Match Report
The table read 3rd (Kilmarnock, 44 pts) against 5th (Ross County, 37 pts), 7 points apart. The last five rounds placed Ross County no better than 24th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kilmarnock were scoring 9 and conceding 12.8, Ross County 7.4 and 13, against a competition average of 2.76 goals per team per game.
Ross County entered with four losses in a row.
Across 38 recorded meetings, Kilmarnock have 13 wins to Ross County's 18, with 7 draws, at 2.66 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 61% of the meetings produced three or more. 1.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.66.
Rugby Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,128. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kilmarnock led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Kilmarnock: Bruce Anderson (36'), Liam Donnelly (69')
Key stats
Possession: Kilmarnock 42% · Ross County 58% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-4