In this week 15 match, on Saturday Nov 27th, Hearts and St. Mirren will play a match in Edinburgh in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Hearts recorded a 0-2 loss against Motherwell. Connor Shields scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 23rd minute, then Ricky Lamie added another in the 66th minute In the end, Hearts couldn’t muster any offence and Motherwell ran away with 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 1-1 draw against Livingston. Jamie McGrath struck first for St. Mirren in the 68th minute on a feed from Richard Tait, then Nicky Devlin tied it up for Livingston in the 88th minute earning Livingston at least a draw. St. Mirren is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
St. Mirren and Hearts last played eachother at the The Smisa Stadium on the 7th of August. Hearts took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Andy Halliday struck first for Hearts in the 16th minute, then Liam Boyce added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Mackay-Steven.
St. Mirren’s most prolific scorer has been Eamonn Brophy. The Scotish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Hearts is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with John Souttar and Ben Woodburn each having 2 goals in their last five.