Match Preview: St Mirren v Dunfermline

Match Preview: St Mirren v Dunfermline

St Mirren are back at the Paisley 2021 Stadium this weekend as Allan Johnston's Dunfermline come to town. 

Tomorrow's clash with the Pars will be the 200th St Mirren match played at the Paisley 2021 Stadium since it opened back in 2009. In the 199 matches played at the Greenhill Road Stadium, Saints have won 67, drawn 59 and lost 73, scoring 263 goals and conceding 250 in the process. Three of those 67 wins have come against Dunfermline with the Buddies also drawing twice and losing once to the Pars since making the move from Love Street.

Saints bounced back from a 1-0 defeat to Dumbarton at home two weeks ago to beat Brechin City 2-1 at Glebe Park last Saturday. Gavin Reilly netted his 17th goal of the season to give St Mirren the lead on 20 minutes. Ex-Alloa striker Isaac Layne levelled for the division's bottom side on 28 minutes. But Cammy Smith was fouled by City goalkeeper Graeme Smith just after the hour mark with the Saints forward stepping up to score from the spot to seal three important points for St Mirren.

Meanwhile, Dunfermline have failed to win in their last six league matches with just one win from their last nine Ladbrokes Championship matches. That form has saw the Championship contenders fall from the top of the league while last Saturday's 5-2 loss at home to Queen of the South saw the Pars drop out of the play-off spots for the first time this season.

They do, however, have a good recent record against St Mirren having not lost any of the last seven league meetings between the two. The only clash between this two this season saw the Buddies made a trip to Fife back in September. It was a disappointing afternoon for Saints as they fell to a 3-0 defeat to the Pars with goals from Declan McManus, David Hopkirk and Callum Morris easing the home side to victory. 

Dunfermline came out on top of two of the four matches against Saints last season - a 4-3 win at East End Park and a 1-0 triumph at the Paisley 2021 Stadium. Saints took a point in the final two meetings of the season as a Gary MacKenzie header in the second half helped the Buddies to a 1-1 draw before both battled out a stalemate in Paisley in March. 

St Mirren's last win over Dunfermline came in October 2015 in the Challenge Cup. Allan Johnston's side were flying high in League One at the time but a double from Stevie Mallan, along with goals from Calum Gallagher and Scott Agnew gave The Buddies a decisive 4-0 win.  

Tomorrow's match will likely be a tight affair with Saints aiming to keep up their good form and keep the pressure on league leaders Dundee United. Despite their dip in form, the Pars have a strong side with players such as Declan McManus, Nicky Clark and Kallum Higginbotham likely to cause problems as the Pars look to give their season a shot in the arm. 

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