St Mirren travel to Maryhill tomorrow as they face Partick Thistle in the Betfred Cup.
It's been a mixed bag for Saints in their first two matches with one win and one loss.
The Buddies opened their Betfred Cup campaign with a 4-1 win away to Stranraer last weekend. Ex-St Mirren midfielder Scott Agnew gave the Blues an early lead before goals from Gavin Reilly, Ross Stewart and Lewis Morgan had Saints ahead at the interval. Gregor Buchanan scored his first St Mirren goal early in the second half to put the game beyond doubt and seal three points.
Livingston came to the Paisley 2021 Stadium on Tuesday night and left with all three points after a second minute strike from Dale Carrick secured the Lions a 1-0 victory over the Buddies.
Premiership opponents Partick have only played one match in the Betfred Cup so far - a 1-1 draw with Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena last Saturday. Chris Erskine gave the Jags the lead on 14 minutes, with Keaghan Jacobs equalising for the hosts a minute into the second half. The match went to penalties with Livi picking up the bonus point after goalkeeper Neil Alexander saved from Christie Elliot, Blair Spittal and Kris Doolan.
Alan Archibald hasn't had too much to do in the transfer market thus far. The Thistle manager has recruited Blair Spittal from Dundee United and signed Niall Keown permanently from Reading after a successful loan spell at the club last season. 19 year-old prospect Jamie Sneddon has also joined from Cowdenbeath.
Strikers David Amoo and Ade Adeez both left the Jags to join Cambridge United, while highly thought of defender Liam Lindsay departed the Glasgow club to join English Championship side Barnsley. Sean Welsh also departed the club after five years when his contract expired.
Tomorrow's meeting will be the first time the two have met since Partick defeated Saints 2-1 at the Paisley 2021 Stadium in January 2016 to reach the last 16 of the Scottish Cup. Second half goals from Dan Seaborne and David Amoo put the Jags in control and a late Keith Watson strike for Saints was nothing more than a consolation.
The last time the two faced each other at Firhill came over two years ago when Ryan Stevenson, Kris Doolan and Steven Lawless gave the home side an emphatic 3-0 win in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
The Jags also came out on top the last time the teams met in the League Cup. An extra time goal from Nathan Eccleston in September 2014 was enough to secure a 1-0 for Alan Archibald's side and saw them progress to the quarter finals.
Saints did win at Firhill in league competition in 2015 when an early James Dayton goal saw the Buddies triumph 1-0.
A win for St Mirren tomorrow would give qualification hopes a real shot in the arm ahead of the final match of Group H against Airdrieonians on Saturday 29th July. For Partick, they'll be looking to ensure that they don't fall further behind in their bid to reach the last 16 of the competition.
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