A battle between the 8th and the 10th of the Scottish Premiership standings, we have for you today. On Sep 13 at 14:00 GMT at Falkirk Stadium, the local team will host the visiting St Mirren. Neither side has set off on the right leg on the league and now both want a win desperately. For the hosts, it’s even more imperative as it may lead to a much brighter future.
A future vs a bright future
The visitors are just one point above Dundee and 3 points above Aberdeen who have lost all three of their first matches. St Mirren started with a loss against the league leaders Celtic by just 1-0. Then they got three consecutive draws with a total tally of 2 goals scored vs 3 conceded. Strangely, this also means that, along with the Rangers, they have the best defense of the championship. They just cannot score more than one.
On the other hand, the hosts, have had all three results so far. A loss, a draw and a win with 4 goals scored and 5 conceded. Their first match against Hibernian was postponed, to be played on Sep 23. Since they have both matches at home, they have a very strong motive to go all out and win. Even more so, as the 2 out of the 3 matches they played are with teams that are lower in the ranking.
4th vs the mix
If the home side wins them both, then they will get to 10 points which is the same as those that Celtic and Hearts have, leading the premiership. Essentially, those victories can catapult them all the way up to 4th or even the 3rd spot. In contrast, a win for the visitors would only mean 7 points and a position in the mix of another 6 teams faring in the middle of the table.
Probably this is the reasoning that has led to the offers of @2.43 for Falkirk, @3.02 for St Mirren and @3.26 for a draw. Considering the records, I wouldn’t count out a tie between the two, but it is too risky of a suggestion to make. We will award the home field advantage and the greater motive to Falkirk, so, our recommendation to those who will open their own Game2bet account, is to back the home side. The chances are slightly higher than all other results. But not by much…
