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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Referee
D. Dickinson
Form

Recent form

Kilmarnock
57Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · 0 goal difference

ST Mirren
4Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-0D-5L · -12 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
ST Mirren or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs ST Mirren or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 68% confidence — a solid call.

68%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Kilmarnock host ST Mirren at Rugby Park looking to halt a difficult start to the Premiership campaign. The home side occupy 12th place in the table after losing each of their opening three league fixtures, conceding 13 goals in the process, including heavy home defeats against Celtic and Dundee United.

In contrast, ST Mirren arrive in strong form and occupy second place in the division with seven points from three matches. They have scored six goals across those games, led by striker K. Phillips who has found the net three times already this season, and recently shared points in a 3-3 draw against Motherwell.

While Kilmarnock hold a strong historical record in this fixture with four wins and a draw across their last five home meetings with ST Mirren, the contrasting early-season momentum gives the visitors an excellent platform to compete.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Kilmarnock at homeST Mirren away
5
Played
5
1-1-3
W-D-L
2-0-3
1
Scored /game
0.8
2.6
Conceded /game
1.8
0%
Clean sheets
40%
40%
Failed to score
40%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 1.8 goals per game (Kilmarnock at home plus ST Mirren away).

Players

Key players this season

Kilmarnock

  • G. Kiltie3G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
5ST JohnstonePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9012
6Dundee UtdPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9-112
7AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)9011
8ST MirrenPremiership (Relegation Group)9-810
9FalkirkPremiership (Relegation Group)9-39
10MotherwellPremiership (Relegation Group)9-58
11KilmarnockPremiership (Relegation Group)9-108
12HibernianPremiership (Relegation Group)9-57
History

Head-to-head

5
Kilmarnock
3
Draws
2
ST Mirren

Kilmarnock have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.0 goals a game.

  • 2026-09-02Kilmarnock0-1ST Mirren
  • 2026-05-09ST Mirren0-3Kilmarnock
  • 2026-02-11Kilmarnock4-3ST Mirren
  • 2025-12-27ST Mirren0-0Kilmarnock
  • 2025-10-04Kilmarnock2-0ST Mirren
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
ST Mirren or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals
68%
Both must land · no better than

ST Mirren or Draw — 74% confidence

ST Mirren have taken seven points from their opening three Premiership matches, recording two victories and a draw while scoring twice per game on average. Kilmarnock have lost all three league fixtures so far and have allowed an average of 4.33 goals against per game. Backing the visitors to avoid defeat aligns well with the sharp difference in early-season form.

Over 2.5 Goals — 68% confidence

Defensive vulnerabilities for Kilmarnock have led to high totals in their games, with 13 goals conceded across three league matches. ST Mirren have also been productive in front of goal, averaging two goals scored per league outing. Furthermore, the last ten meetings between these sides have averaged 3.6 total goals per fixture.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
ST Mirren or Draw
74%
Confidence

ST Mirren have taken seven points from their opening three Premiership matches, recording two victories and a draw while scoring twice per game on average. Kilmarnock have lost all three league fixtures so far and have allowed an average of 4.33 goals against per game. Backing the visitors to avoid defeat aligns well with the sharp difference in early-season form.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
Confidence

Defensive vulnerabilities for Kilmarnock have led to high totals in their games, with 13 goals conceded across three league matches. ST Mirren have also been productive in front of goal, averaging two goals scored per league outing. Furthermore, the last ten meetings between these sides have averaged 3.6 total goals per fixture.

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Published September 1, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.