Hibernian vs St. Mirren Prediction: We are trusting the home team here

Hibernian and St. Mirren will be competing for fifth place in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are now in the top six and will play in the playoffs, but they are currently tied for sixth place with Hearts, four points back.

With Lee Johnson at the helm, his team broke a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over rivals Hearts and then rallied to earn a 10-man draw away at St. Johnstone. Hibs will feel fourth place is well within their reach despite Hearts' recent winning streak, especially considering they visit Rangers and Celtic when the title battle is likely already over. However, games like the one on Saturday are more pivotal since a win would put Hibs three points ahead of St. Mirren and give them a much better goal differential. Hibs have scored in 13 consecutive matches, a fact not lost on the visiting team, which will be making the trip to the nation's capital.

St. Mirren are losing steam just as Hibs are gaining it, which must be frustrating for Stephen Robinson and his team as they currently lie in sixth place. St. Mirren had a chance to draw 2-2 with Rangers with 11 minutes remaining, but they gave up three goals in the final 15 minutes to suffer their second five-goal loss in as many games. After that disappointing result at Ibrox, St. Mirren lost 2-0 at home to 11th-placed Kilmarnock, falling behind by two goals before receiving a red card. St. Mirren must perform well in the remaining three games, as they have only won three of their 16 away games all season.

The head-to-head record between Hibernian and St. Mirren is rather strong, as the two teams have competed against each other 52 times over the course of the previous seasons, with Hibernian claiming victory in 26 of those contests and St. Mirren claiming victory in 11 of those contests. There were 15 games in total that ended in a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Hibernian scored 77 goals, while St. Mirren only managed to score 47.

We anticipate an encounter in which both teams will put forth a significant amount of defensive effort. As a result, we should prepare for a contest in which not many goals are scored. In the meantime, Hibernian have the advantage in this situation, and we are going to put our faith in the home team to come out on top.