Kilmarnock FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2026 RELEGATION ROUND

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Premier League · 2026

Kilmarnock FC

0 – 1

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 18 May 2025 · 14:00 UTC The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park 6,601 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 89' Stephen Kingsley

Y 19' Adam Forrester

R 38' Yan Dhanda

Liam Donnelly 40' Y

Overview

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

Kilmarnock FC 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 1 Francis Connor
Assistant 2 Paul O'Neill

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Kilmarnock FC 21 games · Avg 2.1 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-18 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-01-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Kilmarnock FC 2024-12-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-10-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC 2024-04-27 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–1	L
14 May	Motherwell FC	A	0–3	L
10 May	Dundee FC	H	3–2	W
03 May	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–0	W
26 Apr	Ross County FC	H	2–0	W
12 Apr	Celtic FC	A	1–5	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–0	W
14 May	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–1	W
10 May	Motherwell FC	H	3–0	W
03 May	Ross County FC	A	3–1	W
26 Apr	Dundee FC	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Motherwell FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#12	Position	#4
0	Points	3
2	Played	2
0 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
4	Scored	5
9	Conceded	2
-5	GD	+3
0.00	PPG	1.50
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (0 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

–/2

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Kilmarnock FC have kicked off against Heart of Midlothian FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Scotland international Fraser Murray has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kilmarnock FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
19' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Adam Forrester on 19 minutes.
22' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Zander Clark trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Fulton on 22 minutes.
27' Kilmarnock FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kilmarnock FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yan Dhanda.
40' The referee shows Kilmarnock FC player a card on 40.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Bruce Anderson comes on to replace Stuart Findlay.
51' Zander Clark is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heart of Midlothian FC tonight.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Watson, as he is very good at scoring at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
59' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Harry Milne by Craig Halkett on 59 minute.
64' It looks surprising Kilmarnock FC does not make any changes. Danny Armstrong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Marley Watkins is replacing Bobby Wales for the Kilmarnock FC side.
68' The supporters are chanting for Sander Kartum. He replaces Calem Nieuwenhof on 68 minute.
69' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Wilson is hanging Lawrence Shankland on the field on 69 minute.
70' Liam Polworth is replacing Brad Lyons for the Kilmarnock FC side.
71' A change in the Kilmarnock FC ranks — Danny Armstrong exits the field as Cole Burke enters on 71.
76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
81' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' The whistle greets Kyle Vassell as he departs to be replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven.
88' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
89' Stephen Kingsley is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

23
Marley Watkins ↑ 65'
14
Gary Mackay-Steven ↑ 83'
19
Bruce Anderson ↑ 46'
1
Kieran O'Hara
31
Liam Polworth ↑ 70'
18
Innes Cameron
21
Calvin Ramsay
38
Archie Traynor
37
Cole Burke ↑ 71'

Coach Derek McInnes

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

10
Barrie McKay
7
Jorge Grant
12
Ryan Fulton ↑ 22'
4
Craig Halkett ↑ 59'
19
Elton Kabangu ↑ 69'
15
Michael Steinwender
27
Sander Kartum ↑ 68'
21
James Wilson ↑ 69'
64
Alfie Osborne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kilmarnock FC Form

2025-05-18 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-05-14 Motherwell FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-05-10 Kilmarnock FC 3–2 Dundee FC W 2025-05-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-04-26 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-05-18 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2025-05-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Motherwell FC W 2025-05-03 Ross County FC 1–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-04-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee FC L 2025-04-12 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 Kilmarnock FC xG

Expected Goals

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

4.41 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kilmarnock FC15% Draw15% Heart of Midlothian FC70%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 5.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	90%	10%
± 3.5	79%	21%
± 4.5	63%	37%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw

30%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

85%

Kilmarnock FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kilmarnock FC8% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC69%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 4

7.1%

1 – 3

6.6%

1 – 5

6.2%

0 – 4

5.7%

0 – 3

5.3%

0 – 5

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

1 – 6

4.6%

2 – 4

4.5%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 5

0 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap	Kilmarnock FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	4%	94%
-0.5	6%	—	94%
+0.5	15%	—	85%
+1	15%	13%	71%
+1.5	29%	—	71%
+2	29%	17%	54%
+2.5	46%	—	54%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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.