KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock overcomes Ross County 1-0 after D. Armstrong scored just 1 goal (20′).

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 Colin Steven who had the assistance of Craig Ferguson and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Kilmarnock

1 - 0

Ross County

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 135 Attack 92
  • 40 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kilmarnock was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Ross County that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kilmarnock was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kilmarnock won the match​.

Kilmarnock shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ross County shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (I. Cameron and J. Jones). Talking about the opposition, Ross County received 2 yellow cards (J. Hiwula and Y. Dhanda).

Match Timeline

7'
Yan Dhanda- sub ->R. Callachan
Innes Cameron- Yellow
13'
Danny Armstrong(goal)
20'
40'
64'
64'
Yan Dhanda- Yellow
65'
Rory McKenzie- sub ->Kerr McInroy
65'
Liam Polworth- sub ->R. Alebiosu
74'
77'
87'

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 this encounter, Kilmarnock will have 12 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Ross County will stay with 9 points like Dundee United to remain in the 12th 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 record in favor of Kilmarnock (12 draws).

Ross County will play away agasint Aberdeen on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
7.4
D
Ash Taylor 5.Wales
7.4
D
Joe Wright 19.Wales
7.0
D
Lewis Mayo 2.Scotland
7.1
M
R. Alebiosu 25.England
6.9
74'
M
Alan Power 4.Republic of Ireland
6.2
M
K. McInroy 21.Scotland
6.8
65'
M
B. Chrisene 33.England
7.1
87'
F
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
7.8
20'
F
Jordan Jones 10.Northern Ireland
7.2
64'
F
Innes Cameron 27.Scotland
6.9
13'
Substitutes
G
Sam Walker 20.England
D
Chris Stokes 6.England
6.2
87'
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
M
Brad Lyons 17.Northern Ireland
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
6.4
65'
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
6.7
74'
M
S. Warnock 32.Scotland
F
Oli Shaw 9.Scotland

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

The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Zachary Hemming (7.4), Lewis Mayo (7.1), Ash Taylor (7.4), Joe Wright (7.0), Ryan Alebiosu (6.9), Alan Power (6.2), Kerr Mcinroy (6.8), Ben Chrisene (7.1), Danny Armstrong (7.8), Jordan Jones (7.2) and Innes Cameron (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Walker, Christopher Stokes (6.2), Fraser Murray, Bradley Lyons, Rory McKenzie (6.4), Liam Polworth (6.7), Oli Shaw, Steven Warnock and Bobby Wales.

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 3 changes: K. McInroy for R. McKenzie (64′), R. Alebiosu for L. Polworth (74′) and B. Chrisene for C. Stokes (87′).

Best player: Danny Armstrong​

The most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Danny Armstrong.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 28 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.0
D
Callum Johnson 12.England
6.5
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.1
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
7.2
D
George Harmon 16.England
6.2
77'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
7.1
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
7.4
M
Jordy Hiwula 19.England
6.4
65' 40'
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.2
7'
M
O. Edwards 7.England
6.6
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.3
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 31.England
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
7.3
7' 64'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
F
William Akio 18.South Sudan
6.2
77'
F
D. Samuel 9.England
F
K. Olaigbe 17.Belgium
6.4
65'

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

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (7.0), Callum Johnson (6.5), Jack Baldwin (7.1), Alex Iacovitti (7.2), George Harmon (6.2), Jordan Tillson (7.4), David Cancola (7.1), Jordy Hiwula (6.4), Ross Callachan (6.2), Owura Edwards (6.6) and Jordan White (7.3).

They had on the bench: Jake Eastwood, Ross Munro, Keith Watson, Victor Loturi, William Akio (6.2), Yan Dhanda (7.3), Josh Sims, Dominic Samuel and Kazeem Olaigbe (6.4).

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: R. Callachan for Y. Dhanda (7′), J. Hiwula for K. Olaigbe (65′) and G. Harmon for W. Akio (77′).

Best player: Jordan Tillson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was Jordan Tillson.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​