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Kilmarnock FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Kilmarnock FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Rory McKenzie 19' Y
Y 37' Richard Tait
Stephen O'Donnell 37' Y
Calum Waters 82' Y
Y 83' Tom Aldred

Overview

Match Preview

Kilmarnock FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Rugby Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Referee Mark McLean
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

7
7
9
Kilmarnock FC 23 games · Avg 2.4 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC 2018-12-26 Motherwell FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2018-09-29 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Motherwell FC H 0–0 D
23 Feb Livingston FC A 0–1 L
17 Feb Celtic FC H 0–1 L
06 Feb Dundee FC A 2–2 D
01 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
26 Jan Aberdeen FC A 0–0 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
24 Feb Celtic FC A 1–4 L
17 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
06 Feb St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
02 Feb Livingston FC H 3–0 W
26 Jan Dundee FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC Motherwell FC
#11 Position #4
28 Points 54
33 Played 33
6 / 10 / 17 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 7
37 Scored 52
65 Conceded 29
-28 GD +23
0.85 PPG 1.64
18% Win % 42%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Kilmarnock FC are 11th (28 pts). Motherwell FC are 4th (54 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Rugby Park will turn into a battlefield for Kilmarnock FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 5' James Scott has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Rugby Park. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 19' Rory McKenzie is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 24' Kilmarnock FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's shape.
  • 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Richard Tait.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' Jordan Jones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' Rory McKenzie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 62' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 67' Jake Hastie, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Elliott Frear. He replaces Gboly Ariyibi on 72 minute.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Curtis Main is replaced by James Scott.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' Calum Waters was booked on 82.
  • 83' Motherwell FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Richard Tait suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin van Veen 3
Callum Slattery 3
Devante Cole 2
Chris Burke 2
Liam Polworth 2
Luke Armstrong 2
Rory McKenzie 1
Blair Spittal 1

Head to Head

2019-03-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC 2018-12-26 Motherwell FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2018-09-29 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Motherwell FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2019-03-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2019-02-23 Livingston FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-02-17 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2019-02-06 Dundee FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D 2019-02-01 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-01-26 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2019-03-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-02-06 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2019-02-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2019-01-26 Dundee FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC29% Draw29% Motherwell FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Motherwell FC
71%
Kilmarnock FC or Motherwell FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC18% Draw50% Motherwell FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
9.2%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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