot from 20 yards was blocked and Sam Foley sent an attempt over from the edge of the area.

Kilmarnock were forced into a change on 25 minutes with Alex Bruce coming on to replace Stuart Findlay who had to be stretchered off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.

Seven minutes after coming on Bruce was lucky not to be penalised for a pull on Danny Mullen inside the Kilmarnock box. Saints were left frustrated at the decision not to award a penalty but Mullen did manage to get a shot on goal after wriggling clear of the defender but it was palmed away by goalkeeper Laurentiu Branescu. 

Tony Andreu almost gave Saints the lead on 38 minutes. The Frenchman picked the ball up, drove in from the left and flashed a powerful drive just inches wide of Branescu's right-hand post.

The Buddies could have taken a lead into the interval but for a last-gasp block from Niko Hamalainen and Bruce to halt Jon Obika as the forward broke into the Kilmarnock box just before Willie Collum called time on the first-half.

Kilmarnock started the second-half brightly with Hamalainen firing a long-range effort into the arms of Vaclav Hladky less than two minutes after the restart.

But Saints were still creating opportunities with Obika flashing wide from the edge of the area before Branescu made a wonderful diving save to claw away a Mullen header. Kirk Broadfoot's long-ball into the box came off the head of Stephen O'Donnell and met Mullen who was denied by the Romanian goalkeeper at full-stretch. Mullen was up again less than two minutes later to meet a Paul McGinn cross but this one was easier for the Kilmarnock goalkeeper.

Andreu should have put Saints in front on 72 minutes when he got on the end of a terrific through ball from Obika but the Frenchman knocked wide from 15 yards out. Andreu, unfortunately, injured himself in the process and had to be replaced by Junior Morias.

With 12 minutes remaining the home side took the lead. Killie skipper Gary Dicker peeled away from Foley inside the box to meet a corner kick and bulleted home a header that proved to be the winner. 

Substitute Chris Burke should have doubled the home side's lead with just three minutes remaining but missed from just a few yards out. In the end, Dicker's header proved enough to seal Kilmarnock the points. 

Full-Time: Kilmarnock 1-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hladky, MacPherson, Broadfoot, McLoughlin, P.McGinn, S.McGinn (c), Foley, Magennis (Durmus 85), Andreu (Morias 73), Mullen, Obika
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Erhahon, Flynn, Henderson, Djorkaeff

Kilmarnock: Branescu, O'Donnell, Del Fabro (Thomas 81), Findlay (Bruce 25), Hamalainen, Power, Dicker (c), El Makrini, Millar (Burke 68), Brophy
Subs Not Used: Koprivec, Hendrie, Jackson, St Clair

Referee: William Collum
Assistant Referee: David McGeachie
Assistant Referee: Graham McNeillie
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine

Attendance: 6,389 (1,038 St Mirren fans)

Gallery pictures by Allan Picken © - Allan Picken Photography

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin gives his reaction after his side are narrowly beaten by Kilmarnock at Rugby Park after a late goal.

St Mirren head down to Rugby Park tomorrow to face Kilmarnock on match day 10 of the Ladbrokes Premiership. 

FORM

A 2-0 win over St Johnstone last weekend gave Saints their first league since August and moved Jim Goodwin's side up to ninth place in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

The Buddies have picked up eight points from their nine league matches this season with wins over Aberdeen & St Johnstone and draws against Hamilton and Hearts. 

After a slow start to the season, Kilmarnock have picked up form sitting in fifth place in the league with 14 points.

Angelo Alessio's side are unbeaten in their last three Premiership matches - drawing 0-0 with Ross County at the end of September before winning 1-0 away to Hearts and 2-1 at home against Livingston this month.

PREVIOUS

It was Rugby Park where St Mirren's 2018/19 season began last year in the Betfred Cup.

The Buddies picked up a point after a battling 0-0 draw, before winning the resultant penalty shoot-out to earn a bonus point.

However, Saints were edged out by Kilmarnock in all three league meetings between the two last season.

Saints' first league clash with Kilmarnock last season ended in controversial fashion. Adam Hammill had given St Mirren the lead before Alan Power equalised in the second-half. Aaron Tshibola's winner was questionable as there were doubts as to whether the ball crossed the line, while Simeon Jackson had a goal disallowed for offside as Saints looked for a leveller. 

2-1 was the scoreline when St Mirren went to Rugby Park the last time for league duty. Early goals from Stuart Findlay and Jordan Jones gave the Ayrshire side the points despite Simeon Jackson pulling a goal back. A late Liam Millar goal gave Killie a 1-0 win in March - the last time the two sides met.

The Buddies' last win at Rugby Park came on the final day of the 2012/13 season with John McGinn, Paul McGowan and Conor Newton scoring in a 3-1 victory, while the last win over Kilmarnock was in April 2015 at the Simple Digital Arena as St Mirren ran out 4-1 winners.

TEAM NEWS

Calum Waters is unavailable for selection due to his loan agreement with Kilmarnock.

Ryan Flynn could return to the squad after missing last weekend's win over St Johnstone with an injury, while Kyle McAllister is "touch and go" after missing out in Saints' last two matches with a back injury. Cody Cooke is back in full training, but tomorrow is still likely to be too soon for the English forward. 

Ex-Saint Simeon Jackson could make his Kilmarnock debut tomorrow after signing for the club on a short-term deal earlier this month.

MANAGER'S THOUGHTS

"The away form hasn't been good enough and for as tight and as unwilling as we've been to give anything away at home, we've been giving too many goals away from home. Hopefully we can do something about that at the weekend.

"Another clean sheet would be great and if we can be as creative and as free-flowing in the forward areas as we were in the second-half against St Johnstone then hopefully that will put a stop to that.

"Kilmarnock got off to a slow start there's no getting away from that, but they've certainly picked up some really important results now. 

"I don't think they get the credit they deserve at times. They are a better footballing team than people make out. 

"It's going to make for a very difficult task on Saturday. It's two very organised, hard to beat teams."

Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 26th October) St Mirren make the trip to Rugby Park for a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up with Kilmarnock.

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

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus for Kilmarnock will leave at 1:30pm.

Any remaining bus tickets are on sale from behind the bar.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus to Rugby Park will leave at 1:30pm from the Court Bar.

Non member tickets for the bus are on sale from the pub.

North End Travel Club

The bus to Kilmarnock will leave the Sneddon at 1:00pm.

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

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

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

* Students must show a valid matriculation card when purchasing concession tickets..

 Wheelchair/ambulant disabled will be charged at the appropriate price above with the carer getting admission free of charge.

Tickets for this match are on sale from the St Mirren Ticket Office up till 2:00pm on Friday 25th October.

Tickets will be available from 2pm on the day of the game at the Kilmarnock Fitness Centre Reception on Rugby Road (directly behind the away stand).

The St Mirren Ticket Office opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Fri, 25th Oct: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sat, 26th Oct: CLOSED

Additional Information for Travelling Fans

On Saturday (26th October), St Mirren make the short trip to Ayrshire to face Kilmarnock in a Ladbrokes Premiership match-up at Rugby Park.

The referee on Saturday is William Collum and he will be assisted by David McGeachie and Graham McNeillie. The Fourth Official will be Grant Irvine.

Please note that the drum will be permitted entry as long as Kilmarnock are allowed to search it and it also must be of a size that can be comfortably fitted through a turnstile.

Regarding flags, Kilmarnock allow banners to be fastened to unused blocks of seating, however, they are not permitted entry if on sticks or without proof of a fire retardant label.

We are pleased to announce that we are now offering digital/print at home tickets for matches at the Simple Digital Arena.

The process is straight forward with digital tickets accessed through your smfctickets.co.uk account.

To access digital tickets for home matches, please follow the below instructions. 

Step 1 - Go into your Account tab at the top of the page.

Step 2 - Select the Purchase History tab.

Step 3 -  Select the appropriate Transaction ID for the game you are attending.

Step 4 -  Scroll down and select the view button at the bottom right hand side of the page.

Step 5 -  Select the Download Digital Ticket and your ticket will be shown on the screen.

Step 6 -  Your ticket will look like this. 

Entry with our digital tickets is easy! When entering the stadium you simply put the barcode underneath the turnstile scanner's red illuminated beam and this will allow you entry as it would with a normal paper ticket. 

Please note - anyone who has any issues with digital tickets on match day is urged to contact their nearest steward.

St Mirren Reserves suffered a penalty shoot-out loss against Dundee United in the Reserve Cup this afternoon.

Allan McManus' side hosted United at the St Mirren Training Ground at Ralston and fought back from 2-0 down in the first-half to take the game to penalties. 

But Jamie Walker's sudden death spot-kick was saved by Deniz Mehmet. 

The Buddies came up against a strong United side who named ex-Saint Cammy Smith in their starting 11, along with the likes of Nicky Clark, Matty Smith, Adrian Sporle and Adam King. 

A lacklustre first-half performance saw Saints head into the interval 2-0 down thanks to a double from Matty Smith. 

Allan McManus responded by making three changes at the break with Lewis Jamieson, Matty Grant & Jay Henderson coming on for Josh Jack, Cammy MacPherson and Conor McBrearty. 

The changes paid dividends with Jamieson scoring twice in the space of 11 minutes to draw the Buddies level. Nick McAllister could have won the game late on, but headed wide from close range. 

And so it went to penalties. Scott Glover, Jay Henderson, Finlay Gray, Lewis Jamieson and Matthew Reilly all scored for Saints while Dean Lyness saved a penalty. But misses from Matty Grant and Jamie Walker saw the visitors win the shoot-out.

Up next for Saints in Group C is a trip to the Hibs Training Centre to face Hibernian on Tuesday 3rd December.

St Mirren: Lyness, MacPherson, Walker, Glover, Erhahon, Djorkaeff, McBrearty, Gray, Breadner, Jack
Subs: Law, Girvan, Henderson, Frew, Grant, Jamieson, Reilly

The St Mirren Reserves are in Reserve Cup action this afternoon as they play host Dundee United Reserves at the St Mirren Training Ground at Ralston.

Kick-off takes place at 2pm and entry is FREE so come along and show your support for the Young Buddies.

St Mirren Football Club is excited to announce its partnership with sports analytics firm SciSports.

St Mirren and SciSports will be collaborating in the field of player scouting. With the addition of SciSports’ data intelligence to the scouting department, the club is broadening its options in the recruitment process.

The advanced data models in SciSports’ football intelligence platform Insight will support St Mirren in finding the best suitable players and reducing risk purchases. Next to this, these models make a contribution to mapping potential acquisitions as quickly as possible.

The club will get access to a database with objective and statistically substantiated player insights of more than 90,000 players worldwide.

The collaboration with St Mirren is an example of the steps SciSports is making in the global football landscape. After recent success stories with clubs from other countries including Olympique Lyonnais, Ajax, Wolfsburg and Leeds United among others, SciSports are now entering the Scottish football market.

We are excited about the new partnership and look forward to a fruitful collaboration.

Jakko Slot, Head of Football at SciSports: "It's great that as of now we can say SciSports is active on the highest stage of Scottish football.

"We strongly believe this partnership will support the club in making the right decisions in the field of player acquisition.

"Furthermore, we will have a close look at St. Mirren's performances and are curious about their next-steps for the upcoming period."

Gus MacPherson, Technical Director of St Mirren, said: "We are delighted to be teaming up with SciSports as we look to enhance our recruitment model.

"Working with SciSports will allow us access to a large database of players and help us find new talent from a number of different markets.

"It’s an exciting partnership for both the club and SciSports and we are looking forward to working with them."

SciSports Insight
SciSports’ online platform ‘Insight’ offers applicable insights into more than 90,000 active players, 244 competitions and 3,698 clubs. Advanced data models offer insights into the quality, potential and influence of every player. With the ability to apply easy search filters and -functions, the platform is the ideal partner for the scouting department to operate in an effective and efficient way.

About SciSports
SciSports is one of the fastest growing sports analytics companies in the world and a leading provider of data intelligence for professional football organisations. The European Union named SciSports ‘European Unicorn’ and the HYPE Foundation named the company as the most innovative company in the world of football.