St Mirren v St Johnstone: fast starts meet in early top-of-the-table test | OneFootball

St Mirren host St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday, 8 August 2026, in Paisley, with both sides looking to back up opening day wins that have them sitting first and second.

Last season's meetings swung both ways: St Johnstone won 1-0 in Paisley in February 2025 and 3-2 in Perth in December, while St Mirren claimed a 3-1 home victory in October 2024. This early fixture offers a quick gauge of where both stand after strong starts.

St Mirren arrive off a 2-0 win at Falkirk and four wins in their past five across competitions. St Johnstone edged Kilmarnock 4-3 on the opening weekend and have three wins in their last five, with two League Cup group defeats in July interrupting that run.

The hosts' opener mixed resilience and threat: a clean sheet, 12 shots and 65 duels won, with 40.00% accuracy from 10 open play crosses and 76.25% passing at 42% possession. The visitors posted 55% possession and 83.33% passing, scoring four times from 10 shots, though their open play crossing was less accurate at 14.29%.

Individual form could tilt the game. Killian Phillips leads the league scorers with two goals for St Mirren. For St Johnstone, Cheick Diabaté, Kai Fotheringham and Josh Fowler have one goal apiece, Jamie Gullan tops the assists chart with two, and Fowler has a goal and an assist. That supply line may test the home defence.

Both teams are on three points. A win would move the victors to six and could keep them on top in the early standings. After this, St Mirren are set to host Motherwell, while St Johnstone visit Hearts.