KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock overcomes Hibernian 1-0 after D. Armstrong scored a penalty (51′).
The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Dickinson who was helped by Dougie Potter and Douglas Ross. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 6 Total 16
- 1 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 15
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 101
- 44 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Kilmarnock was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Hibernian that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hibernian was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Kilmarnock was able to find the solution to win this match.
Kilmarnock shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hibernian shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (A. Power and R. McKenzie). Regarding the opposition, Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (M. Cabraja, R. Porteous and C. Cadden).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kilmarnock will have 15 points like Ross County to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Hibernian will stay with 20 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will host St. Mirren on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (12 draws).
Hibernian will play away agasint Hearts on the 2nd of January with a 21-11 head to head in favor of Hearts (16 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
81'
51'
40'
Kilmarnock started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Sam Walker , Lewis Mayo , Joe Wright , Jeriel Dorsett , Danny Armstrong , Liam Donnelly , Alan Power , Rory McKenzie , Liam Polworth , Innes Cameron and Fraser Murray .
The home team had on the bench: Zachary Hemming, Christopher Stokes, Ash Taylor, Kerr Mcinroy, Blair Alston, Bradley Lyons, Jordan Jones, Oli Shaw and Bobby Wales.
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 4 changes: J. Dorsett for C. Stokes (81′), F. Murray for A. Taylor (84′), L. Polworth for B. Alston (90′) and I. Cameron for B. Wales (90′).
Best player: Danny Armstrong
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Danny Armstrong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Lee Johnson played with: David Marshall , Christopher Cadden , Ryan Porteous , Paul Hanlon , Marijan Čabraja , Josh Campbell , Joe Newell , Nohan Kenneh , Lewis Stevenson , Elias Hoff Melkersen and Mykola Kukharevych .
They had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, William Fish, Rocky Bushiri Kiranga, Demetri Mitchell, Ewan Henderson , Thody Elie Youan, Harry McKirdy and Jair Tavares.
Substitutions
Hibernian made 2 changes: M. Cabraja for E. Henderson (61′) and N. Kenneh for H. McKirdy (61′).
Best player: Paul Hanlon
The most impressive player for Hibernian was Paul Hanlon.
His rating is with 51 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Rangers – 1-1
- St. Johnstone – Motherwell – 1-1
- Kilmarnock – Hibernian – 1-0
- Hearts – Livingston – 1-1
- Celtic – Ross County – 2-1
- Aberdeen – Dundee United – 1-0
