St Mirren and St Johnstone meet in Scottish Premiership matchup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 7, 2026, 3:33 PM
Last updated Aug 7, 2026
St Mirren faces St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership today. St Mirren aims to win their opening two matches for the first time since the 2023-24 season. Recent form shows that St Mirren has lost four of their last five home league games against newly-promoted teams. St Johnstone won their last meeting with St Mirren 1-0 in February 2025 and are looking for back-to-back wins to start this season, a feat they haven't achieved since 2017-18. Jamie Gullan recorded two assists in St Johnstone's opening match against Kilmarnock last weekend.
- •St Mirren lost four of five home games against promoted teams recently.
- •St Johnstone's last league meeting with St Mirren ended 1-0 in their favor.
- •St Mirren is seeking to win their first two Premiership matches since 2023-24.
- •Jamie Gullan made an impact with two assists in St Johnstone's last match.
- •St Johnstone last achieved consecutive wins to start a season in 2017-18.
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"St Mirren have lost four of their past five home league games against newly-promoted opponents, winning the other 1-0 against Livingston in December 2025. St Johnstone won their last league meeting with St Mirren 1-0 in February 2025 but have not beaten the Buddies successively in the Scottish Premiership since March 2019 (five in a row). St Mirren are looking to win their opening two Premiership matches in a season for the first time since 2023-24, when they eventually finished fifth.
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