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Saturday's Scottish Premiership predictions: Dundee to enhance survival hopes
Depleted Hibs look worth opposing at St Mirren
Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Saturday's Scottish Premiership matches.
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3pm Saturday
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Dundee
1pt 17-10 Betfred
St Mirren draw no bet
1pt 6-5 general
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Time is running out for Dundee in their bid to avoid the drop back to the Championship, but they can keep their hopes alive with a victory over relegation rivals St Johnstone.
With five games remaining, the difference between the sides is five points and a win for the Saints would pretty much guarantee safety from automatic relegation.
The Dark Blues haven't managed a Premiership success since they beat Hearts back in February, but they have secured creditable draws against Hibernian, Aberdeen and Dundee United.
Charlie Adam has started only two of Dundee's previous nine matches at Dens Park, but the Dark Blues captain is back and he found the net in a 2-2 Dundee derby draw last time out.
Adam's return is a major boost for Mark McGhee's men, as is St Johnstone's woeful away form.
The Saints have won just one of their last 12 road trips and they have shipped 13 goals in their last five games away from McDiarmid Park.
A win for Dundee would close the gap between the sides to just two points and, at 17-10, the Dark Blues look good value to reel in their relegation rivals.
Hibernian parted company with gaffer Shaun Maloney earlier in the week and it may not be a happy start for caretaker boss David Gray.
Demetri Mitchell, Darren McGregor, Kevin Nisbet, Kyle Magennis, Drey Wright and Christian Doidge will all miss the trip to St Mirren through injury, while key defender Ryan Porteous is suspended.
That's a lot of quality out of a struggling side and the Buddies look capable of at least avoiding defeat in Paisley.
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