Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Kilmarnock and Hearts, taking place on Sunday, 09 October 2022, at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.
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Kilmarnock, Recent FormKilmarnock will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-1 home win against St Johnstone. They came away from that fixture with a possession stat of 41% and clocked up 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target, in comparison to St Johnstone, who managed 15 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 5 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 9 and seen valuable points lost. Having found the back of the net in 5 of their last 6 matches at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, they are developing an impressive scoring record at home. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 games.
Despite picking up some valuable points from 2 wins, the 4 lost matches from 6 will be the main concern for them. They've had a poor start to their season losing 6 of 9 league games.
On an individual basis, Daniel Armstrong will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Kilmarnock's last 6 league games.
Hearts, Recent FormBuilding up confidence within his squad will be a priority for Hearts supremo Robbie Neilson after sustaining a heavy 4-0 home loss to Rangers. They achieved 34% possession in that match and had 7 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Rangers' tally of 20 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 10, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 10 goals and some valuable points in the process. Chalking up goals on the road is something their fans have become accustomed to, with them hitting the net in 4 of their last 6 matches. 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.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
Goalscorer Lawrence Shankland will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Hearts.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 2-3 win for Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 6 encounters with The Jam Tarts.
Hearts will be determined to get something from this game having lost the last 4 times they've faced Kilmarnock in the league.
There is only really one injury concern for the Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes ahead of this clash, with Scott Robinson (Heel) missing out, which gives McInnes a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Beni Baningime (Cruciate ligament), Liam Boyce (Cruciate ligament) and Craig Halkett (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Kilmarnock Playing at home | Hearts Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 58' | Time first goal scored | 20' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 5-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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