Football tips: Arbroath vs Kilmarnock - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Fri 24.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Gayfield Park (5900 seats)

What a game, with Arbroath positioned 3rd and Kilmarnock placed 2nd. Read the preview!

Insights:
  • Arbroath have the most scored goals (14) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Championship

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

8 - 3 - 24 with 27-55. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Kilmarnock when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Kilmarnock play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Arbroath form and stats

Arbroath have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Championship. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

Arbroath are confident in defense, having played 327 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Arbroath are returning here after visiting Queen of the South in a Championship game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. T. O'Brien and J. Nouble scored the goal(s).

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Hamilton Academical.

The Arbroath manager D. Campbell has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Arbroath are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gayfield Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Kilmarnock form and stats

Kilmarnock are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Championship. Having won their last three away games Kilmarnock has no reason to fear anyone.

The Kilmarnock goalkeeper Zachary Hemming is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 265 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Kilmarnock, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Partick Thistle (placed 4th) in the Championship last time out.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Greenock Morton.

Kilmarnock are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Kilmarnock's manager T. Wright has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 0 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ArbroathM. McKenna
M. McKenna
6 goals
ArbroathJ. Nouble
J. Nouble
3 goals
ArbroathN. Low
N. Low
2 goals

Arbroath missing players

Kilmarnock missing players

Arbroath Kilmarnock
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 0 3 6
4 2 0 Won W 0 3 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
14 7 0 Scored S 0 5 8
4 2 1 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 50%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 83%
17% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 17%
 
4.2 5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.3 6.2
3.7 2.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.7 3.3
1.5 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 13 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.7 10.7
6.7 6.7 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.5
35% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 56% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Arbroath have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Arbroath have the most scored goals (14) in Championship
  • Arbroath have the most scored goals (7) at home in Championship
  • Arbroath have the the best goal difference (+10) in Championship
  • Arbroath have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Championship
  • Arbroath haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kilmarnock have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kilmarnock have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the most points (9) away in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have won all their away games so far.
  • Kilmarnock have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kilmarnock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inverness CT 6 5 1 0 7 1 3 3 0 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 6 16
2 Kilmarnock 6 5 0 1 8 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 5 0 7 15
3 Arbroath 6 4 1 1 14 4 3 2 0 1 7 2 3 2 1 0 7 2 10 13
4 Partick Thistle 6 3 0 3 11 10 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 9
5 Raith Rovers 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 7
6 Ayr United 6 2 1 3 7 8 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 7
7 Queen of the South 6 2 0 4 7 10 3 0 0 3 1 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 -3 6
8 Greenock Morton 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 1 4 -5 4
9 Hamilton Academical 6 1 1 4 6 14 3 0 0 3 0 5 3 1 1 1 6 9 -8 4
10 Dunfermline Athletic 5 0 2 3 3 11 3 0 1 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 -8 2

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The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.