Season ticket holders at The Hope CBD Stadium haven't seen too many victories this season, with Hamilton Academical languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Kilmarnock will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither Hamilton Academical nor Kilmarnock as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Hamilton Academical's results here at The Hope CBD Stadium in the Premiership have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Hamilton Academical, as their goalkeeper Luke Southwood has completely shut out the opponents for 183 minutes in the Premiership.
It's back home for Hamilton Academical, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Rangers away with the result 1-0. David Moyo found the net in that victory. Sensational by Hamilton Academical last match, beating Rangers away as big underdogs. In the match before that, Hamilton Academical hosted Motherwell and drew the game 0-0.
Hamilton Academical are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 15 games. Hamilton Academical have conceded 26 from these games.
Kilmarnock form and stats
Kilmarnock have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 3-1-10 (14 played).
Kilmarnock played 2-2 against Aberdeen in their previous match. Prior to that match, the Kilmarnock manager A. Dyer faced defeat when travelling to Celtic and losing 1-3.
It looked so good for Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kilmarnock as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. Kilmarnock struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Kilmarnock - Hamilton Academical 2-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Hamilton Academical won one, Kilmarnock won five and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 E. Brophy 9 goals |  C. Burke 6 goals |  M. Ogboe 5 goals |
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| Hamilton Academical | Kilmarnock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 50 | 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 25 | 40 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 69% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 64% | 66% |
| 59% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 57% | 59% |
| 38% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 28% |
| 14% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 59% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 48% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 28% |
| 34% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 34% |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 8.2 | 8.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 199 | 99 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 97 | 238 |
| 67 | 30 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 38 | 93 |
| 43% | 50% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 33% |
- Hamilton Academical has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Kilmarnock have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Kilmarnock haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 65 | 77 |
| 2 | Rangers | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 44 | 64 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 42 |
| 5 | Livingston | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 33 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 33 |
| 9 | Ross County | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 37 | -30 | 29 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -21 | 24 |
| 12 | Hearts | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -20 | 22 |
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