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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17
Dec 17, 2022 at 3pm UK
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Hearts
3 - 1
Kilmarnock

Ginnelly (19'), Shankland (29', 89' pen.)
Snodgrass (74')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Taylor (73')
Donnelly (28')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Hearts and Kilmarnock, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hearts 1-1 Livingston
Saturday, November 12 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian
Saturday, November 12 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Hearts 2-1 Kilmarnock

In a match that has significant consequences in the Scottish Premiership, both sides will look to get on the front foot early on in search of an important result. On this occasion, Hearts will prevail and take a step in the right direction in their quest to qualify for European football. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 51.05%. A win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 24.67% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 2-0 (8.87%). The likeliest Kilmarnock win was 0-1 (6.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawKilmarnock
51.05% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02) 24.28% (-0.102 -0.1) 24.67% (0.125 0.13)
Both teams to score 53.75% (0.45800000000001 0.46)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.99% (0.54499999999999 0.54)48.01% (-0.541 -0.54)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.82% (0.498 0.5)70.18% (-0.49499999999999 -0.49)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.19% (0.20399999999999 0.2)18.81% (-0.201 -0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.76% (0.337 0.34)50.24% (-0.334 -0.33)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.21% (0.402 0.4)33.79% (-0.399 -0.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.54% (0.434 0.43)70.46% (-0.431 -0.43)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 51.05%
    Kilmarnock 24.67%
    Draw 24.28%
HeartsDrawKilmarnock
1-0 @ 10.62% (-0.17 -0.17)
2-1 @ 9.63% (0.013 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.87% (-0.086 -0.09)
3-1 @ 5.36% (0.040999999999999 0.04)
3-0 @ 4.94% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.91% (0.053 0.05)
4-1 @ 2.24% (0.031 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.06% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.22% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 3.21%
Total : 51.05%
1-1 @ 11.52% (-0.06 -0.06)
0-0 @ 6.36% (-0.144 -0.14)
2-2 @ 5.22% (0.063 0.06)
3-3 @ 1.05% (0.031 0.03)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 24.28%
0-1 @ 6.9% (-0.08 -0.08)
1-2 @ 6.25% (0.036 0.04)
0-2 @ 3.74% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.26% (0.037 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.89% (0.043 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.35% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 24.67%

How you voted: Hearts vs Kilmarnock

Hearts
85.7%
Draw
14.3%
Kilmarnock
0.0%
14
Head to Head
Oct 9, 2022 3pm
Aug 31, 2022 7.45pm
Second Round
Hearts
0-1
Kilmarnock
Cameron (21')
Donnelly (13')
Feb 5, 2020 7.45pm
Hearts
2-3
Kilmarnock
Clare (79' pen.), Halkett (89')
Clare (35'), Souttar (48'), Naismith (65'), Irving (86')
Findlay (24'), Burke (38'), Brophy (50')
Power (52'), Branescu (78')
Branescu (80')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic2219216185359
2RangersRangers21125438172141
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd239763124734
4Aberdeen2110473230234
5Motherwell2394102837-931
6Hibernian237883436-229
7St Mirren2383112738-1127
8Dundee2275103438-426
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County2367102342-1925
11Hearts2265112531-623
12St Johnstone2243152444-2015


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