Preview: St Mirren (A)

We begin our 2024/25 William Hill Premiership campaign away at St Mirren this weekend – read the match preview below.

THE LOWDOWN

David Gray’s side travel to Paisley this Sunday (4 August) as we begin our league campaign on the road.

The Hibees come into this one after a solid pre-season, which included a week’s training camp in the Netherlands.

During the month of July, we successfully booked our place in the Second Round of the Premier Sports Cup, after topping Group C with wins over Peterhead, Queen’s Park and Elgin City.

TEAM NEWS

Four new recruits have joined the Club over the summer – with Joe Bursik, Jordan Smith, Marvin Ekpiteta and Warren O’Hora all penning deals during the transfer window and could make their league debuts this weekend.

Both Warren O’Hora and Chris Cadden are back in training following knocks, whilst Harry McKirdy is being monitored after he missed last weekend’s match with Peterhead due to illness. Elie Youan is the only player unavailable for selection due to injury.

David Gray will provide a full team news update when he speaks to the media on Thursday afternoon.

THE HOSTS

After securing a fifth-place finish last season, St Mirren are competing in Europe for the first time in 37 years.

The Buddies drew 0-0 with Icelandic side Valur in their Europa Conference League Second Round qualifier in Reykjavík with the return leg taking place in Paisley on Thursday (1 August).

Stephen Robinson has added several new faces to his side ahead of the 2024/25 campaign with Alex Iacovitti, Shaun Rooney and James Scott all signing permanently.

HOW TO WATCH

Away tickets for the match are now sold out, with over 1,500 Hibees making the trip to The SMiSA Stadium.

If you don’t have a ticket to the match you can follow the action on Hibs TV! 

The match will be streamed live on our brand-new Hibs TV site to Hibs Global members only (international subscribers), with live commentary from Cliff Pike and 2016 Scottish Cup-winning hero Liam Fontaine.

Subscribers based in the UK & Ireland will be able to listen along to live audio only on Hibs TV.

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