Championship match guide: Kilmarnock against Greenock Morton

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: BBSP Stadium Rugby Park (18128 seats)

Greenock Morton have come here for an appealing game versus the home side Kilmarnock. Read up on the fixture with this full Championship preview!

Insights:
  • Greenock Morton have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) 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!

7-3-3 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Greenock Morton when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 13 matches are 23-9 (scored/conceded).

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Kilmarnock form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Kilmarnock's two home games in the Championship so far this season, having collected 3 points here at BBSP Stadium Rugby Park.

The Kilmarnock supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Falkirk in Challenge Cup and win 3-1. F. Murray was absolutely essential when Kilmarnock beat Falkirk 3-1, scoring three goals.

Preceding that match was a Championship defeat to Inverness CT (0-1).

At BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Greenock Morton form and stats

Things could have gone better for Greenock Morton in their Championship away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Greenock play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Celtic II.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Partick Thistle's place.

1 goal so far away for Greenock Morton, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Kilmarnock one win, one draw and Greenock Morton one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KilmarnockS. Robinson
S. Robinson
2 goals
KilmarnockJ. Naismith
J. Naismith
1 goals
KilmarnockL. Polworth
L. Polworth
1 goals

Kilmarnock missing players

Greenock Morton missing players

Kilmarnock Greenock Morton
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
5 2 0 Scored S 0 1 5
1 1 0 Conceded C 3 3 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
75% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
6.5 8.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 3.5
2 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 5
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.5 9.2
3 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 4
42% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 31%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Greenock Morton have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Championship
Kilmarnock Last season Greenock Morton
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   2 4
10 6   Won W   1 3
6 5   Drew D   0 0
22 8   Lost L   1 1
43 30   Scored S   2 8
54 27   Conceded C   2 3
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 75%
39% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 75%
26% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 25%
11% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
39% 58%   BTTS BTTS   50% 50%
16% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 50%
45% 26%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
5.1 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5.7
5.2 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 0.7
6 4   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.6 11.3   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 13
3.2 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.7
35% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 45%

  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 4 4 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 12
2 Partick Thistle 4 3 0 1 10 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 5 9
3 Kilmarnock 4 3 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 9
4 Arbroath 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 4 7
5 Hamilton Academical 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 6 5 -2 4
6 Greenock Morton 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 -3 4
7 Queen of the South 4 1 0 3 6 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 5 5 -2 3
8 Raith Rovers 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
9 Ayr United 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
10 Dunfermline Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 -6 1

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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.