Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kilmarnock FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Kilmarnock FC
5 – 2
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Rugby Park 8,460 HT 45' · FT 45'
5–2 20' Charles Dunne
4–3 39' Mikael Mandron
Kyle Vassell 61' 4–3
Danny Armstrong pen 65' 4–3
Marley Watkins 68' 5–2
Kyle Vassell 73' 5–2
David Watson 79' 5–2
Y 59' Mark O'Hara
Liam Donnelly 63' Y
Matty Kennedy 75' Y
Marley Watkins 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Hardie (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Sean Carr
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

13
7
4
Kilmarnock FC 24 games · Avg 2.4 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-16 Kilmarnock FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC 2023-12-27 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-09-30 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-04-22 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC 2023-01-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar St. Mirren FC H 5–2 W
02 Mar Dundee FC A 2–2 D
28 Feb Rangers FC H 1–2 L
24 Feb Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
17 Feb Celtic FC A 1–1 D
07 Feb Livingston FC H 1–0 W
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 2–5 L
02 Mar Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
27 Feb Ross County FC A 1–1 D
24 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
17 Feb Livingston FC A 0–1 L
07 Feb Dundee FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC St. Mirren FC
#12 Position #8
9 Points 14
13 Played 13
2 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 7
13 Scored 12
29 Conceded 22
-16 GD -10
0.69 PPG 1.08
15% Win % 31%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (9 pts). St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kilmarnock FC is hosting St. Mirren FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' St. Mirren FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Kilmarnock FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' What a moment for Charles Dunne! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Watson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Mirren FC.
  • 30' Robbie Deas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 39' Mikael Mandron makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and St. Mirren FC are in front.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Mark O'Hara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' GOAL! Kyle Vassell fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Liam Donnelly.
  • 65' Danny Armstrong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Toyosi Olusanya. He replaces Conor McMenamin on 66 minute.
  • 68' Marley Watkins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 70' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Flynn departs to be replaced by Lewis Jamieson.
  • 71' Jonah Ayunga gets the nod from St. Mirren FC. He replaces Greg Kiltie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Another change for St. Mirren FC made on 72 minute. Scott Tanser leaves to be changed by Jaden Brown.
  • 73' Kyle Vassell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Kilmarnock FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 79' Magnificent from David Watson! That is 9 goals in 273 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' Danny Armstrong makes way for Innes Cameron at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kilmarnock FC.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Marley Watkins. He receives a card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Kilmarnock FC — Corrie Ndaba on, Robbie Deas off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 5-2.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-03-16 Kilmarnock FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC 2023-12-27 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-09-30 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-04-22 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC 2023-01-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC

Kilmarnock FC Form

2024-03-16 Kilmarnock FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC W 2024-03-02 Dundee FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-02-28 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2024-02-24 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-02-17 Celtic FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-02-07 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Livingston FC W

St. Mirren FC Form

2024-03-16 Kilmarnock FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC L 2024-03-02 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2024-02-27 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2024-02-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-02-17 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2024-02-07 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Dundee FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Kilmarnock FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kilmarnock FC54% Draw24% St. Mirren FC22%
Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw
78%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
46%
Kilmarnock FC or St. Mirren FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kilmarnock FC38% Draw43% St. Mirren FC19%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap Kilmarnock FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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