Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Kilmarnock and Hearts, taking place on Saturday, 01 April 2023, at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in Kilmarnock.
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Kilmarnock, Recent FormA point gained from their 1-1 draw against St Johnstone in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Kilmarnock. They came away from that fixture with 49% of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. By comparison, St Johnstone managed 9 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 5 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 10 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
There will be mixed feelings from Killie, although undefeated in their last 3 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.
Hearts, Recent FormBuilding up confidence within his squad will be a priority for Hearts supremo Robbie Neilson after sustaining a heavy 3-0 away loss to Aberdeen. They achieved 63% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 0 hitting the target, up against Aberdeen's tally of 22 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
Neilson will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 12 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 7 goals scored. They have not been performing well at all defensively, not delivering a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 7 away games out of 15 this season, Neilson will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
Losing 4 of their last 6 matches will concern them, but they have picked up some important points by winning the other 2 of these games.
On an individual basis, Lawrence Shankland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 17 goals in Hearts' 29 league games this season.
Last time these two teams met in the league it resulted in an unsurprising 3-1 win for Hearts.
Kilmarnock will be confident of finding the net in this one against The Jam Tarts, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 8 encounters between the two sides.
With only Innes Cameron (Hamstring) and Ben Chrisene (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Derek McInnes will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Hearts manager Robbie Neilson with Beni Baningime (Cruciate ligament), Liam Boyce (Cruciate ligament), Craig Halkett (Knee), Peter Haring (Concussion) and Gary Mackay-Steven (Foot) all unavailable for selection, and Craig Gordon (Broken leg) out for the rest of the season.
Kilmarnock Playing at home | Hearts Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 53' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 5-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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