MOTHERWELL. Kilmarnock and Motherwell draw 1-1. L. Mayo scored the first goal (13′) for Kilmarnock. T. Bair made it even (38′).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson who was helped by Daniel McFarlane and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Ross Hardie. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.05 degrees Celsius or 46.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 11 Total 3
- 4 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 74 Attack 71
- 63 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Kilmarnock that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Motherwell to win the match.
Motherwell shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Blair Spittal and Calum Butcher). Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock received 5 yellow cards (Kevin van Veen, Greg Stewart, Stuart Findlay, Danny Armstrong and Joe Wright).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Motherwell has 22 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Kilmarnock will has 33 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Aberdeen on the 27th of December with a 23-21 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (13 draws).
Kilmarnock will host Livingston on the 7th of February with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (2 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
80'
77'
38'
Motherwell started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Calum Butcher , Paul McGinn , Georgie Gent , Harry Paton , Davor Zdravkovski , Andy Halliday , Blair Spittal and Thelonius Bair .
The home team had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Dan Casey, Sam Nicholson, Shane Blaney, Adam Devine, Jili Buyabu, Jack Vale, Mark Ferrie and Lennon Miller .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 2 changes: Andy Halliday for Lennon Miller (77′) and Davor Zdravkovski for Sam Nicholson (89′).
Player of the match: Georgie Gent
The most impressive player for Motherwell was Georgie Gent.
His rating is with 27 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 10 crosses.
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Joe Wright , Stuart Findlay , Thomas Davies , Danny Armstrong , David Watson , Liam Polworth , Matty Kennedy , Marley Watkins and Kyle Vassell .
They had on the bench: Rory McKenzie , James Balagizi, Fraser Murray, Innes Cameron, Kieran O’Hara, Greg Stewart , Liam Donnelly , Gary Mackay-Steven and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Danny Armstrong for Rory McKenzie (68′), Kyle Vassell for Greg Stewart (68′), Matty Kennedy for Gary Mackay-Steven (86′), Marley Watkins for Kevin van Veen (86′) and Liam Polworth for Liam Donnelly (86′).
Player of the match: Will Dennis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was the goalkeeper: Will Dennis. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- Rangers – Livingston – 3-0
- Motherwell – Kilmarnock – 1-1
- Hibernian – St. Mirren – 0-3
- Dundee – Hearts – 2-3
- Aberdeen – Celtic – 1-1
