3 – St Mirren moved up to 7th in the William Hill Premiership courtesy of a 3-0 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie. Toyosi Olusanya opened the scoring for Stephen Robinson’s side before a Mikael Mandron double sealed a comprehensive victory. This result equals St Mirren’s biggest ever win at Pittodrie – they also recorded 3-0 victories in September 1953 and December 2023. Saints have won four of their last five matches against the Dons – a run which started with that 3-0 victory in 2023.
2 – St Johnstone defeated Motherwell 2-1 at McDiarmid Park to boost their William Hill Premiership survival hopes. Saints went 1-0 down in the 4th minute, and it stayed that way for another 82 minutes before a quickfire double from Taylor Steven and Bozo Mikulic secured a dramatic victory. Steven’s goal was his first for St Johnstone, with the 20-year-old having scored 10 times on loan at Alloa Athletic last season, and a further three for Cliftonville in Northern Ireland in the first half of this campagin. Simo Valakari’s side also beat the Steelmen last weekend in the Scottish Cup, having previously gone nine matches without a win.
19 – Airdrieonians defeated Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 at the Albert Bartlett Stadium to keep alive their hopes of survival in the William Hill Championship. Goals from Lewis McGrattan, Chris Mochrie and Ben Wilson handed the Diamonds a victory which moves them to within 10 points of their opponents at the foot of the table. Mochrie has now scored in four consecutive matches – he had previously only scored one goal in his first 25 games for the club since joining in the summer. The win ended Airdrie’s run of 19 league games without a win – they hadn’t won in the league since the opening day of the season.
4 – Cove Rangers moved back into the top four of William Hill League 1 thanks to a 4-0 victory over Stenhousemuir at Ochilview. Declan Glass, Mitch Megginson, Findlay Marshall and Fraser Fyvie all found the net for Paul Hartley’s side as they swept aside their promotion rivals. Only three points now separate the top five, with Arbroath two ahead of both Stenhousemuir and Queen of the South, and both Cove and Kelty Hearts just one further back. This was Cove’s biggest away win since March 2020, when they defeated Stirling Albion 7-1 in League 2.
15 – Stranraer defeated Forfar Athletic 1-0 at the Alpha Projects Stadium at Station Park to move up to 8th in William Hill League 2. Grant Gallagher scored the only goal of the game to move Chris Aitken’s side six points clear of their opponents at the foot of the table. The Blues have won five matches since Aitken took over at the end of September, and all five of them have been away from home. This was Stranraer’s first away win over Forfar since September 2015 – they had drawn seven and lost eight of the 15 meetings since.
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