Kilmarnock vs Rangers: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Date: Sun 19.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rugby Park (18128 seats)

Kilmarnock will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Rangers.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Rangers play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Rangers when playing on artificial turf are 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from seven matches. They have scored 19 goals and conceded 9 times in these games.

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Kilmarnock form and stats

Only two home games for Kilmarnock so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Kilmarnock supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hibernian in Premiership and win 1-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Hearts with a 1-0 scoreline.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Kilmarnock at home. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Rangers form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Rangers, who have the most scored goals (81) in Premiership, playing as the away team this season. Rangers have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. Rangers love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

The supporters enjoyed Rangers's previous game versus Celtic, a Premiership 2-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hibernian.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Rangers has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rangers - Kilmarnock 1-1 entered in the official records. Kilmarnock-Rangers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kilmarnock 3 wins, Rangers 3 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

A. Morelos
17 goals / 3 assists
J. Tavernier
14 goals / 16 assists
S. Arfield
11 goals / 6 assists

Kilmarnock missing players

Rangers missing players

Kilmarnock Rangers
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
37 18 2 Played 2 18 37
18 11 1 Won 1 9 23
10 2 0 Drew 1 5 9
9 5 1 Lost 0 4 5
48 30 2 Scored 5 36 81
30 13 2 Conceded 3 18 25
86% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 94% 95%
59% 72% 50% Over 1.5 100% 83% 78%
38% 50% 50% Over 2.5 50% 61% 51%
16% 17% 0% Over 3.5 50% 28% 30%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 50% 22% 16%
43% 44% 50% BTTS 100% 61% 46%
43% 39% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 28% 46%
27% 22% 50% Failed To Score 0% 17% 14%
 
4.9 4.9 5.5 Corners For (avg) 3 5.7 7.1
3.8 2.9 6 Corners Against (avg) 7 4.7 3.8
1.8 1.2 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.8 1.5
6 5 1 Red Cards 2 5 8
Key stats this season:
  • Kilmarnock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kilmarnock have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Kilmarnock
All Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
11-03-19 PR St. Mirren 0 - 1 Kilmarnock
16-03-19 PR Rangers 1 - 1 Kilmarnock
30-03-19 PR Kilmarnock 5 - 0 Hamilton Academical
03-04-19 PR Hibernian 0 - 0 Kilmarnock
06-04-19 PR Kilmarnock 2 - 0 St. Johnstone
20-04-19 PR Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Aberdeen
27-04-19 PR Celtic 1 - 0 Kilmarnock
04-05-19 PR Hearts 0 - 1 Kilmarnock
11-05-19 PR Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Hibernian
19-05-19 PR Kilmarnock 14:00 Rangers
Rangers
All Premiership Europa League League Cup Premier League Scottish Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
12-03-19 SC Rangers 0 - 2 Aberdeen
16-03-19 PR Rangers 1 - 1 Kilmarnock
31-03-19 PR Celtic 2 - 1 Rangers
03-04-19 PR Rangers 3 - 0 Hearts
07-04-19 PR Motherwell 0 - 3 Rangers
20-04-19 PR Hearts 1 - 3 Rangers
28-04-19 PR Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen
05-05-19 PR Rangers 1 - 0 Hibernian
12-05-19 PR Rangers 2 - 0 Celtic
19-05-19 PR Kilmarnock 14:00 Rangers

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Celtic 37 26 6 5 75 19 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 2 56 84
2 Rangers 37 23 9 5 81 25 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 56 78
3 Kilmarnock 37 18 10 9 48 30 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 18 64
4 Aberdeen 37 19 7 11 55 43 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 12 64
5 Hibernian 37 14 12 11 50 37 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 13 54
6 Hearts 37 15 6 16 41 48 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 -7 51

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