Kilmarnock welcome St. Mirren at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Saturday, Jan 9 at 4:00 PM in a Premiership fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 0 points split them in the table.

Kilmarnock come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5). St. Mirren are struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), making this a relatively even contest on current form.

History strongly favours Kilmarnock here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against St. Mirren, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in St. Mirren won 1–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Kilmarnock a slight edge, but St. Mirren are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.