This will be only the second time Saints have faced East Kilbride in a competitive fixture, following the challenge cup match between the two clubs in 2017. On that occasion very late Ross Stewart and Lewis Morgan goals gave Saints a 2-1 win after falling behind with only ten minutes remaining when Dominic McLaren nodded home for the visitors.

Despite a remarkable performance by the EK keeper Jacob Kean throughout a frustrating night for Saints, Billy Stark was unable to leave Paisley with an unlikely victory when Stewart knocked in a late equaliser by beating Kean to the ball, and then Morgan fired home an injury time winner after a period of sustained pressure finally paid off deep into injury time.
