Match Report
In the standings it was St. Mirren 1st on 10 points, Annan Athletic 5th on 0 — separated by 10. The last five rounds placed Annan Athletic no better than 34th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, St. Mirren were scoring 3 and conceding 1, Annan Athletic 1 and 5.25, against a competition average of 1.68 goals per team per game.
St. Mirren's unbeaten run stood at 10. 7 games without a win framed Annan Athletic's arrival. St. Mirren had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Annan Athletic, 3.
The match was played at The Smisa Stadium in Paisley (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, St. Mirren led 3-1 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 8-2.