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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 5
Aug 27, 2022 at 3pm UK
Rugby Park
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Kilmarnock
2 - 1
Motherwell

Armstrong (71'), Taylor (76')
Armstrong (83'), Power (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
van Veen (14')
O'Donnell (19')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 1-0 Livingston
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Kilmarnock 1-2 Motherwell

The two sides head into this weekend's game in contrasting form, with Kilmarnock desperate to secure their first three points of the new season. The home crowd at Rugby Park are sure to spur McInnes's men on, but we feel that Motherwell will continue their strong start by claiming a slender away victory. 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 47.51%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 25.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Kilmarnock win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.15%) and 2-1 (9.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.55%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (8.72%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kilmarnock would win this match.

Result
KilmarnockDrawMotherwell
47.51% (0.073 0.07) 26.62% (0.0089999999999968 0.01) 25.87% (-0.080000000000002 -0.08)
Both teams to score 47.86% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.72% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)56.28% (0.080999999999996 0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.68% (-0.064 -0.06)77.32% (0.066000000000003 0.07)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.29% (0.0010000000000048 0)23.71% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.17% (0.00099999999999767 0)57.83%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.74% (-0.111 -0.11)37.26% (0.112 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.95% (-0.11 -0.11)74.05% (0.114 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Kilmarnock 47.5%
    Motherwell 25.87%
    Draw 26.62%
KilmarnockDrawMotherwell
1-0 @ 12.71% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
2-0 @ 9.15% (0.026999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.03%
3-0 @ 4.39% (0.013 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.33%
3-2 @ 2.14% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.58% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.56% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 47.5%
1-1 @ 12.55%
0-0 @ 8.84% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.46% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 26.62%
0-1 @ 8.72% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 6.2% (-0.019 -0.02)
0-2 @ 4.31% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.04% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.47% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.42% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 25.87%

How you voted: Kilmarnock vs Motherwell

Kilmarnock
8.3%
Draw
8.3%
Motherwell
83.3%
12
Head to Head
May 1, 2021 3pm
Mar 20, 2021 3pm
Kilmarnock
4-1
Motherwell
Lafferty (1'), McKenzie (55'), Burke (57'), Pinnock (83')
McGowan (45'), Lafferty (58'), Power (72')
Maguire (8')
Roberts (42')
Feb 10, 2021 6pm
Dec 30, 2020 6.15pm
Motherwell
0-2
Kilmarnock

Crawford (56'), Campbell (63')
O'Hara (52')
Kiltie (41'), Whitehall (53' pen.)
Tshibola (32')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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