Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hamilton Academical & Kilmarnock face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Challenge Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Academical and Kilmarnock.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Hamilton Academical have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Fountain of Youth Stadium.
Academical are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 254 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by A. Ryan).
The fans are hoping that Academical will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Scottish Cup game against Auchinleck Talbot.
Heartbreak before that as Academical lost 0-1 at Partick Thistle's place.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hamilton Academical, as the Championship home game vs Dunfermline Athletic is only four days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Academical here at Fountain of Youth Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). Academical are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 8 played).
Kilmarnock form and stats
Kilmarnock have an excellent away record in the Championship so far with 5-2-0 from 7 games. Kilmarnock are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
It's the second away game in a row for Kilmarnock, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup last time out.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Arbroath.The schedule is very tough for Kilmarnock now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Inverness CT is waiting in only three days.
Kilmarnock have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Kilmarnock's manager T. Wright has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Hamilton Academical victories, one draw and six Kilmarnock wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Shaw 7 goals |   A. Ryan 5 goals |  L. Smith 3 goals |
Hamilton Academical missing players
Kilmarnock missing players
| Hamilton Academical | Kilmarnock | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 13 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
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