Premiership: Tipsway are previewing an exciting and highly important battle starring Kilmarnock and Ross County at Rugby Park. Both teams need the win!
- Kilmarnock have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ross County have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Ross County have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-1-2 (win-draw-loss) from five matches.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Cup. This match was also played here at Rugby Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Ross County have had more rest.
Kilmarnock form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Kilmarnock have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. When Kilmarnock hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Kilmarnock, Dundee United and St. Johnstone), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Kilmarnock's previous fixture was a League Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-1 versus Dundee United. The home team are looking to build on that result.
0-0 away at St. Mirren before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kilmarnock have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Kilmarnock has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches.
Ross County form and stats
Playing away, Ross County have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premiership this season.
County played 1-1 against Dundee United in their previous match. Callachan got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Callachan scored one goal.
Prior to that result Ross County won their away game at Livingston. The scoreline was 1-0.Ross County are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Ross County's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 5 matches. 7 goals have been conceded by County in these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Ross County - Kilmarnock 1-0 written in the official records. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Kilmarnock won four games, three matches ended with a tie and Ross County got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Taylor 3 goals |  D. Armstrong 3 goals |   O. Edwards 2 goals |
Kilmarnock missing players
Ross County missing players
| Kilmarnock | Ross County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 91% |
| 64% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 45% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 45% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 55% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 45% |
| 5 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 7.9 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 14.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 50% | 64% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 13.5 | 11.4 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 17.8 | 16.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
- All of Kilmarnock's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kilmarnock have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kilmarnock have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Kilmarnock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kilmarnock have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ross County have scored away.
- Kilmarnock haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ross County have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Ross County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ross County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ross County have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premiership
- Ross County have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Premiership
- Ross County have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Premiership
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 27 |
| 2 | Rangers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | St. Mirren | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | Livingston | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Hearts | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -11 | 9 |
| 11 | Dundee United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 9 |
| 12 | Ross County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 9 |
