St. Mirren vs Hearts Prediction: Expect few goals in this game

Paisley 2021 Stadium hosts this championship group Scottish Premiership encounter between St. Mirren and Hearts. In their last meeting, Hearts were victorious on the road in a game that ended 1-2. Can the hosts, St. Mirren, take a point from this one?

St. Mirren ended on the losing end the previous weekend against Kilmarnock, suffering a 0-1 defeat. In the meantime, the prior game to that encounter saw St. Mirren pick up a 1-3 win over Dundee FC, while they lost consecutive games to Hearts, Celtic and Rangers. St. Mirren scored five goals in that game while conceding nine.

Hearts secured a 3-0 win over Dundee FC last weekend, ending a three-game winless run. Kenneth Vargas put this side in the lead in the 35th minute in that game. However, the second-half goals from Alan Forrest Lawrence Shankland were what this team needed to achieve maximum points. In the meantime, their prior games to that win saw Hearts lose to Rangers and Celtic while they drew Kilmarnock. Hearts have accumulated 66 points this season from 36 league games, positioning them 3rd in the league standings.

In the last five games between these sides, Hearts won two, while St. Mirren won two. However, one other encounter ended in a 2-2 draw. St. Mirren scored six goals in those matches, while Hearts scored six.

This will be a competitive game, which is expected to be close. Hearts are the better side at the moment, while St. Mirren have struggled in most of their matches. We can expect both teams to be precarious here, and with a need to avoid a defeat, we could be in for a low-scoring draw game.