Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kilmarnock FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 9 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Danny Armstrong 57' Y
Y 79' Stephen Kingsley
Christian Doidge 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kilmarnock FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

9
5
7
Kilmarnock FC 21 games · Avg 2.1 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Kilmarnock FC 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-10-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–2 D
05 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Aberdeen FC A 1–4 L
17 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
03 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
27 Aug Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct Kilmarnock FC A 2–2 D
01 Oct Rangers FC H 0–4 L
18 Sep Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
03 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
28 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W
25 Aug FC Zurich H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#11 Position #1
28 Points 70
33 Played 33
6 / 10 / 17 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
37 Scored 58
65 Conceded 28
-28 GD +30
0.85 PPG 2.12
18% Win % 64%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Kilmarnock FC are 11th (28 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Kilmarnock FC host Heart of Midlothian FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Kilmarnock FC have won 271 goals from 260 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Barrie McKay has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kilmarnock FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Derek McInnes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kilmarnock FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' Christopher Stokes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Kilmarnock FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 57' Kilmarnock FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 59' GOAL! Kyle Lafferty fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 62' Stephen Humphrys makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Shaw. He replaces Jordan Jones on 66 minute.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Christian Doidge comes on to replace Kyle Lafferty.
  • 70' Jorge Grant gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Orestis Kiomourtzoglou and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Danny Armstrong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 260 appearances.
  • 78' The whistle greets Christopher Stokes as he departs to be replaced by Joe Wright.
  • 79' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Christian Doidge.
  • 87' Brad Lyons is ready to make an impact after coming on for Blair Alston at the 87 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Burke 4
Lawrence Shankland 3
Stuart Findlay 2
Danny Armstrong 2
Eamonn Brophy 2
Sean Clare 2
Josh Ginnelly 1
Bobby Wales 1

Head to Head

2022-10-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Kilmarnock FC 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-10-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2019-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2022-10-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-10-01 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2022-09-17 Livingston FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2022-09-03 Hibernian FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2022-08-27 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-10-09 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-10-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–4 Rangers FC L 2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-08-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 FC Zurich L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Kilmarnock FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 76% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC34% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
66%
Kilmarnock FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC21% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 21% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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