The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Motherwell are in the 7th position while the guesting Kilmarnock worry at 9th.
- Motherwell has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Kilmarnock has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Motherwell nor Kilmarnock as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It should be mentioned that Kilmarnock play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Kilmarnock on grass are 13 victories, 9 draws and 19 defeats from 41 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 37-53. You can compare this with overall results below.
Motherwell form and stats
Motherwell's results here at Fir Park in the Premiership have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
The home team returns to Fir Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Dundee United (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Premiership game ended 1-1. In the match before that, Motherwell hosted Aberdeen and drew the game 0-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Motherwell have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn one and lost four.
The manager S. Robinson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hamilton Academical in only three days.
Motherwell aren't scoring a lot here at Fir Park in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Kilmarnock form and stats
Kilmarnock, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premiership, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 2-1-7 (10 played). With the Kilmarnock losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Bitter travels for Kilmarnock as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Livingston match.
Kilmarnock might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Livingston proved too strong as Kilmarnock slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Rugby Park. Prior to that match, the Kilmarnock manager A. Dyer faced defeat when travelling to Dundee United and losing 0-2.
Kilmarnock were so close to getting something from the game against Livingston, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kilmarnock playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Kilmarnock win, one draw and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting St. Mirren in just three days.
The attacking power of Kilmarnock when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Kilmarnock in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Kilmarnock - Motherwell 0-3 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Motherwell won five, Kilmarnock won four and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Burke 6 goals |  N. Kabamba 5 goals |   M. O'Hara 3 goals |
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| Motherwell | Kilmarnock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 23 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 26 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 45% |
| 25% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 40% |
| 40% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 33% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 39% | 37% |
- Kilmarnock has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premiership
- Kilmarnock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Motherwell has the fewest points from losing position (0) 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 | Rangers | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 49 | 56 |
| 2 | Celtic | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 40 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 25 |
| 6 | Livingston | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | St. Mirren | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | St. Johnstone | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 17 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -24 | 17 |
| 12 | Ross County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -28 | 13 |