10th October HEARTS - ST. MIRREN
- Sat 15:00
Hearts Vs St. Mirren
- Game for: 8th round of Premiership
- Last Game: St. Mirren - Hearts: 1-0
- History of Games: 2-3-1
- Predicted Score: Hearts 2 - 1 St. Mirren
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 3 | Hearts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | DLWWWW |
| 5 | St. Mirren | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | LLLWDL |
3rd (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 4th home game this season.
- Home Record : 3W - 0D - 0L
- Last Game : Kilmarnock - Hearts: 1-1
- Next Game : 15 Oct Hearts - Fc Nordsjaelland
5th (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 4th away game this season.
- Away Record : 2W - 0D - 1L
- Last Game : St. Mirren - Dundee United: 0-3
- Next Game : 17 Oct Aberdeen - St. Mirren
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Hearts
St. Mirren ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Reus
- Milne
- Kingsley
- McCart
- Borchgrevink
- Magnússon
- Mendy
- McPake
- Braga
- Miller
- Wilson
- Chapman
- John
- Fieldson
- Gogic
- Ramsay
- Carr
- Nsio
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Kabia
- Sule
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
HeartsVsSt. Mirren
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Tom Renaud ★ | 8.18 | Out - injured |
| Craig Halkett | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Malachi Fagan-Walcott | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Blair Spittal | 7.10 | Doubtful - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Malik Dijksteel | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Keanu Baccus | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Jonah Ayunga | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Samuel Ramos | 7.00 | Doubtful - injured |
| Liam Donnelly | 6.66 | Doubtful - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Wouter Vrancken, the Hearts manager, made three changes from the Jambos team that lost 2-1 away to Falkirk, before drawing 1-1 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in their last Scottish Premiership match prior to the international break.
Beau Reus was in goal. Stephen Kingsley, who scored against Falkirk, took Harry Milne's place at left-back, with Stuart Findlay and Jamie McCart in central defence, and Christian Borchgrevink replacing Jordi Altena at right-back.
Tomas Magnusson replaced Yan Dhanda in midfield alongside Laurent Mendy. Josh McPake, Claudio Braga, and Calvin Miller again supported James Wilson in attack in Ayrshire.
Craig McLeish, the St Mirren manager, made three changes to the Saints side that lost 1-0 to Rangers at Ibrox, before Dundee United's 3-0 victory in Paisley ahead of the international break.
Jacob Chapman was in goal. Declan John continued at left-back, with Henry Fieldson partnering Alex Gogic in the heart of the defence, and Calvin Ramsay remained at right-back in the unchanged Buddies' backline.
Paul Nsio came back into the midfield in place of Louis Jackson, alongside Fraser Taylor and Ryan Carr. Killian Phillips took over from Chris Mochrie to join Ismeal Kabia in support of Eseosa Sule, the lone Saints striker, who took Nikolas Agrafiotis' spot up front.
Odds
Hearts Win: 1.39
DRAW: 5.25
St. Mirren Win: 6.00
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Game Analysis
The market expects a one-sided afternoon. Hearts is the shortest price on a book of 1.39 / 5.25 / 6.00 (1 / X / 2), an implied 66.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 66.8% / 17.7% / 15.5% on an overround of 7.7%.
In the league table Hearts sit 3rd on 13 points (4W 1D 2L) with St. Mirren 5th on 10 points (3W 1D 3L).
Hearts read D-L-W-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.
St. Mirren read L-L-L-W-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 1D 4L) — poor.
Head to head the record reads 2-3-1 — Hearts wins, draws, then St. Mirren wins. Their last meeting finished St. Mirren - Hearts: 1-0.
Hearts team news: Wouter Vrancken, the Hearts manager, made three changes from the Jambos team that lost 2-1 away to Falkirk, before drawing 1-1 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in their last Scottish Premiership match prior to the international break.
Hearts team news: Beau Reus was in goal. Stephen Kingsley, who scored against Falkirk, took Harry Milne's place at left-back, with Stuart Findlay and Jamie McCart in central defence, and Christian Borchgrevink replacing Jordi Altena at right-back.
St. Mirren team news: Craig McLeish, the St Mirren manager, made three changes to the Saints side that lost 1-0 to Rangers at Ibrox, before Dundee United's 3-0 victory in Paisley ahead of the international break.
St. Mirren team news: Jacob Chapman was in goal. Declan John continued at left-back, with Henry Fieldson partnering Alex Gogic in the heart of the defence, and Calvin Ramsay remained at right-back in the unchanged Buddies' backline.
Hearts are without 4 — Tom Renaud (Out - injured), Craig Halkett (Doubtful - injured), Malachi Fagan-Walcott (Doubtful - injured), Blair Spittal (Doubtful - injured). Tom Renaud (8.18/10) would normally be first on the team sheet — that is a real hole in this side.
St. Mirren are without 5 — Malik Dijksteel (Doubtful - injured), Keanu Baccus (Doubtful - injured), Jonah Ayunga (Doubtful - injured), Samuel Ramos (Doubtful - injured), Liam Donnelly (Doubtful - injured).
Early lineups are in: Hearts set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Hearts lean hardest on Calvin Miller (9.5), Beau Reus (9.5), Josh McPake (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
The projected score for this one is Hearts 2 - 1 St. Mirren, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Hearts at 1.39 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 9th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.