Scottish League Cup | Second Round

Aug 15, 2021 at 2pm UK

Easter Road Stadium

Hibernian
2 - 0
Kilmarnock

Magennis (51'), Nisbet (73')

FT(HT: 0-0)

McKenzie (45')

The Match

Match Report

Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet were on target in the 2-0 victory.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Hibernian and Kilmarnock, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Hibernian win with a probability of 40.33%. A win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 31.71% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Kilmarnock win was 0-1 (10.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hibernian would win this match.

Result
Hibernian	Draw	Kilmarnock
40.33%	27.95%	31.71%

Both teams to score 47.29%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.42%

58.58%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.85%

79.14%

Hibernian Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.55%

28.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.8%

64.2%

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.09%

33.91%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.41%

70.58%

Score Analysis

Hibernian 40.32%

Kilmarnock 31.71%

Draw 27.95%

Hibernian	Draw	Kilmarnock
1-0 @ 12.12% 2-1 @ 8.24% 2-0 @ 7.62% 3-1 @ 3.46% 3-0 @ 3.2% 3-2 @ 1.87% 4-1 @ 1.09% 4-0 @ 1% Other @ 1.73% Total : 40.32%	1-1 @ 13.11% 0-0 @ 9.64% 2-2 @ 4.46% Other @ 0.73% Total : 27.95%	0-1 @ 10.43% 1-2 @ 7.09% 0-2 @ 5.64% 1-3 @ 2.56% 0-3 @ 2.03% 2-3 @ 1.61% Other @ 2.36% Total : 31.71%

How you voted: Hibernian vs Kilmarnock

Hibernian

48.0%

Draw

12.0%

Kilmarnock

40.0%

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