Overview
- The first leg of the Scottish Premiership playoff final is set for Thursday, May 21 at 8pm at Firhill and will form the opening match of a two‑leg tie that decides promotion or relegation.
- Racing Post tipster Joe Casey included Partick Thistle to beat St Mirren as part of a fourfold accumulator priced at 14-1 with William Hill.
- Racing Post’s Dan Childs backed St Mirren on a draw‑no‑bet market as his Football Bet of the Day at about 10-11, a view matched by other tipsters offering similar prices.
- Form lines are split: Partick went 18 home matches without a 90‑minute defeat this season while St Mirren struggled in the league, finishing on 34 points but reached a highlight by winning the Scottish League Cup in December.
- For bettors: an accumulator combines multiple winners into one bet for bigger returns and draw‑no‑bet refunds stakes if the match draws, and the first leg is only the opening step in a two‑match tie so its result does not by itself decide who plays in the Premiership.