ST Mirren vs Hibernian Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this Scottish Premiership clash between ST Mirren and Hibernian. The Buddies are sitting mid-table in 8th, while the Hibees are flying high in 3rd, but don't let that league position fool you - this could be tighter than a Scotsman's wallet!

ST Mirren have been a bit up and down lately, haven't they? They put four past Motherwell in the League Cup, which was proper decent, but then they're losing 1-0 to Aberdeen and 3-1 to Dundee Utd. They did manage a cracking 2-2 draw with Hearts though, so they've got some fight in them. At home, they're averaging exactly a goal scored and a goal conceded per game - not exactly setting the heather alight, but not terrible either.

Hibernian, on the other hand, are the draw kings of Scotland! Five draws in their last ten games, including some proper entertaining ones like 3-3 with Dundee Utd and 2-2 with Livingston. They can score goals, no doubt about it, but they also seem to have a soft spot for sharing the points. Away from home, they're only netting one goal per game on average, which isn't great.

When these two have met before, it's been pretty even stevens. Four wins each and four draws overall, though ST Mirren have only managed one win at home against them. The last meeting was a 1-1 draw, and looking at the recent head-to-heads, both teams tend to find the net.

Both sides are pretty generous at the back - ST Mirren have kept just two clean sheets in ten games, and Hibernian have the same record. Six of ST Mirren's last ten have seen both teams score, and five of Hibernian's have too. When you look at the recent results, both teams are getting on the scoresheet regularly.

The odds for both teams to score are sitting at 1.70, which looks about right to me. Neither defense is exactly watertight, and both have shown they can put the ball in the onion bag. With Hibs loving their draws and ST Mirren being hit-and-miss at home, I reckon we'll see goals at both ends.