In this week 7 match, on Sun Sep 11th, St. Mirren and Hearts will play a match in Edinburgh in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 4th placed Hearts, recorded a 0-1 loss against Livingston. Cristian Montano struck first for Livingston in the 28th minute on a feed from Jason Holt, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hearts couldn’t manage to score, and Livingston took the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed St. Mirren is fresh off their 0-3 loss against St. Johnstone. Nicholas Clark struck first for St. Johnstone in the 26th minute, then Drey Wright added another in the 66th minute In the end, St. Mirren was frustrated by St. Johnstone’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St. Johnstone ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Mirren is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Hearts won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
St. Mirren’s top weapon lately has been Curtis Main, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Lawrence Shankland has been the most effective weapon for Hearts lately. The Scotish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.