Match Report
Aberdeen (1st, 12 pts) visited Kilmarnock (2nd, 9 pts) with 3 points between them. Kilmarnock's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Kilmarnock were scoring 0.5 and conceding 0, Aberdeen 2.75 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
40 meetings are on record — 7 won by Kilmarnock, 28 by Aberdeen, 5 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
D. Robertson officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. Rugby Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,128. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Kilmarnock: Tyreece John-Jules (59') · Aberdeen: Kevin Nisbet (53')
Key stats
Possession: Kilmarnock 50% · Aberdeen 50% · Total shots: 19-11 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 8-9