Nicky Clark's own goal separates the sides at McDiarmid Park.
The veteran forward was unfortunate to nick a Blair Spittal corner past his own goalkeeper and the hosts can probably consider themselves unlucky to be behind at the break considering it has been a fairly even opening 45 minutes.
Image source, SNSHearts players celebrate their opener
Despite the penalty miss, it was far from the most entertaining first half in Paisley. There were chances for both sides, the best of which falling for Ross County's Jordan White.
Here's hoping for better in the second period.
Image source, SNSSt Mirren's Richard Taylor with Ross County's Noah Chilvers
St Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
There's a few heavy challenges going in at the moment and St Johnstone midfielder Sven Sprangler and Hearts centre-half Kye Rowles are the latest to go into the referee's book.
Teetering close to a red card in Perth.
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA
Jordan White should score - or at least make the keeper work - and he knows it.
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Kacper Lopata has a great chance to give County the lead but he bundles his effort wide. It looked like he maybe lost his footing as he sent his shot beyond the post.
Moments later, Jordan White rockets his shot over the bar.
Falkirk 2-0 Greenock Morton
Jane Lewis
BBC Scotland at The Falkirk Stadium
Just when I was bigging up the Morton keeper, he concedes a goal! It was a lovely finish from Ethan Ross though, a diving header that had Lewis Budinauckas well beaten. Falkirk well in control here.
Image source, SNSEthan Ross doubled the Falkirk advantage
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA
Stephen Robinson is putting on a brave face. The St Mirren manager is out at the edge of his technical area, applauding his team's efforts and urging them to keep up the tempo in the wake of that penalty miss. He's hiding his frustration well. Greg Kiltie took it because Mark O'Hara missed his last one. Who's on pens now?
Image source, SNSSt Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
Great chance squandered by St Johnstone.
Graham Carey finds Adama Sidibeh in the clear 18 yards out.
The striker has the chance to go one-on-one with goalkeeper Craig Gordon or find a team-mate but instead shoots hastily low and wide of the front post.
Ethan Ross
Another Calvin Miller assist and this time it's Ethan Ross who applies the headed finish.
St Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at McDiarmid Park
Hearts are well in control here in Perth but there is a nervousness about the visitors defence whenever Benjamin Kimpioka or Adama Sidebeh gain possession around the box.
Intriguing game so far.
Image source, SNSFalkirk 1-0 Greenock Morton
Jane Lewis
BBC Scotland at The Falkirk Stadium
The Morton goalkeeper may have conceded a goal in this one, but Lewis Budinauckas has made two brilliant saves to keep the score at 1-0. He's kept out shots from Aidan Nesbit and Calvin Miller, who's snapshot had plenty of power behind it.
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA
Great work from Ross Laidlaw, who saves Greg Kiltie's penalty with his feet. It was straight down the middle. And straightforward for the keeper to block. The stalemate continues.
St Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
Hearts threaten again as Alan Forrest's low drive is deflected wide.
Yet another Blair Spittal corner is punched unconvincingly by goalkeeper Ross Sinclair and falls wide of the far post.
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Greg Kiltie's effort from 12 yards is save by Ross County goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw.
St Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
The first Scottish Premiership goal of the weekend was not spectacular but Hearts will not care after Nicky Clark's own goal put them in front.
Image source, SNSSt Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA
Penalty given! Can St Mirren take advantage?
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA
The tussle between St Mirren centre-half Alex Gogic and Ross County striker Jordan White is not for the faint-hearted. At times it's more all-in wrestling than football but it's none the less fascinating. Honours just about even so far in the grappling stakes. Neither goalkeeper has had a save of substance to make in the opening half hour. Oh. Possible VAR check for a St Mirren penalty? Shirt pull? Don Robertson looking at the monitor.
St Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon saves on the goalline after a corner into the penalty box drops into a body of players from both sides.
Home defender Kyle Cameron shoots on the turn, but the flag is up for some kind of mysterious infringement and it would not have counted anyway.
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
There's been lots of slack passes from both sides as soon as they get into a good area. So, it has been end to end but not in the way you'd want.
Image source, SNSRoss County's Jordan White heads under pressure from St Mirren's Richard Taylor
St Johnstone 0-1 Hearts
Nearly a carbon copy of Hearts' opener.
This time, Blair Spittal's corner to the front post finds the head of fellow midfielder Yan Dhanda, but this time the flick on flies across the face of goal and wide of the back post.
St Mirren's Killian Phillips and Ross County's Eli Campbell battle for the ball in a tense affair in Paisley.
Greg Kiltie's penalty miss proved costly as St Mirren were held at home by Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.
The hosts had the chance to take the lead in the first half when referee Don Robertson awarded a spot-kick - following VAR intervention - for Eli Campbell's tug on Marcus Fraser's shirt.
But Ross County goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw saved Kiltie's effort and neither side could find the breakthrough in a tight contest.
With 12 games played Stephen Robinson's side move up to sixth in the table, with Don Cowie's County level on points but two places below in eighth.
Jordan White should have capitalised on Laidlaw's save by putting County ahead before the interval.
A lovely cutback from James Brown set up White perfectly in the St Mirren box, but the striker could only watch his effort sail over the crossbar.
Chances were scarce but just before full-time, St Mirren substitute Mikael Mandron had a great opportunity to snatch a winner.
He received the ball in the middle of the box, chested it on to his foot, but could not direct his effort on target.
County might have made more of a late chance too when Richard Taylor gave away a free-kick right on the edge of the St Mirren box, but Ronan Hale fired right into the wall.
Having ended a four-game losing streak by returning to winning ways in midweek, Robinson will be frustrated his side couldn't make it back-to-back victories.
The goalless draw throws up more worries for Saints. Kiltie's miss raises questions over who will take their penalties from now on, with Mark O'Hara having also struggled from the spot this season.
Of the host' 11 attempts, only three were on target and the likes of Toyosi Olusanya, Mandron and Jonah Ayunga were not clinical.
But after three games in a week, the Paisley men sit sixth in the table and have a much-needed break to prepare for next Saturday's trip to Easter Road.
Another point on the road will be pleasing for Cowie, whose side haven't won away in the league in over a year.
County weren't overrun in the 90 minutes either and had their own opportunities to snatch a victory.
They often looked threatening on the break, Jack Grieves did really well in attack, but surely the most pleasing aspect for Cowie will be the performance of his goalkeeper.
A penalty save and a couple of other important stops from Laidlaw made it two clean sheets in two games against some tough opposition.
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "It's an opportunity missed.
"It was different from the last two games, Ross County slowed it down and it looked like they were playing for a point until the very end.
"It's an opportunity missed, I think we should have won the game. Lessons learned, we remain unbeaten and we go again."
Ross County manager Don Cowie: "The objective before the game was to try and get three points but it's a really difficult place to come.
"I thought we defended extremely well and I'm really proud of the team coming away with a clean sheet."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 28 |
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| 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
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| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
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| 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
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| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
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| 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 12 |
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| 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 12 |
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| 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 12 |
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| 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 10 |
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| 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 9 |
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| 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 9 |
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| 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 7 |
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Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Don Cowie
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Don Cowie
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
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St. Mirren are unbeaten in seven home games against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership (W5 D2) since a 0-3 reverse in April 2015. The Buddies have kept a clean sheet in their last five such home games against the Staggies, winning the last three.
The away side has won none of the last eight league meetings between St. Mirren and Ross County (6 home wins, 2 draws), with the last away win in this fixture being the Buddies’ 3-2 victory in October 2021.
St. Mirren have lost each of their last three league games played on a Saturday, last losing more consecutively in the Scottish Premiership on that specific day in April 2022 (5 in a row).
Ross County are winless in their last 21 away games in the Scottish Premiership (D8 L13), since a 1-0 win at Kilmarnock in September 2023; that is now the outright longest winless streak away from home in the competition this century.
St. Mirren’s Kevin van Veen has scored more goals against Ross County (7) than any other current Scottish Premiership side, including a hat-trick in October 2022 for Motherwell.
