Football betting preview: Kilmarnock vs Dundee United

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: BBSP Stadium Rugby Park (18128 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in the Premiership. Kilmarnock is in 11th position and welcome Dundee United in 8th place. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • Kilmarnock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dundee United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Scottish Cup match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Montrose, was also a home game here at BBSP Stadium Rugby Park. The away team is better rested.

5 - 5 - 3 with 9-13. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Dundee United when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Dundee United play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Kilmarnock form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Kilmarnock perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kilmarnock as a small favourite), we find nine games. Kilmarnock has won two of these, drawn two and lost five.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Kilmarnock as they have a new game in only three days, a Scottish Cup match thankfully also at home. St. Mirren are visiting.

Last season, Kilmarnock's league statistics were 9 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the Premiership. Over these 30 matches they scored 31 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Kilmarnock managed 6-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 15 conceded.

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Dundee United form and stats

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Dundee United in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Dundee, four draws and one defeat.

Last season was a triumph for Dundee in the national league as they took home the Premiership trophy. The championship was secured after 18 wins, 5 draws and only 5 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 8, drew 2 and lost 4.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Kilmarnock - Dundee United 1-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Kilmarnock won four, Dundee United won four and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

KilmarnockC. Burke
C. Burke
9 goals
Dundee UnitedN. Clark
N. Clark
8 goals
KilmarnockN. Kabamba
N. Kabamba
5 goals

Kilmarnock missing players

Dundee United missing players

Kilmarnock Dundee United
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
34 17 0 Played P 0 17 34
8 5 0 Won W 0 4 10
5 4 0 Drew D 0 7 12
21 8 0 Lost L 0 6 12
35 24 0 Scored S 0 11 30
49 24 0 Conceded C 0 23 43
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 76% 82%
74% 82% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 65% 68%
38% 53% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 35% 41%
26% 35% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 15%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
41% 59% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 35% 44%
12% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 41% 35%
47% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 47% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.9 1.9
6 4 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 10.9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.4 8.7
3 4.1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.4 2.4
34% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 37%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • Dundee United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kilmarnock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kilmarnock have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dundee United have scored away.
  • Kilmarnock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Read more about Premiership

The Scottish Premiership is the top division of football in Scotland, the Scottish Professional Football League. Twelve teams play 38 fixtures to top the league table in a season running from August to May. The teams first meet each other three times. Then the league splits in two for five more games.