Motherwell vs Kilmarnock stats and head-to-head

2020-21. Wed, 30 Dec 2020

02Full time, half-time 0–1

Kilmarnock won by 2 goals.

WWWDLLeague form, oldest to newestDWLDW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Motherwell have 10 scored home results and Kilmarnock 10 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Motherwell at home: 0.80 points per match (10 measured matches); Kilmarnock away: 0.70 points per match (10 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Motherwell scored 0.90 per home match (10 measured matches); Kilmarnock scored 0.70 away (10). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.25 per club appearance across 236 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 6 of 20 pooled club appearances (30.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 8. Motherwell: 3 wins; Kilmarnock: 4 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01

Second half01

The match in numbers

MotherwellKilmarnock

7Shots15
1Shots on target6
3Corners6
11Fouls14
2Yellow cards1
1Red cards0

From shots to goals

Motherwell

Shots7
On target1
Goals0

14% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Kilmarnock

Shots15
On target6
Goals2

40% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

8 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Motherwell wins

Draws

Kilmarnock wins

Goals / meeting

1.63

13 goals in 8 meetings

Both scored

25%

2 of 8 meetings

Over 1.5

38%

3 of 8 meetings

Over 2.5

25%

2 of 8 meetings

Over 3.5

13%

1 of 8 meetings

Motherwell clean sheets

38%

3 of 8 meetings

Kilmarnock clean sheets

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.75

8 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.75

8 with card data

Kilmarnock v MotherwellSat, 21 Dec 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2019-200–1HT 0–0
Motherwell v KilmarnockWed, 30 Oct 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2019-202–1HT 1–1
Kilmarnock v MotherwellSat, 2 Mar 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2018-190–0HT 0–0
Motherwell v KilmarnockWed, 26 Dec 2018 · Scottish Premiership 2018-190–1HT 0–1
Kilmarnock v MotherwellSat, 29 Sept 2018 · Scottish Premiership 2018-193–1HT 2–1
Motherwell v KilmarnockSat, 17 Feb 2018 · Scottish Premiership 2017-180–1HT 0–1
Kilmarnock v MotherwellSat, 16 Dec 2017 · Scottish Premiership 2017-181–0HT 1–0
Motherwell v KilmarnockSat, 9 Sept 2017 · Scottish Premiership 2017-182–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Motherwell at homeWDWLWL

Tue, 15 Septv Aberdeen0–4C 5–2 · Y 2–3
Wed, 2 Septv Dundee United3–0C 9–3 · Y 1–1
Thu, 20 Augv Freiburg1–3C ––– · Y –––
Thu, 13 Augv HJK2–0C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 9 Augv Falkirk0–0C 2–2 · Y 2–2
Thu, 23 Julv HB Tórshavn2–0C ––– · Y –––

Kilmarnock awayWDLDWL

Sat, 10 Oct@ Rangers1–3C ––– · Y –––
Tue, 15 Sept@ Hibernian1–0C 7–15 · Y 4–0
Sat, 5 Sept@ Aberdeen0–0C 7–6 · Y 4–5
Sun, 2 Aug@ St Johnstone3–4C 3–6 · Y 2–2
Sat, 25 Jul@ Peterhead0–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 18 Jul@ Elgin1–0C ––– · Y –––

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Motherwell at home, Kilmarnock away

32%
Both teams scored
League 41%
19 + 19 matches
97%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
19 + 19 matches
68%
Over 1.5 goals
League 71%
19 + 19 matches
37%
Over 2.5 goals
League 43%
19 + 19 matches
24%
Over 3.5 goals
League 21%
19 + 19 matches
11%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
19 + 19 matches
2.4
Avg total goals
League 2.42
19 + 19 matches
66%
1st half over 0.5
League 68%
19 + 19 matches
29%
1st half over 1.5
League 33%
19 + 19 matches
10.1
Corners per match
League 9.88
19 + 19 matches
76%
Corners over 8.5
League 62%
19 + 19 matches
58%
Corners over 9.5
League 52%
19 + 19 matches
39%
Corners over 10.5
League 39%
19 + 19 matches
3.4
Cards per match
League 3.08
19 + 19 matches
50%
Cards over 3.5
League 37%
19 + 19 matches
26%
Cards over 4.5
League 18%
19 + 19 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and away Overall

Motherwell at home, Kilmarnock away

Motherwell (home)		Kilmarnock (away)
8	Position	11
LWWWL	Last 5, oldest to newest	LLLLW
19	Played	19
1.11	Points per match	0.68
32%	Win %	21%
1.05	Scored / match	0.68
1.63	Conceded / match	1.42
2.68	Avg total goals	2.11
42%	Both scored	21%
26%	Clean sheets	16%
37%	Failed to score	63%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

MotherwellKilmarnock

0.471st half scored / match0.42
0.681st half conceded / match0.58
0.582nd half scored / match0.26
0.952nd half conceded / match0.84
37%Leading at half-time21%
68%1st half over 0.563%
32%1st half over 1.526%
84%2nd half over 0.563%
42%2nd half over 1.537%
11%Scored in both halves16%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Motherwell at home, Kilmarnock away, this season.

Goals

MotherwellKilmarnock

1.05Scored / match0.68
1.63Conceded / match1.42
2.68Match total / match2.11
63%Scored 1+37%
26%Scored 2+26%
74%Conceded 1+84%
42%Conceded 2+53%
68%Match over 1.568%
53%Match over 2.521%
32%Match over 3.516%

Shots and xG

MotherwellKilmarnock

10.53Shots for9.21
13.58Shots against12.47
3.00On target for2.32
4.47On target against4.11
10%Shot conversion7%

Corners

MotherwellKilmarnock

4.84Corners for4.58
5.42Corners against5.42
10.26Match total10.00
84%Over 7.579%
74%Over 8.579%
63%Over 9.553%
42%Over 10.537%
26%Over 11.521%

Cards

MotherwellKilmarnock

1.95Cards for1.68
1.37Cards against1.79
3.32Match total3.47
68%Over 2.568%
47%Over 3.553%
21%Over 4.532%
11%Over 5.55%
12.00Fouls committed12.32

Referee this season

J Beaton

Matches

Cards / match

3.57

21 matches

Over 3.5 cards

52%

21 matches

Over 4.5 cards

19%

21 matches

Fouls / match

25.67

21 matches

The table, 2020-21

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
6	St Johnstone	38	-10	45
7	Livingston	38	-12	45
8	Motherwell	38	-16	45
9	Dundee United	38	-18	44
10	Ross County	38	-31	39
11	Kilmarnock	38	-11	36
12	Hamilton	38	-33	30

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