Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1

Aug 5, 2023 at 5.15pm UK

Rugby Park

Kilmarnock
1 - 0
Rangers

Lyons (65')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Kilmarnock and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Kilmarnock

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Albion Rovers 1-2 Kilmarnock
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup

Goals
for

Rangers

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Hoffenheim 2-2 Rangers
Saturday, July 29 at 2.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

We said: Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers

Determined to keep pace with Celtic in 2023-24, Rangers look set to kick off their Premiership campaign with a relatively straightforward victory over Kilmarnock, who have lost each of their last six meetings with the Glasgow giants. 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 Rangers win with a probability of 48.27%. A win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 27.03% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.45%) and 0-2 (8.25%). The likeliest Kilmarnock win was 1-0 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.

Result
Kilmarnock	Draw	Rangers
27.03% ( -1.3)	24.7% ( 0.02)	48.27% ( 1.27)

Both teams to score 54.61% (

-1.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.08% (

-0.97)

47.92% (

0.97)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.9% (

-0.9)

70.1% (

0.9)

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.17% (

-1.48)

31.83% (

1.48)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.74% (

-1.73)

68.26% (

1.73)

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.1% (

0.15)

19.9% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.97% (

0.23)

52.03% (

-0.23)

Score Analysis

Kilmarnock 27.03%

Rangers 48.27%

Draw 24.69%

Kilmarnock	Draw	Rangers
1-0 @ 7.25% ( -0) 2-1 @ 6.7% ( -0.25) 2-0 @ 4.15% ( -0.17) 3-1 @ 2.56% ( -0.21) 3-2 @ 2.06% ( -0.16) 3-0 @ 1.58% ( -0.14) Other @ 2.72% Total : 27.03%	1-1 @ 11.7% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 6.33% ( 0.25) 2-2 @ 5.41% ( -0.18) 3-3 @ 1.11% ( -0.08) Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.69%	0-1 @ 10.22% ( 0.44) 1-2 @ 9.45% ( 0.08) 0-2 @ 8.25% ( 0.4) 1-3 @ 5.09% ( 0.07) 0-3 @ 4.44% ( 0.23) 2-3 @ 2.91% ( -0.08) 1-4 @ 2.05% ( 0.04) 0-4 @ 1.79% ( 0.1) 2-4 @ 1.18% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.88% Total : 48.27%