St Mirren will bid to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup when they host Hearts on Monday, February 10.
The match, which has been selected for live television coverage on BBC Scotland, is the only all-Scottish Premiership tie in the fifth round of the competition.
Saints progressed to the last 16 after a 3-1 victory at Queen of the South, while Hearts triumphed 4-1 at Highland League side Brechin City.
According to Sports View, Celtic will be tough to stop as they strive to win the Scottish Cup for the seventh time in the last nine seasons.
However, St Mirren will be keen to keep themselves in contention to lift the trophy for the fourth time in their history.
Read on as we look at the fifth-round draw before assessing some of the standout ties, including Saints’ clash with Hearts.
Scottish Cup 2024/25 - Fifth Round Draw
The draw for the fifth round of the 2024/25 Scottish Cup is as follows:
- Ayr United vs Hibernian
- Celtic v Raith Rovers
- St Mirren vs Hearts
- Rangers vs Queen's Park
- Livingston vs Cove Rangers
- Aberdeen vs Dunfermline Athletic
- St Johnstone vs Hamilton Academical
- Dundee vs Airdrie
The ties will be played on February 7-10.
Scottish Cup 2024/25 – Fifth Round Preview
The draw has been a little kinder to St Mirren this season and they will hope to capitalise by progressing to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2021/22.
Saints were defeated 4-2 by Hearts on that occasion, but they will fancy their chances of reversing that result in front of a packed house at The SMiSA Stadium.
The two sides have split their two league meetings this season, with home advantage proving to be decisive on each occasion.
There is little two choose between St Mirren and Hearts in the league table, and their upcoming cup tie will likely be a closely-fought encounter.
Toyosi Olusanya’s first-half double set Saints on their way in the previous round, and he will be crucial to their chances of making further progress in the competition.
Former Scotland, Hibs and Hearts midfielder Michael Stewart believes that St Mirren have the ability to make life difficult for one of his former clubs.
"The all-Scottish Premiership tie is an interesting one for me with my old club Hearts away to St Mirren,” he said.
“There's never an easy game in Paisley and it's been a disappointing league campaign (for Hearts) but if they're able to go there and win it will give them a huge boost.
Another eye-catching fifth-round tie will take place on the west coast as Championship high-flyers Ayr United face Hibs.
Ayr manager Scott Brown will be relishing the opportunity to face one of his former clubs and his team could give Hibs plenty to think about.
Scottish Cup holders Celtic should have no problems progressing to the last eight after being drawn at home against Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers.
Last year's beaten finalists Rangers host Queen's Park and will be eager to continue their quest to win their second trophy under manager Philippe Clement.
Scottish Cup 2024/25 – Outright Odds
Here are the latest outright odds for the 2024/25 Scottish Cup:
- Celtic – 6/4
- Rangers – 2/1
- Aberdeen 12/1
- Hibernian – 16/1
- Dundee – 20/1
- Hearts - 20/1
- St Mirren – 25/1
- St Johnstone – 25/1
- Livingston – 50/1
- Ayr United – 50/1
- Dunfermline Athletic – 50/1
- Airdrie - 66/1
- Hamilton Academical – 66/1
- Queen’s Park – 66/1
- Raith Rovers - 80/1
- Cove Rangers – 15/1
The Scottish Cup final will be played at Hampden Park on Saturday, May 24.