Former St Mirren striker Rory Loy thinks losing at home to bottom side Livingston has knocked the Buddies' confidence heading into the final four games.
Livingston had only won one game this season, back in August, before they triumphed 2-0 in Paisley last weekend thanks to an Alex Gogic own goal and Scott Pittman's late strike.
Given that Kilmarnock lost at Aberdeen, St Mirren remain two points above the Rugby Park side in the relegation play-off spot as they prepare for Saturday's game at Dundee.
But Loy believes the loss to Livi is a worrying sign for Craig McLeish's injury-hit side.
"This is going to sound disrespectful to Livingston, and I don't mean it this way, but they hadn't won a game since August," he told the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast.
"You don't want to be the team that loses to Livingston.
"Everyone's looking to see who they'll beat, who they'll finally get that win against, and that's not to say they haven't deserved a few wins along the way between August and now, but everyone looks at it and thinks who's going to be the team [that loses].
"Not only that, it was at home as well. St Mirren's foundations have been built with good home form over the last few seasons.
"Going to Paisley, has been notoriously difficult over the last three years. They've taken points off Rangers, Celtic, Hibs, Hearts, you name it.
"So to lose to Livingston at home in such a precarious position already was damaging. Alarm bells will be ringing if they get beat this weekend."
