Livingston v St Mirren: basement side seek lift as visitors aim to halt slide | OneFootball

Livingston host St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Livingston, with the bottom club chasing a lifeline and the visitors looking to steady after a rough run.

These sides shared a 1-1 league draw here in January, three days after finishing 1-1 in the Scottish Cup before St Mirren advanced on penalties. Tight margins have been the theme across recent meetings.

Livingston arrive off back to back 2-2 draws against Rangers and at Dundee, hinting at renewed bite after a long losing spell. St Mirren's league form has dipped since beating Hearts 1-0, with three straight defeats including a 5-0 home loss to Motherwell, though they did win at Airdrieonians in the cup.

The match up could hinge on delivery and box presence. St Mirren have seven headed goals and send a high volume of crosses with 22.30% accuracy, which may test a Livingston defence with one clean sheet and 58 conceded. At the other end, Livingston have scored mainly from inside the box and notched six penalties at an 83.3% conversion rate, while Jeremy Bokila leads their league scoring with five. For the visitors, Mikael Mandron's seven combined goals and assists and Declan John's five assists point to reliable supply.

A home win would lift Livingston to 16 points and could close the gap at the bottom. Victory for St Mirren would take them to 26 points and may pull them further clear of the relegation picture.