This could be an interesting match as Kilmarnock have their presumed home advantage while Rangers are ahead 31 points in the Premiership table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Rangers's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Rangers have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats with the goal stats 25-10 (scored/conceded).
Kilmarnock form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Kilmarnock at their home stadium (Rugby Park) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Kilmarnock drew their last game, 0-0 away at Aberdeen (placed 4th). In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Hearts.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hibernian are coming to town in four days.
Kilmarnock has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Kilmarnock are not conceding a lot of goals here at Rugby Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Rangers form and stats
Rangers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Rangers collect 29 points from their 12 away matches in the Premiership. 9 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Two travels in a row for Rangers, whose manager S. Gerrard could celebrate last time after the Scottish Cup win against Hamilton Academical. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Hibernian in the Premiership.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rangers are hosting Livingston in the Premiership only three days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Rangers are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Rangers as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Rangers - Kilmarnock 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kilmarnock won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Rangers has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Defoe 13 goals |  A. Morelos Aviléz 12 goals |   E. Brophy 6 goals |
Kilmarnock missing players
Rangers missing players
| Kilmarnock | Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | 59 |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 88% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 60% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 40% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 42% |
| 32% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 40% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 7.5 |
| 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 204 | 110 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 185 | 397 |
| 76 | 39 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 75 | 161 |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | 37% |
- Rangers has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Rangers has the fewest conceded goals (8) away
- Rangers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- 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 scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rangers have scored more than double the goals of Kilmarnock.
- Rangers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rangers 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 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 57 | 67 |
| 2 | Rangers | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 45 | 60 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Livingston | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -20 | 27 |
| 9 | Ross County | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | -25 | 25 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 19 |
| 12 | Hearts | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 18 |