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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 30
Apr 1, 2023 at 3pm UK
Rugby Park
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Kilmarnock
2 - 1
Hearts
Armstrong (22' pen.), Doidge (45')
McKenzie (49'), Donnelly (51'), Chambers (81')
McKenzie (60')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Shankland (7')
Kingsley (56'), Smith (87')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Kilmarnock and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Aberdeen 3-0 Hearts
Saturday, March 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Kilmarnock 2-2 Hearts

Kilmarnock have a decent record at Rugby Park, even if wins have been a rarity, losing just one of their home games in 2023 — a 3-2 defeat by second-place Rangers. Hearts have lost their last three on the road but have fared well against Saturday's opponents, and it could be another goal-fest this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Kilmarnock win with a probability of 42.49%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 32.04% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Kilmarnock win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.92%) and 2-0 (7.14%). The likeliest Hearts win was 0-1 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kilmarnock would win this match.

Result
KilmarnockDrawHearts
42.49% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 25.47%32.04% (0.0059999999999931 0.01)
Both teams to score 55.07%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.32% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)48.68% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.21% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)70.79% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.19% (-0.0069999999999908 -0.01)22.8% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.49% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)56.51% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.34% (0.0020000000000095 0)28.66% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.53% (0.0030000000000001 0)64.47% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Kilmarnock 42.49%
    Hearts 32.04%
    Draw 25.47%
KilmarnockDrawHearts
1-0 @ 9.66% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
2-1 @ 8.92% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 7.14% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 4.4% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 3.52% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 2.75%
4-1 @ 1.63%
4-0 @ 1.3% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.02% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 42.49%
1-1 @ 12.07%
0-0 @ 6.54%
2-2 @ 5.58%
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.47%
0-1 @ 8.17% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 7.55% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 5.1% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 3.14% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 2.32%
0-3 @ 2.13%
1-4 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.65%
Total : 32.04%

How you voted: Kilmarnock vs Hearts

Kilmarnock
25.0%
Draw
8.3%
Hearts
66.7%
12
Head to Head
Dec 17, 2022 3pm
Hearts
3-1
Kilmarnock
Ginnelly (19'), Shankland (29', 89' pen.)
Taylor (73')
Donnelly (28')
Oct 9, 2022 3pm
Aug 31, 2022 7.45pm
Second Round
Hearts
0-1
Kilmarnock
Cameron (21')
Donnelly (13')
Feb 5, 2020 7.45pm
Hearts
2-3
Kilmarnock
Clare (79' pen.), Halkett (89')
Clare (35'), Souttar (48'), Naismith (65'), Irving (86')
Findlay (24'), Burke (38'), Brophy (50')
Power (52'), Branescu (78')
Branescu (80')
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CCeltic333021103257892
2RangersRangers33254481344779
3Aberdeen33172145252053
4Hearts33146135649748
5Hibernian33135154952-344
6St Mirren33128133849-1144
7Livingston33126153352-1942
8Motherwell33107164448-437
9St Johnstone3396183454-2033
10Dundee UnitedDundee Utd3387183658-2231
11Kilmarnock3387182958-2931
12Ross County3376202852-2427

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