St Mirren suffered just a second defeat of the season as we fell to a 2-0 loss away to Kilmarnock in the William Hill Premiership.

First-half goals from David Watson and Marcus Dackers were enough to see Saints leave Rugby Park empty handed on a blustery Ayrshire day. The Buddies had plenty of the ball as they tried to find a way to take something back to Paisley, but failed to make Kilmarnock goalkeeper Max Stryjek work on a disappointing afternoon.  

Manager Stephen Robinson named the same starting 11 as the side that defeated Dundee at The SMiSA Stadium last Saturday. That meant Alex Gogic one again skippered the side in the absence of the injured pair of Mark O'Hara and Marcus Fraser. Keanu Baccus shook off an injury to take a place on the bench, while Killian Phillips made his 50th appearance for the Saints.

Saints started the better of the two sides, seeing more of the ball and forcing a half chance on five minutes. Gogic got his head on a Declan John corner, but glanced wide of the far post. Jonah Ayunga was presented an opportunity when a Shamal George goal kick carried all the way to the Kenyan forward who managed to make his way into the box. He eventually got it under control before seeing his strike blocked by George Stanger. 

The hosts took the lead from nowhere with Watson breaking the deadlock on 27 minutes. The home side hadn't looked much of a threat but won the ball in the midfield with Greg Kiltie lifting a ball over the top for Bruce Anderson. The striker raced away from Richard King before forcing a strong one-handed save from George. But Watson was quickest to react to the loose ball, slamming into the net.

Kilmarnock added a second nine minutes later when Dackers found himself unmarked in the area to bullet home a header from James Brown cross.

Saints' day would almost be summed up by a VAR check for a penalty coming to nothing just before the interval. King's header looked like it may have come off Robbie Deas' arm and the game was briefly halted for a check. No penalty was given. 

The manager reacted to the first-half showing with a triple substitution at the interval with Baccus, Conor McMenamin and Dan Nlundulu replacing King, Roland Idowu and Mikael Mandron. 

But it was Kilmarnock who threatened to extend their lead after the restart with Dackers forcing a good save from the feet of George. Anderson's follow up was blocked before Dackers eventually fired wide.

Saints would make another two changes with Malik Dijksteel and Evan Mooney being introduced in place of Liam Donnelly and Ayunga. The Buddies continued to have the bulk of possession, but failed to create anything that would give them a route into the match. Kilmarnock substitute Djenairo Daniels passed up a big opportunity to add a third heading into the final 10 minutes of the match when he was found in plenty of space inside the area, but he fired well over. 

Full-Time: Kilmarnock 2-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: George, King (Baccus 46), Gogic (c), Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Donnelly (Dijksteel 64), Idowu (McMenamin 46), John, Ayunga (Mooney 64), Mandron (Nlundulu 46)
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Taylor, Calvin

Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brown (Brannan 90), Mayo, Stanger, Deas, Thompson, Polworth (Lyons 65), Watson (Magennis 90), Kiltie (McKenzie 81), Dackers, Anderson (Daniels 65)
Subs: Beach, Williams, Tiffoney, Schilte-Brown

Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Ross Macleod
AR2: Brian Christie
Fourth Official: Daniel graves
VAR: Andrew Dallas

Attendance: 5,399 (861 St Mirren supporters)

Stephen Robinson has named an unchanged starting line-up for this afternoon's William Hill Premiership match away to Kilmarnock. 

Alex Gogic captains the side again in the absence of Mark O'Hara and Marcus Fraser. Keanu Baccus has recovered from an injury that kept him out of last weekend's win over Dundee, but he's only fit enough for a place on the substitutes bench. After scoring the winner last week, Killian Phillips makes his 50th St Mirren appearance this afternoon. 

Keanu Baccus returns to the squad after injury

Kilmarnock also named an unchanged 11 after they defeated Dundee United 2-0 in the William Hill Premiership last weekend. 

St Mirren: George, King, Gogic (c), Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Donnelly, Idowu, John, Ayunga, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Taylor, Baccus, McMenamin, Dijksteel, Calvin, Mooney, Nlundulu

Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brown, Mayo, Stanger, Deas, Thompson, Polworth, Watson, Kiltie, Dackers, Anderson
Subs: Beach, Williams, McKenzie, Lyons, Magennis, Tiffoney, Schilte-Brown, Brannan, Daniels

Stephen Robinson says that Saints' recent Premier Sports Cup victory over Kilmarnock will have no bearing on tomorrow afternoon's trip to Rugby Park. 

The Buddies defeated the Ayrshire side 5-3 on penalties after the two couldn't be separated following 120 minutes of action two weeks ago. 

But the gaffer has stressed that there's little between the sides as they get set to meet again, this time in William Hill Premiership action. 

"We go to Kilmarnock tomorrow and we know there’s nothing between the sides. There was nothing between us in the cup and nothing between us in the last two seasons. We know we have to do the same things time and time again.

Good teams do the simple things better than others and they continually do it. That’s what we have to reiterate."

"Stuart's [Kettlewell] done very well. They've got that cup game out their system with a fantastic result at Dundee United which is a difficult place to go to. I think it will be who comes out best on the day. 

"We have to do the simple things better than them and if we can get a result there then we'll put it down as a very good start."

Saints travel to Kilmarnock on the back of a 1-0 win over Dundee at The SMiSA Stadium that moved the Buddies to third place in the William Hill Premiership and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches. 

The key to that good start, the manager says, has been a defensive solidity that has seen Saints concede the second fewest goals in the league this season.

"I think it’s been a really good start," he said. "We’re seven unbeaten and I think we’ve lost one game in 18.

"As a manager and staff we’re really pleased with what we’ve got but we feel we could have more points.

"A couple of the decisions we’ve made could have went better for us but when we look on paper, we had a really, really difficult start and people said we would struggle. We haven’t. We’ve shown we can compete with everybody in this league and we’re in the semi-final of a cup.

"But that’s where you have to be very careful. You can’t let any complacency set in, you can’t think it’ll automatically happen and you’ll turn up and win football matches.

Everything's built on solidity. If you're hard to break down and you're hard to beat, then it's a good starting point."

"We've made numerous changes. The goalkeeper, Shamal [George], has come in and been fantastic for us.

"We've created real assets in Jayden Richardson, Richard King – who'll go to the World Cup – Miguel Freckleton, added with the guys who were already there. The new players have settled in really well.

"I believe there's so much more to come from them. They're just getting their confidence."

The manager also gave an update on injured trio Mark O'Hara, Marcus Fraser and Keanu Baccus who all missed out last week. 

"Marcus has made brilliant progress as we thought he'd be a real long one so credit to the medical staff. He's back running but won't be available for tomorrow. 

"Mark has had an injection in his foot and it's a little bit slower but we're hopeful he'll be fit for after the international break. 

"Keanu has surprised all of us. He's had his scan and we were a little bit wary of it. He may join in little bits and pieces of training and we'll see how he reacts to that before making a decision."

Mark O'Hara and Marcus Fraser are back running but won't feature tomorrow

Saints are on the road in the William Hill Premiership as we face Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

The Buddies face Stuart Kettlewell's side in Ayrshire just two weeks after our Premier Sports Cup triumph over Killie. 

Match Details

Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 4th October 2025
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale online. Tickets are priced at £27 for adults, £22 for concessions, £15 for U18s and £10 for U16s. St Mirren supporters will be housed in the Chadwick Stand. 

To purchase ambulant and carer tickets please contact the Kilmarnock ticketing team directly. To reserve wheelchair accessible and carer tickets please contact Kilmarnock's disabled supporters' representatives direct. 

Click HERE for full ticket information. 

Supporter Info

• There is NO available space for parking cars or supporter buses within the stadium boundary. Supporter buses should park in Burnside Street (KA1 4EU) or Holmquarry Road (KA1 4DA), Kilmarnock resulting in a short 10 minute walk to the stadium.
• Please note that there are roadworks with temporary traffic lights on Dundonald Road so please remember this when travelling but it should not impact those supporters coming of the bypass towards the stadium.
• Plenty of on street parking, for cars, is available in the vicinity of the stadium but Kilmarnock FC would ask all supporters to be mindful of their neighbours.
• Turnstiles will open 2pm and we will be housed in the Chadwick Stand. Please sit in allocated seats.
• Kiosks are card payments only. There is no cash facility.
• Flags should be within regulations and must have a fire certificate. No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Flags can be laid across any empty seats in the lower tier and the stewards will facilitate this.
• One small megaphone and one extendable pole will be in trial use for this game.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed. Strictly no pyro. 
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed.
• No surfing banners allowed.
• Searching will be in place and drum will be searched.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• St Mirren fans will be made welcome in the Park Hotel (adjacent to the stadium) prior to and after the match. The hotel can be very busy on a match day and there are various events taking place within. The hotel car park is strictly for hotel patrons only.
• There are a number of other local establishments (within walking distance) who will welcome visiting fans e.g. Kadekoi Bar (KA1 2QS), First Edition (KA1 1HA), The Garage Leisure Complex (KA1 2DD), Wheatshef Inn (KA1 1JG), Saltire Bar (KA1 2AH), Burns Inn (KA1 2DQ).

How to Follow

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 as part of their subscription, with live audio coverage for UK based subscribers.

St Mirren face Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in our final match before the October international break. 

It's a quick return to Ayrshire for Stephen Robinson and his men following our Premier Sports Cup quarter-final victory at Rugby Park a little under two weeks ago. 

Match Details

Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 4th October 2025
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: Rugby Park

Tickets

Tickets for Saturday's match are on sale online. Tickets are priced at £27 for adults, £22 for concessions, £15 for U18s and £10 for U16s. St Mirren supporters will be housed in the Chadwick Stand.

Click HERE for full ticket information. 

Form

Saturday's 1-0 win over Dundee saw St Mirren make it two victories on the bounce in the William Hill Premiership. Killian Phillips' fifth goal of the season gave Saints all three points and saw Stephen Robinson's men move into third place in the league. 

The Buddies prevailed on penalties when we visited Rugby Park in the Premier Sports Cup less than two weeks ago. A 2-2 draw after 90 minutes saw the game go to extra-time and penalties with Saints coming out on top. 

Stephen Robinson's side are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions and have lost just one of their last 18 matches. 

Kilmarnock picked up their first William Hill Premiership victory of the season last weekend after an impressive 2-0 win away to Dundee United. Goals from Bruce Anderson and Robbie Deas saw Stuart Kettlewell's side pick up three points at Tannadice. 

Killie's first Premiership win sees them sit two points behind Saints in the table. Despite just one win, they have drawn four of their league matches this season with their solitary defeat, like Saints, coming against Celtic. 

St Mirren celebrate penalty shoot-out win over Kilmarnock (Image: Allan Picken)

The Officials

The referee on Saturday is Nick Walsh. Andrew Dallas is the VAR.

We are looking for part-time bar and waiting staff for our busy hospitality areas on matchday and weekend functions. 

Job: Hospitality and Functions

Location: The SMiSA Stadium
Job Type: Part-Time

Hours: Flexible, weekend working
Salary: Hourly rate of pay is the living wage
Reports To: Commercial Manager

Job Summary:

We are looking for part-time bar and waiting staff for our busy hospitality areas on matchday and weekend functions. We are looking for enthusiastic, confident and hard-working people who can work flexible shifts. Ideal candidates will have experience in the hospitality trade and be available to work most weekends. 

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to commercial@stmirren.com. The closing date for applications is Friday 10th October 2025. 

St Mirren travel to Rugby Park on Saturday 4th October to face Kilmarnock in the William Hill Premiership and tickets are on sale online. 

More than 2,200 Buddies followed Saints in our Premier Sports Cup quarter-final away to Kilmarnock last week and we make a quick return to Ayrshire, this time in league duty.

St Mirren supporters will once again be housed in the Chadwick Stand. 

Kilmarnock v St Mirren
William Hill Premiership
Venue: Rugby Park
Date: Saturday 4th October 2025
Kick-off: 3pm

Ticket prices are as follows:

* 65+, under-21s
**One free with any full paying over 18. You must contact the Kilmarnock Ticket Office prior to purchase to arrange. Max one per full paying over 18. Please note this must be done 24 hours prior to matchday. 

Ambulant and carer tickets - £25 (carer free of charge if in receipt of carer's allowance)
U18 Ambulant and carer tickets - £15 (carer free of charge if in receipt of carer's allowance)

To purchase ambulant and carer tickets please contact the Kilmarnock ticketing team directly.

Email: tickets@kilmarnock.co.uk
Tel: 01563 545 311

To reserve wheelchair accessible and carer tickets please contact Kilmarnock's disabled supporters' representatives direct; 

Peter Orr - 07759 616 945 
peterorr45@yahoo.co.uk 

Mae Orr - 07909 713 098

Please note the away support will be situated in the Chadwick Stand only. If an away supporters purchases a home end ticket they will be denied entry. Tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and T&C's apply. 

St Mirren made it two wins from two in the William Hill Premiership and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches.

Killian Phillips' first-half goal was the difference as Stephen Robinson's men moved into third place in the William Hill Premiership.

The manager was forced into two changes from the side that defeated Kilmarnock on penalties in the Premier Sports Cup last week. Captain Mark O'Hara and Keanu Baccus missed out with injury so Liam Donnelly came in for his first Saints start, while Roland Idowu was in from the beginning. 

The day started with a minute's applause to pay our respects to Saints legend Jimmy Bone who sadly passed away at the age of 75 earlier this month. 

A scrappy start at the rain-soaked SMiSA Stadium saw the Buddies with the majority of possession in the opening stages but they only had a long-range strike from Idowu that flew over to show for it. 

Drey Wright forced a good save from Shamal George on 18 minutes with a fierce strike from the edge of the area that was pushed wide by the Saints stopper. 

Alex Gogic, who had taken the captain's armband, had the Buddies' best early opportunity on 22 minutes. Killian Phillips' throw-in bobbed about before falling to Idowu who forced it back to Gogic on the edge of the area. The Cypriot defender got a lot of power behind the effort, but Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken was able to hold the low shot.

Saints started to take more of a grip on the match and came close to finding the opener twice inside the space of a minute. Jonah Ayunga forced a good save from McCracken who was at full-stretch to turn away the forward's shot from 20 yards. A minute later, Ayunga again got in behind the Dee defence. This time he rolled it back to Idowu who curled agonisingly wide of the far post from the edge of the box.

The deadlock was broken six minutes before the break with Killian Phillips netting his fifth goal of the season. The Irishman was on hand to turn home from six yards as he got the final touch on Mandron's strike to score his first league goal of 2025/26.

There was little to report in the opening 15 minutes after the restart. Ethan Hamilton's vicious strike was  However, Saints could have added a second just after the hour mark when a good switch from Freckleton found Richardson down the right-hand side. The wing-back played a dangerous low ball across the face, but no one in black and white could get on the end of it. 

The manager made his first change of the game on 68 minutes when Saints youth academy graduate Fraser Taylor was introduced in place of Donnelly. That was followed by the double substitution of Conor McMenamin and Dan Nlundulu who replaced Idowu and Ayunga on 75 minutes. 

The game was fizzling out, but with 1-0 a precarious lead Saints were searching for a second to kill it off and nearly did so heading into stoppage time. Phillips stole the ball off a Dundee defender deep in the Dee half and drove forward before cracking a shot just wide of the mark from 20 yards. Dundee would try to force pressure with some late corners, but the Saints defence stood strong to ensure a clean sheet and three points.

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-0 Dundee

St Mirren: George, King, Gogic (c), Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Donnelly (Taylor 68), Idowu (McMenamin 75), John (Tanser 86), Ayunga (Nlundulu 75), Mandron
Subs Not Used: Mullen, Calvin, Dijksteel, Sobowale, Mooney

Dundee: McCracken, Wright (Yogane 83), Astley, C. Robertson (c), Graham (Koumetio 83), Congreve, F.Robertson (Jones 89), Hamilton, Samuels, Hay (Acquah 75), Westley
Subs Not Used: O'Hara, Ingram, Donnelly, Galabov, Reilly

Referee: Matthew MacDermid
AR1: Gordon Crawford
AR2: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Alastair Grieve
VAR: Calum Scott

Attendance: 6,382

Stephen Robinson has named his starting line-up for this afternoon's William Hill Premiership fixture against Dundee. 

Saints return to The SMiSA Stadium for the first time in over a month and the manager makes two changes from the side that progressed to the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup last weekend. Captain Mark O'Hara and Keanu Baccus drop out due to injury and they're replaced by Liam Donnelly and Roland Idowu. Donnelly, who made his Saints debut off the bench last week, makes his first start for the Buddies since signing in the summer.  

Alex Gogic takes the captain's armband this afternoon with both O'Hara and vice captain Marcus Fraser unavailable. 

Alex Gogic captains Saints this afternoon

Mikael Mandron is available after a worry over a toe injury sustained in last week's match. The forward has netted two in two with last Friday's opening goal his 25th for Saints. 

Dundee captain Simon Murray misses out for the visitors. The forward has scored four goals in his previous two matches against St Mirren but isn't in the squad this afternoon. Clark Robertson is the Dees' captain.

St Mirren: George, King, Gogic (c), Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Donnelly, Idowu, John, Ayunga, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, McMenamin, Nlundulu, Calvin, Dijksteel, Sobowale, Taylor, Mooney

Dundee: McCracken, Wright, Astley, C. Robertson (c), Graham, Congreve, F.Robertson, Hamilton, Samuels, Hay, Westley
Subs: O'Hara, Koumetio, Ingram, Donnelly, Acquah, Yogane, Galabov, Jones, Reilly

St Mirren are back at The SMiSA Stadium for the first time in over a month as we play host to Dundee in the William Hill Premiership.

St Mirren vs Dundee
William Hill Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 27th September 2025
Kick-off: 3pm

The match day officials for Saturday's match are as follows:

Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
VAR: Calum Scott

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 3pm and season tickets are valid for the match. Full instructions on how to download and use the Future Ticketing digital app can be found HERE.

The St Mirren Ticket Office is open on matchday from 11am until just after kick-off (3pm). The match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale UNTIL KICK-OFF (subject to availability).

Away tickets are being sold directly by Dundee. There are NO tickets available for away supporters at The SMiSA Stadium. 

Turnstiles will open to supporters on matchday from 2pm. Supporters should arrive early to avoid delays. Supporters should be respectful of each other and remain within their allocated seats. Please do not stand in non-seated areas.

Supporters should also note that there is no access between the West and North Stands.

Ticket Information

Supporter Information

A minute's applause will take place prior to kick-off as we pay our respects to St Mirren Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Bone who sadly passed away earlier this month. Jimmy was part of the side that won the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1980 and made 174 appearances for the Saints as well as spells as assistant manager and manager. 

Supporters travelling to the match should be aware of ongoing major bridge refurbishment on the M8 at Junction 26 (Hillington Interchange) causing delays. As always, please plan your journey accordingly.

We're bringing some magic to The Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand with a magician and face painters before kick-off. We'll also have our #Saints1stGoal, Bung a Baw and Spot the Ball challenges too!

Car Parking

The club would like to remind supporters of parking restrictions in and around The SMiSA Stadium on matchdays. Please click here for the full update.

A limited number of matchday parking passes for Saturday's match are available to buy online. These are available in the White Car Park. Please note all parking must now be bought in advance, there will no longer be matchday cash on the gate sales for car parking. 

Seasonal car park passes are sold out. 

Red Zone - South

For Hospitality Patrons and Home Disabled Supporters Seasonal Passes Only. 

To enter/exit Greenhill Road. 

Black Zone - Southwest

For The Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand and Main Stand Patrons.

To enter/exit via Drums Avenue. 

White Zone - West

For West Stand Patrons Seasonal Passes and those with matchday pass. Home disabled supporters in bays behind West Stand.

To enter/exit via Ferguslie Park Avenue.

Yellow Zone - North West

Away disabled supporters in bays behind the 4G pitch.

To enter/exit via Ferguslie Park Avenue.

Post Match

Drivers should not encroach onto pedestrian areas while fans are exiting the stadium.

How to Follow

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 as part of their subscription, while UK based subscribers can listen to live audio commentary.

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