Match prediction for Premiership: Motherwell - Kilmarnock at Fir Park

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Competition: Fri 23.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fir Park (13677 seats)

Kilmarnock have restored their energy after their 1-3-fixture versus Hearts and are ready to meet Motherwell. Here's all the intelligence!

Insights:
  • Motherwell have the fewest points (4) at home in Premiership
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premiership

8 - 4 - 21 with 24-45. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Kilmarnock when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Kilmarnock play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Motherwell form and stats

Motherwell's struggle is real here at Fir Park with only 4 points collected from 7 Premiership games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-5. The home stadium (Fir Park) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Motherwell it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

The home team returns to Fir Park after drawing with St. Johnstone (placed 5th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Spittal (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Spittal scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Celtic (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Motherwell handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Motherwell here at Fir Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Motherwell defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Kilmarnock form and stats

There's been little loot from Kilmarnock's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 9 away games in the Premiership. Kilmarnock only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Kilmarnock are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Kilmarnock are travelling again after losing away to Hearts in their previous match (1-3). Armstrong got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Armstrong served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hibernian.

We have checked recent matches where Kilmarnock have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Kilmarnock's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 9 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kilmarnock have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Kilmarnock - Motherwell 2-1 was the result in these squads' last head-to-head game, played this season. Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Motherwell won four games, one match ended with a tie and Kilmarnock got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

MotherwellK. van Veen
K. van Veen
7 goals
KilmarnockD. Armstrong
D. Armstrong
5 goals
KilmarnockA. Taylor
A. Taylor
4 goals

Motherwell missing players

Kilmarnock missing players

Motherwell Kilmarnock
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 2 9 17
5 1 0 Won W 0 0 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
9 5 0 Lost L 2 8 10
20 5 0 Scored S 0 2 13
22 11 0 Conceded C 5 17 30
94% 86% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
69% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 44% 59%
62% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 47%
19% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 35%
19% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 18%
56% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 41%
31% 29% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
19% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 78% 47%
 
4.9 3.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.7 4.5
5.4 4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5 5
2.5 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.9 12.4 20 Shots (avg) S ( 16 10.2 11.5
3.4 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 1.7 1.9
36% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 41%
 
11.4 9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 13.7 12.8
3.3 3.1 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.1 4.9
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • 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 (13) in Premiership
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Premiership
  • Kilmarnock have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Premiership
  • Kilmarnock have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Premiership
  • Kilmarnock have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Premiership
  • Kilmarnock have yet to win a game away.
  • Motherwell have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Motherwell have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kilmarnock have scored away.
  • Motherwell have the fewest points (4) at home in Premiership
  • Motherwell have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premiership
  • Motherwell have won significantly less corners at home than 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 16 15 0 1 51 13 7 7 0 0 22 5 9 8 0 1 29 8 38 45
2 Rangers 16 11 3 2 37 16 9 8 1 0 25 5 7 3 2 2 12 11 21 36
3 Aberdeen 16 8 1 7 29 24 8 6 0 2 22 7 8 2 1 5 7 17 5 25
4 Hearts 16 7 3 6 27 26 8 5 1 2 19 16 8 2 2 4 8 10 1 24
5 St. Johnstone 17 7 3 7 21 22 8 3 2 3 8 6 9 4 1 4 13 16 -1 24
6 Livingston 15 7 2 6 15 20 8 5 0 3 8 8 7 2 2 3 7 12 -5 23
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 17 6 2 9 20 26 8 4 2 2 12 8 9 2 0 7 8 18 -6 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 17 4 3 10 14 28 9 2 2 5 9 18 8 2 1 5 5 10 -14 15
11 Kilmarnock 17 4 3 10 13 30 8 4 2 2 11 13 9 0 1 8 2 17 -17 15
12 Dundee United 16 3 3 10 17 31 8 3 0 5 10 16 8 0 3 5 7 15 -14 12

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.