St Mirren look to get back to winning ways on Sunday as the Buddies host Queen of the South at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Saints had won seven of their previous eight matches before losing 3-0 to Dunfermline at East End Park last weekend.
The Buddies went into Saturday's top of the table clash full of confidence, but were undone by the Pars with goals from Declan McManus, David Hopkirk and Callum Morris knocking St Mirren off top spot.
By comparison, Sunday's visitors will be looking to put their 2-1 defeat at home to Morton last Saturday behind them. Ross Forbes and Jai Quitongo had the Renfrewshire side ahead before veteran Derek Lyle pulled a goal back for the Doonhamers. It wasn't enough though as Queens' second league defeat of the season saw them drop out of the play-off positions after a bright start to the season.
Gary Naysmith's side started the campaign with a 4-1 win at home to Brechin City, before losing to Dundee United the following weekend. However, they went on a good run of form after that defeat at Tannadice, winning their next four matches before a 2-2 draw with Livingston and last weekend's loss against Morton.
The Buddies and the Doonhamers shared two wins each in the four meetings between the two last season. Funnily enough though, neither side was able to win at home as Saints lost both of their meetings against Queens at the Paisley 2021 Stadium last season. The first match saw the Dumfries side overcome St Mirren by 3-1 in September with Stephen Dobbie scoring after a Derek Lyle brace.
St Mirren's first league win of last season came on a midweek trip to Palmerston in December. Dobbie opened the scoring for the home side, but Saints pegged them back just three minutes later when Kyle Magennis scored his first ever St Mirren goal. Dobbie scored again just before half time to put Queens ahead at the interval. The Buddies pulled level near the hour mark when Ben Gordon's effort was deflected beyond Lee Robinson. With the game in its dying embers, Stevie Mallan curled home from the edge of the box to send the travelling Saints support wild as St Mirren finally picked up a league win.
Queen of the South would gain a measure of revenge the next time they faced St Mirren around a month later. Naysmith's side were clinical as Dobbie scored once again to put them ahead before the break with a late goal from loanee Joe Thomson followed up by a Gary MacKenzie own goal sealing an emphatic 3-0 win for the Doonhamers.
The last meeting of the two came in March with Saints fighting for their lives in the Ladbrokes Championship. The Buddies put on a big performance under pressure with Stevie Mallan and Rory Loy giving Saints a deserved 2-0 win at Palmerston.
Saints will be without Gregor Buchanan and Adam Eckersley for Sunday's match after the pair saw red against Dunfermline last weekend. Emergency loan signing Jamie McCart is available and goes into the squad, while long term absentees Harry Davis, Gary MacKenzie and Kyle Magennis remain sidelined.
If results go St Mirren's way on Saturday then a win could put the Buddies back to the top of the pile come full time on Sunday. Queens know that if they come out on top on Sunday that they will go back into the play-off spots.
