St Mirren have taken three points from their Scottish Premiership meeting with St Johnstone, winning 1-0 at St Mirren Park.
The match was played on Saturday 8 August 2026 as part of the new league season. The official SPFL result recorded St Mirren 1 St Johnstone 0, with the home side collecting the points in Paisley.
Sky Sports also listed the result as St Mirren 1 St Johnstone 0 on the same date, matching the league record for the fixture. The scoreline left the contest settled by a single goal at St Mirren Park.
The victory gives St Mirren a successful home result early in the Premiership campaign. In a match decided by the narrowest margin, the Paisley side came away with the only goal reflected in the published score.
St Johnstone left without a point from the away fixture. The result places them on the wrong side of a close scoreline, while St Mirren’s first home return from this listed match is a win and three points.
The confirmed result is straightforward but significant for the opening stage of the season: St Mirren defeated St Johnstone 1-0 in Paisley. As the Premiership programme continued, the home side secured an early league victory from a match where one goal was enough.