Get set for Hearts - Kilmarnock! Even considering the recent results, this game should be immense!
- Hearts have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premiership
- Kilmarnock have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premiership
It should be mentioned that Kilmarnock play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Kilmarnock on grass are 8 victories, 4 draws and 21 defeats from 33 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-44. You can compare this with overall results below.
Hearts form and stats
The overall Premiership statistics at home this season for Hearts are 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Hearts drew their last game, also a home match. Livingston (placed 4th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Goalkeeper Gordon got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.8 out of ten. Gordon saved a penalty.
Heartbreak before that as Hearts lost 0-1 at Rangers's place.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Hearts matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 6 games).
Goals decide football matches and Hearts are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 7 league matches. Hearts are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (15 from 7 played).
Kilmarnock form and stats
Kilmarnock have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Premiership, after 0-1-7 (8 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Kilmarnock are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Armstrong scored in Kilmarnock's previous match, the home game against Hibernian that ended 1-0. That victory felt good as this club had gone three league matches without victory. Wright, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Wright won 8 of 14 duels.
A 0-4 defeat away at Dundee United before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Kilmarnock's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 8 matches. As for defending, Kilmarnock rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kilmarnock have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (5-1-0) when facing Hearts.Hearts and Kilmarnock have met already this season: Kilmarnock - Hearts 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Shankland 9 goals |   D. Armstrong 5 goals |  A. Halliday 3 goals |
Hearts missing players
Kilmarnock missing players
| Hearts | Kilmarnock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 56% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 40% | 71% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 27% | 57% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 19% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 88% | 50% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 15.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.6 | 11.2 |
| 4.1 | 6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 39% | 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 44% |
| 15.3 | 14.6 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
| 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | 4.9 |
- All of Hearts's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hearts have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Hearts have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kilmarnock have scored away.
- Hearts have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premiership
- Hearts have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premiership
- Hearts haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kilmarnock have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kilmarnock have the fewest points (1) away in Premiership
- Kilmarnock have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premiership
- Kilmarnock have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premiership
- Kilmarnock have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Premiership
- Kilmarnock have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Premiership
- Kilmarnock have yet to win a 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 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 42 |
| 2 | Rangers | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Livingston | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 5 | Hearts | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | St. Johnstone | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | St. Mirren | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Ross County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 15 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Dundee United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
