📊 Form Guide

Kilmarnock

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Kilmarnock will be hoping for a better result following a 3-0 Premiership defeat in their last game at the hands of Motherwell.

In that match, Kilmarnock managed 31% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Motherwell got 24 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Luke Armstrong (77', 86') and Callum Slattery (83') scored for Motherwell.

Fixtures involving Kilmarnock have tended to be absorbing affairs lately with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum total of 23 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of these being chalked up by Kilmarnock.

Coming into this clash, Kilmarnock haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

Hearts

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Hearts will go into this clash after a 2-1 Premiership win as they beat St Johnstone in their last match.

In that game, Hearts managed 55% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Hearts was Alan Forrest (31'). At the other end, St Johnstone had 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Barry Douglas (17' Own goal) and Graham Carey (74') scored for St Johnstone.

Throughout their six previous matches, Liam Fox's Hearts have turned their attacks into goals 9 times - earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.5.

Analysis of their past results shows that Hearts:

• haven't won against Kilmarnock when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 02/12/2023, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Kilmarnock winning 2 of those games, Hearts 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

In all, 12 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 for Killie and 6 belonging to The Jam Tarts. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Premiership match day 24 on 25/01/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Hearts 3-2 Kilmarnock.

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

At the other end, Kilmarnock had 15 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Bobby Wales (50') and Fraser Murray (67') scored.

The referee was John Beaton.

📰 Team News: Kilmarnock

In all likelihood, Killie should make use of the 4-4-2 system for the game and select Kieran O'Hara, Lewis Mayo, Joe Wright, Stuart Findlay, Corrie Ndaba, Daniel Armstrong, Liam Donnelly, David Watson, Fraser Murray, Kyle Vassell and Bruce Anderson.

🗞️ Team News: Hearts

It’s our belief that The Jam Tarts seem most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, starting the game with Ryan Fulton, Adam Forrester, Frankie Kent, Craig Halkett, Harry Milne, Cameron Devlin, Beni Baningime, Jorge Grant, Alan Forrest, Lawrence Shankland and Yan Dhanda.

🔮 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, 13:09 18/05/2025