Heart of Midlothian FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Kilmarnock FC

Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,455 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lawrence Shankland 30' Y

Cameron Devlin 40' Y

Nathaniel Atkinson 55' Y

Y 67' Danny Armstrong

Y 85' Brad Lyons

Y 90' Rory McKenzie

Y 90' Liam Donnelly

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Kilmarnock FC — Premier League at Tynecastle.

Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Kilmarnock FC 13 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Dickinson
Assistant 1 David Roome
Assistant 2 Sean Carr

7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 22 games · Avg 2.1 goals Kilmarnock FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC 2023-04-01 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-12-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2022-10-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–0	D
05 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–0	W
27 May	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
24 May	Rangers FC	A	2–2	D
20 May	Aberdeen FC	H	2–1	W
13 May	St. Mirren FC	A	2–2	D

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–0	D
05 Aug	Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
28 May	Ross County FC	H	3–1	W
24 May	Dundee United FC	A	3–0	W
20 May	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–1	L
13 May	Livingston FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		Kilmarnock FC
#4	Position	#12
20	Points	9
12	Played	13
6 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 8
26	Scored	13
22	Conceded	29
+4	GD	-16
1.67	PPG	0.69
50%	Win %	15%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kilmarnock FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

1/4

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/3

61-75

2/3

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

Claudio Braga	6 G	2 A
Calvin Miller	5 G	1 A
James Wilson	3 G
Laurent Mendy	3 G
Joshua McPake	2 G	1 A

Kilmarnock FC

Greg Kiltie	3 G
Joe Hugill	2 G	2 A
Michael Schjonning-Larsen	2 G
Jason Holt	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Tynecastle will turn into a battlefield for Heart of Midlothian FC and Kilmarnock FC.
5' It’s high time Steven Naismith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Kilmarnock FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Alan Forrest, a Scotland , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their trying to find a way past Kilmarnock FC's compact .
25' Kilmarnock FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lawrence Shankland on 30 minutes.
35' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kilmarnock FC backline.
40' The referee calls foul for Cameron Devlin. He receives a card.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Dennis made 349 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' It’s gonna be a card for Nathaniel Atkinson.
59' The whistle greets Alex Lowry as he departs to be replaced by Liam Boyce.
64' Kyle Vassell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
67' That is a card for Kilmarnock FC. Danny Armstrong will be fuming at that decision.
68' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Cameron Devlin has done his job and it is now time for Aidan Denholm to step up.
73' Yutaro Oda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 457 appearances.
74' Another change for Kilmarnock FC made on 74 minute. Marley Watkins leaves to be changed by Kyle Vassell.
78' Alan Forrest has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nathaniel Atkinson on 78 minute.
83' Australia international Nathaniel Atkinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Brad Lyons.
89' Kilmarnock FC make a change. Kyle Magennis trudges off to be replaced by Rory McKenzie on 89 minutes.
90' Rory McKenzie picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Liam Donnelly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Armstrong at the 90 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Stephen Kingsley
2
Frankie Kent
14
Cameron Devlin ↓ Aidan Denholm 68'
15
Kye Rowles
30
Kyosuke Tagawa ↓ Kenneth Vargas 68'
5
Peter Haring
28
Zander Clark
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Alan Forrest 78'
11
Yutaro Oda ↓ Toby Sibbick 78'
9
Lawrence Shankland
51
Alex Lowry ↓ Liam Boyce 59'

Bench

21
Toby Sibbick ↑ 78'
10
Liam Boyce ↑ 59'
12
Michael McGovern
17
Alan Forrest ↑ 78'
8
Calem Nieuwenhof
22
Aidan Denholm ↑ 68'
16
Andy Halliday
54
James Wilson
77
Kenneth Vargas ↑ 68'

Coach Steven Naismith

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chris Burke	4
Lawrence Shankland	3
Sean Clare	2
Stuart Findlay	2
Danny Armstrong	2
Eamonn Brophy	2
Stephen Kingsley	2
Uche Ikpeazu	1

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-08-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-05-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2023-05-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Kilmarnock FC Form

2023-08-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-08-05 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Rangers FC W 2023-05-28 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Ross County FC W 2023-05-24 Dundee United FC 0–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-05-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-05-13 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Livingston FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.4 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Kilmarnock FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC56% Draw22% Kilmarnock FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Kilmarnock FC

44%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Kilmarnock FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC46% Draw38% Kilmarnock FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

3 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	21%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.