Kilmarnock vs ST Mirren — Tips & Analysis

Over 2.5: Kilmarnock cannot keep the ball out right now. Their three league games this season finished 0-4 to Dundee Utd, 1-5 to Celtic and 3-4 at St Johnstone. They sit bottom with no points and a -9 goal difference, and 11 of their last 18 games had 3 or more goals. Their games have just over 3 goals in them on average. Defender Robbie Deas is expected to miss out with an ankle injury, which does not help a back line that is already letting in goals. St Mirren arrive second in the table on 7 points and they score almost 2 goals a game on the road. They come in off a 3-3 tie at home with Motherwell, so they are in the mood too. Put a defence that is picked apart every week against a side that is scoring freely and goals should follow. Kilmarnock do score at Rugby Park as well, so this points to goals at both ends. A 1-2 St Mirren win is the likely result, and that is the busy sort of night we want. The caution is the history. The last 20 meetings averaged almost 3 goals, and Kilmarnock are unbeaten in the last five against St Mirren, a run that includes a 0-0 and a 2-0. St Mirren are also on a three-day turnaround and may change the team. We still expect the goals to come.