Kilmarnock are going up against visiting side Motherwell at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in the Premiership fixture on Saturday.
Our Kilmarnock v Motherwell predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Kilmarnock
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Kilmarnock will be wanting a better result here after a 5-1 Premiership losing effort in their last game against St Mirren.
In that match, Kilmarnock had 58% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Kilmarnock was Bruce Anderson (88'). At the other end, St Mirren got 9 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Caolan Boyd-Munce (6', 58'), Roland Idowu (9'), Mark O'Hara (65') and Declan John (69') scored for St Mirren.
It has been seldom in recent times that Kilmarnock have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Kilmarnock have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 13 goals on the way. That trend might not follow through into this match, though.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Kilmarnock:
- haven't lost in the league to Motherwell in their previous 4 matches.
- have not emerged victorious against Motherwell in their previous 3 league matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.
Motherwell
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Aberdeen in Premiership competition, Motherwell and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Motherwell had 38% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Motherwell was Callum Slattery (5'). On the other side, Aberdeen had 15 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Alfie Dorrington (13'), Leighton Clarkson (37') and Kevin Nisbet (77', 92') scored for Aberdeen.
The stats don’t lie, and Motherwell have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 12 goals in all. At the back, Motherwell certainly have room for improvement.
Ahead of this clash, Motherwell haven't beaten Kilmarnock when having played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. Not good.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 26/08/2023 shows that Kilmarnock have won 1 of these games and Motherwell 2, with the tally of draws standing at 3.
A sum of 9 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 for Killie and 5 netted by The Steelmen. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.5.
The last league game between these clubs was Premiership match day 11 on 08/01/2025 and the score finished Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell.
In that match, Kilmarnock had 70% possession and 18 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Motherwell got 7 shots at goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Don Robertson.
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Team News: Kilmarnock
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just one fitness concern for the Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Stuart Findlay (Ankle injury) is out of contention.
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Team News: Motherwell
Motherwell boss Michael Wimmer has to choose a team with limited availability. Ross Callachan (Hamstring injury), Steve Seddon (unknown injury) and Zach Robinson (Achilles tendon rupture) are not able to play.
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Prediction
In this game, Kilmarnock will more than likely get the goals that they need when they line up against Motherwell, who might well find it a difficult task scoring.
We’re therefore expecting to see a 2-0 margin for Kilmarnock at the end of the match.
Renata Leite,
19:03 03/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Kilmarnock
Formed: 1869
Stadium: The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park (15,003)
Captain: Kyle Vassell
Chairman: Billy Bowie
Manager: Derek McInnes
Competitions: Premiership position 10, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)
🔑 Key Man: Matty Kennedy
Mostly deployed in the Left Wing position, Matty Kennedy was born in Belfast, N. Ireland. Having played his first senior match for Kilmarnock in the 2011 - 2012 season, the gifted Forward has got 4 league goals in the Premiership 2024 - 2025 season to date coming from a total of 17 appearances.