Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Hearts (1st, 70 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Kilmarnock (4th, 40 pts). On recent form Kilmarnock sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Kilmarnock were scoring 1.32 and conceding 1.79, Hearts 1.76 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 40 times in the GioScore results database: 17 wins for Kilmarnock, 10 draws and 13 for Hearts, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Rugby Park, with room for 18,128 spectators. D. Dickinson took charge of the match — our records show 89 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. Kilmarnock led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Kilmarnock: Michael Schjönning-Larsen (17')
Key stats
Possession: Kilmarnock 38% · Hearts 62% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 2-9