KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock finds its way back against Hearts with a goal on the S. Humphrys 62′ and a goal on the N. Atkinson 90′. Hearts was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid with the collaboration of Graham McNeillie and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Nick Walsh. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 2 On Target 5
- 13 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 97
- 34 Dangerous attack 38
- 103 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 21 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Hearts had a superior ball possession 61% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hearts was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Hearts to win the contest.
Kilmarnock shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hearts shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (D. Armstrong and C. Doidge). On the opposite side, Hearts received 1 yellow card (S. Kingsley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kilmarnock will have 8 points like Ross County to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Hearts will have 14 points to sit in the 5th 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 statistic in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).
Hearts will host Hibernian on the 2nd of January with a 21-11 head to head record in favor of Hearts (16 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Zachary Hemming
, Lewis Mayo , Ash Taylor , Christopher Stokes , Danny Armstrong , Blair Alston , Alan Power , Jordan Jones , Ben Chrisene , Rory McKenzie and Kyle Lafferty .The home team had on the bench: Sam Walker, Ryan Alebiosu
, Kerr Mcinroy, Joe Wright , Bradley Lyons , Liam Polworth, Innes Cameron, Oli Shaw and Christian Doidge .Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: J. Jones for O. Shaw (66′), K. Lafferty for C. Doidge (66′), C. Stokes for J. Wright (78′), R. McKenzie for R. Alebiosu (87′) and B. Alston for B. Lyons (87′).
Best player: Christopher Stokes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Christopher Stokes.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.Hearts – Formation
Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon
, Nathaniel Atkinson , Stephen Kingsley , Alex Cochrane , Andy Halliday , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Robert Snodgrass , Stephen Humphrys , Alan Forrest , Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Stewart, Zander Clark, Toby Sibbick, Lewis Neilson
, Peter Haring, Gary Mackay-Steven, Connor Smith, Jorge Grant and Euan Henderson.Substitutions
Hearts made 2 changes: O. Kiomourtzoglou for J. Grant (70′) and A. Halliday for L. Neilson (87′).
Best player: Robert Snodgrass
The most impressive player for Hearts was Robert Snodgrass.
His rating is
with 62 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Kilmarnock – Hearts – 2-2