Kilmarnock vs Hearts Live Stream, Predictions (May 18)

📊 Form Guide

Kilmarnock

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Kilmarnock will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 3-2 Premiership victory over Dundee.

In that game, Kilmarnock had 42% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Kilmarnock, the goals were scored by Daniel Armstrong (31'), Bruce Anderson (77') and Robbie Deas (91'). For their opponents, Dundee got 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Lyall Cameron (76', 95') scored for Dundee.

Matches featuring Kilmarnock have often been absorbing affairs of late with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum total of 23 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of those coming from Kilmarnock. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.

Hearts

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Hearts come into this meeting following a 3-0 Premiership win in the defeat of Motherwell in their most recent game.

In that match, Hearts had 49% possession and 8 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Hearts, the goals were scored by Lawrence Shankland (30', 60') and Alan Forrest (62'). Motherwell got 9 shots at goal with 3 on target.

Throughout their 6 most recent matches, Liam Fox's Hearts have fired home a total of 7 times therefore earning them a goals per game average of 1.17.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 02/12/2023, there has been little between the sides with Kilmarnock winning 2 of those games, Hearts 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A combined total of 12 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 6 for Killie and 6 for The Jam Tarts. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The last league game featuring these clubs was Premiership match day 24 on 25/01/2025 when it finished Hearts 3-2 Kilmarnock.

That time, Hearts had 51% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. The goalscorers were Elton Kabangu (7'), Jamie McCart (58') and Jorge Grant (61').

For their opponents, Kilmarnock got 15 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Bobby Wales (50') and Fraser Murray (67') scored.

The match was refereed by John Beaton.

📰 Team News: Kilmarnock

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the lone fitness concern for the Kilmarnock gaffer Derek McInnes to be concerned about from a near full-strength set of players. Stuart Findlay (Ankle injury) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: Hearts

Hearts manager Liam Fox has multiple availability issues to deal with. Gerald Taylor (Knee injury) and Frankie Kent (Torn muscle bundle) are not ready for selection.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that Kilmarnock could find themselves struggling to register a score against this Hearts side who we reckon will win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.

We’re therefore seeing a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 advantage for Hearts at the end of the 90.

Andre Moura, 13:10 14/05/2025