Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Kilmarnock FC
2 – 1
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Eamonn Brophy 48' Y
Y 82' Paul McGinn
Y 88' Jack Baird

Overview

Match Preview

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League at Rugby Park.

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee Grant Irvine

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

13
7
4
Kilmarnock FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2018-10-20 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
22 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Dundee FC H 3–1 W
08 Dec Celtic FC A 1–5 L
05 Dec Livingston FC H 2–0 W
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–2 L
08 Dec Livingston FC A 1–3 L
05 Dec Hibernian FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC St. Mirren FC
#12 Position #5
5 Points 10
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 3
6 Scored 8
15 Conceded 9
-9 GD -1
0.71 PPG 1.43
14% Win % 43%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts). St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
Greg Kiltie 1 G
Joe Hugill 1 G
St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Paul Nsio 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kilmarnock FC and St. Mirren FC is underway.
  • 4' Stuart Findlay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 11' Magnificent from Jordan Jones! That is 10 goals in 265 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Kilmarnock FC is showing some good football. However, Kilmarnock FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Mirren FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Alfie Jones doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' Scotland international Chris Burke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' Adam Hammill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 294 appearances.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Dean Lyness is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Mirren FC tonight.
  • 47' Kilmarnock FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' Eamonn Brophy is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Another change for Kilmarnock FC made on 56 minute. Stephen O'Donnell leaves to be changed by Ross Millen.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' Greg Stewart, a Scotland , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with St. Mirren FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Mikael Ndjoli comes on to replace Eamonn Brophy.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Hodson made 294 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paul McGinn.
  • 83' Samuel Jamieson is replacing Cameron Smith for the St. Mirren FC side.
  • 88' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Jack Baird gets a Yellow card.
  • 2-1 the final result. St. Mirren FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oran Kearney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruce Anderson 3
Marley Watkins 3
Kyle Vassell 3
Findlay Curtis 2
Caolan Boyd Munce 2
Greg Kiltie 2
Kyle Lafferty 2
Mark O'Hara 2

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2018-10-20 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Kilmarnock FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2018-12-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2018-12-26 Motherwell FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2018-12-22 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2018-12-15 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2018-12-08 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2018-12-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Livingston FC W

St. Mirren FC Form

2018-12-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2018-12-22 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2018-12-15 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC L 2018-12-08 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Mirren FC L 2018-12-05 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC46% Draw25% St. Mirren FC29%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
71%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
54%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Mirren FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC29% Draw45% St. Mirren FC26%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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