📏 Form Guide
Hearts WDWDLD
Hearts prepare for this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Premiership tied result versus Motherwell.
In that match, Hearts managed 45% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 0 on target. For their opponents, Motherwell got 9 shots at goal with 5 on target.
Derek McInnes's Hearts have found the net a sum total of 10 times over their preceding 6 outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures stands at 5.
Looking at their past form shows that Hearts:
- have not been beaten in the league by Kilmarnock in their previous 3 matches.
- are undefeated in their last 9 league matches at home. It's been impressive.
Kilmarnock LLLLLD 📉
In their last game, Kilmarnock drew 1-1 in the Premiership match with Dundee United.
In that match, Kilmarnock had 46% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Kilmarnock was Bruce Anderson (34'). Dundee United had 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Craig Sibbald (63') scored for Dundee United.
It is worth noting that Kilmarnock have made hard work of scoring goals in their past 6 encounters, netting the disappointing return of only 3. In those matches, Killie have also seen the collective goal tally of opposing teams equal 14. That kind of trend won’t necessarily follow through into this game, however.
Coming into this fixture, Kilmarnock are without an away win for the past 3 league matches.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 27/04/2024 tells us that Hearts have won 3 of these games & Kilmarnock 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.
In all, 13 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them for The Jam Tarts and 5 netted by Killie. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.
The last league contest between these clubs was Premiership match day 8 on 18/10/2025 when it finished Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts.
That time, Kilmarnock had 41% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 on target.
On the other side, Hearts got 19 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Craig Halkett (19') and Braga (57', 61') scored.
The match was refereed by Ross Hardie.
🗞️ Team News: Hearts
Beni Baningime (Hamstring injury), Calem Nieuwenhof (Hamstring injury), Finlay Pollock (Hamstring injury) and Ageu (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Hearts gaffer Derek McInnes.
It looks as if The Jam Tarts look set to make use of the 4-4-2 system for the game, utilising Alexander Schwolow, Oisin McEntee, Craig Halkett, Stuart Findlay, Stephen Kingsley, Harry Milne, Cameron Devlin, Blair Spittal, Alexandros Kyziridis, Lawrence Shankland and Claudio Braga.
📰 Team News: Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell has some current player fitness concerns. Matty Kennedy (Hip injury) and Djenairo Daniels (Knee injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
From our viewpoint, Killie will likely begin the game with a 3-5-2 system, choosing Toby Oluwayemi, Ethan Schilte-Brown, Lewis Mayo, Robbie Deas, James Brown, Scott Tiffoney, Brad Lyons, David Watson, Dominic Thompson, Bruce Anderson and Marley Watkins.
💭 Prediction
In our opinion, Kilmarnock should have enough to score against this Hearts side, although that possibly won’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see a close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Hearts after 90 minutes. Expecting it to be very competitive.