Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Hearts and Kilmarnock, taking place on Saturday, 17 December 2022, at Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh.
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Hearts, Recent FormHearts will not be too disappointed to take a point from their 1-1 result against Livingston last time out. They achieved 73% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Livingston's tally of 18 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 9 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 11 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at Tynecastle Stadium recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. Robbie Neilson will be concerned about his leaky defence after they have failed to keep a clean sheet at home for 8 games in a row.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
When it comes to home matches at Tynecastle Stadium, Lawrence Shankland will be feeling confident about finding the net again, with 6 league goals for Hearts in their last 6 home games.
Kilmarnock, Recent FormKilmarnock will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 1-0 home win against Hibernian. In that game they had 47% possession and managed 6 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Hibernian who had 15 attempts and 1 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Derek McInnes will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 4 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. Unable to score in 5 of their last 6 away games, they will need to improve in front of goal if they are to pick up more points. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 11 games.
In the last match between these two, goals were scored on both sides, with the game ending in a 2-2 draw.
The Hearts defence has struggled against Killie in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 7 games. Playing at home, Hearts have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock has had a good run of league results away from home against Hearts, winning their last 4 meetings at Tynecastle Stadium and being unbeaten in their last 6.
Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Beni Baningime (Cruciate ligament), Liam Boyce (Cruciate ligament), Craig Halkett (Hamstring), Peter Haring (Concussion) and Stephen Kingsley (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Derek McInnes has a number of injury concerns in his Kilmarnock squad to contend with: Ben Chrisene (Ankle), Scott Robinson (Heel) and Calum Waters (Hamstring)
Hearts Playing at home | Kilmarnock Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 0.1 |
| 2.1 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 45' | Time first goal scored | 27' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 30' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.4 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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