KILMARNOCK. Hearts prevails over Kilmarnock 1-0 after W. Dennis scored an own goal 18min.
The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,915 spectators. The referee was David Dickinson with the assistance of Chris Rae and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.63 degrees Celsius or 34.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 3 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 128 Attack 89
- 61 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Kilmarnock was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Hearts that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kilmarnock had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Hearts found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Kilmarnock shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hearts shot 11 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (Will Dennis and David Watson). Talking about the opposition, Hearts received 1 yellow card (Calem Nieuwenhof).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kilmarnock will stay with 17 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Hearts will have 23 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will play away against St. Johnstone on the 13th of April with a 19-15 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).
Hearts will host Livingston on the 13th of April with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (6 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
41'
70'
Kilmarnock adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Robbie Deas , Stuart Findlay , Danny Armstrong , David Watson , Brad Lyons , Liam Donnelly , Corrie Ndaba , Marley Watkins and Kyle Vassell .
The home team had on the bench: Rory McKenzie, Matty Kennedy , Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray, Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas , Steven Warnock and Liam Polworth.
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 2 changes: Robbie Deas for Matty Kennedy (70′) and David Watson for Andrew Dallas (80′).
Player of the match: Danny Armstrong
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Danny Armstrong.
His rating is with 20 passes (65% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 12 crosses.
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
Also Hearts adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Steven Naismith played with: Zander Clark , Stephen Kingsley , Frankie Kent , Kye Rowles , Yutaro Oda , Calem Nieuwenhof , Beni Baningime , Jorge Grant , Alex Cochrane , Liam Boyce and Lawrence Shankland .
These were the players on the bench: Peter Haring, Michael McGovern, Cammy Devlin , Andy Halliday, Alan Forrest, Toby Sibbick , Aidan Denholm , Kyosuke Tagawa and Alex Lowry.
Hearts could not rely on the presence of Toby Sibbick (injured).
Substitutions
Hearts made 4 changes: Liam Boyce for Toby Sibbick (30′), Yutaro Oda for Kyosuke Tagawa (64′), Jorge Grant for Cammy Devlin (64′) and Calem Nieuwenhof for Aidan Denholm (84′).
Player of the match: Frankie Kent
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Frankie Kent even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Dundee – 3-3
- Kilmarnock – Hearts – 0-1
