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​

Kilmarnock

2 - 2

Hearts

  • ! 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

47'
Danny Armstrong- Yellow
57'
59'
62'
66'
66'
70'
Jorge Grant- sub ->O. Kiomourtzoglou
Joe Wright- sub ->C. Stokes
78'
79'
Stephen Kingsley- Yellow
82'
Brad Lyons- sub ->B. Alston
87'
87'
87'
Lewis Neilson- sub ->A. Halliday
90'
Nathaniel Atkinson(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

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
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
6.2
D
Lewis Mayo 2.Scotland
6.4
D
Ash Taylor 5.Wales
7.1
D
Chris Stokes 6.England
7.6
78' 47'
M
B. Chrisene 33.England
6.4
M
Alan Power 4.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
B. Alston 8.Scotland
6.7
87'
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
7.5
57'
M
Jordan Jones 10.Northern Ireland
6.5
66'
F
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
6.9
87'
F
Kyle Lafferty 28.Northern Ireland
7.4
66' 59'
Substitutes
G
Sam Walker 20.England
D
Ryan Alebiousu 25.England
6.1
87'
D
Joe Wright 19.Wales
6.4
78'
M
K. McInroy 21.Scotland
M
Brad Lyons 17.Northern Ireland
6.1
87'
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
F
Innes Cameron 27.Scotland
F
Oli Shaw 9.Scotland
6.5
66'
F
Christian Doidge 26.Wales
6.4
66' 82'

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 (6.2), Lewis Mayo (6.4), Ash Taylor (7.1), Christopher Stokes (7.6), Danny Armstrong (7.5), Blair Alston (6.7), Alan Power (6.8), Jordan Jones (6.5), Ben Chrisene (6.4), Rory McKenzie (6.9) and Kyle Lafferty (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Walker, Ryan Alebiosu (6.1), Kerr Mcinroy, Joe Wright (6.4), Bradley Lyons (6.1), Liam Polworth, Innes Cameron, Oli Shaw (6.5) and Christian Doidge (6.4).

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 (7.6) 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
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
6.5
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 12.Australia
7.8
90'
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
6.6
79'
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
6.5
D
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
6.4
87'
M
Robert Snodgrass 77.Scotland
8.0
M
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 8.Germany
5.7
70'
M
Stephen Humphrys 29.England
7.3
62'
M
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
6.8
M
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.3
F
Lawrence Shankland 9.Scotland
7.1
Substitutes
G
R. Stewart 13.Scotland
G
Zander Clark 28.Scotland
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
D
Lewis Neilson 20.Scotland
6.4
87'
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
6.8
70'
F
Gary Mackay-Steven 11.Scotland
F
Connor Smith 27.Scotland
F
Euan Henderson 22.Scotland

Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon (6.5), Nathaniel Atkinson (7.8), Stephen Kingsley (6.6), Alex Cochrane (6.5), Andy Halliday (6.4), Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (5.7), Robert Snodgrass (8.0), Stephen Humphrys (7.3), Alan Forrest (6.3), Barrie McKay (6.8) and Lawrence Shankland (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Stewart, Zander Clark, Toby Sibbick, Lewis Neilson (6.4), Peter Haring, Gary Mackay-Steven, Connor Smith, Jorge Grant (6.8) 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 (8.0) 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.​