Preview: St Mirren vs Aberdeen - prediction, team news, lineups

Stephen Robinson returns to the SMISA Stadium on Saturday as his Aberdeen side take on former club St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.

The hosts are 10th in the table with 27 points from 31 games, with the visitors three points ahead in ninth spot.

Match preview

St Mirren have had a disappointing Scottish Premiership campaign, dropping from a sixth-placed finish last term to battling for their top-flight survival this season.

The Saints are 10th in the standings with 27 points from 31 games, after six wins, nine draws and 16 defeats, leaving them only above 10th-placed Kilmarnock in the relegation playoff place on goal difference.

With just seven league games remaining, divided between the pre and post-split campaign, St Mirren will be desperate to put together a strong run and ensure their Scottish Premiership survival.

St Mirren do head into this match in good spirits following a 2-1 win over Falkirk in their last outing before the international break, and interim boss Craig McLeish will be eager to build on that win on Saturday.

More is at stake on Saturday than just St Mirren's survival though, as they are set to reunite with former boss Robinson, who guided the Saints to the Scottish League Cup trophy earlier this term before departing to Aberdeen in March.

Robinson has had a far from ideal start to life at his new club, denied a win in his opening game by an 89th-minute equaliser against Falkirk, followed by a disappointing 4-1 defeat to Rangers last time out.

Those results extended Aberdeen's disastrous winless streak to seven matches across all competitions, while they have also failed to triumph in any of their last eight league games.

Consequently, Aberdeen have fallen to ninth in the table with just a three point lead over 11th and 10th place, meaning Saturday's result could prove pivotal to their survival fight.

Aberdeen have had the better of this fixture in 2025-26, beating St Mirren 1-0 at the SMISA Stadium in October 2025 before battling out a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Pittodrie in December 2025.

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Team News

St Mirren are dealing with injuries to Malik Djiksteel, Keanu Baccus and Marcus Fraser.

After securing a much-needed win in their last game before the international break, McLeish could decide to name an unchanged starting side on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Aberdeen are dealing with injury issues to Mats Knoester, Kristers Tobers, Nick Suman, Tom McIntyre and Nicky Devlin.

Robinson may opt to make numerous changes following the 4-1 loss to Rangers, meaning the likes of Alexander Jensen, Topi Keskinen and Marko Lazetic could start.

St Mirren possible starting lineup:

George; Gogic, Freckleton, Donnelly; O'Hara, Phillips, Devaney, Campbell, Tanser; N'Lundulu, Young

Aberdeen possible starting lineup:

Mitov; Milne, Morrison, Molloy; Jensen, Geiger, Aremu, Palaversa, Gyamfi; Nisbet, Lazetic

We say: St Mirren 2-1 Aberdeen

St Mirren will be boosted after their win last time out, while the return of former manager Robinson will give further motivation, and combined with Aberdeen's ongoing struggles, we are backing the hosts to win here.

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