Kilmarnock vs Heart Of Midlothian

0 - 3
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Hardie 🔁 1st Phase - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 8
1st Phase Table
Kilmarnock 11 · Heart Of Midlothian 1
Referee Stats
13 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.54
Over 4.5 cards 62%
Home wins 46%
Draws 23%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (7-19).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (59%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Kilmarnock (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 28
Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Heart Of Midlothian (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 23
Avg: 1.58 / 1.21

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.32
PPG
1.63
1.47
GF
1.58
1.47
GA
1.21
59%
O2.5
56%
47%
BTTS
44%
41%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Kilmarnock rank11th
Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Kilmarnock points28
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Kilmarnock: #11 · 28 pts · GD -28
41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Kilmarnock last 5 home

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals11-8
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Kilmarnock trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Kilmarnock score at home71%
Kilmarnock clean sheet at home29%
Heart Of Midlothian score away75%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Kilmarnock score first41%
Kilmarnock win after scoring first43%
Heart Of Midlothian score first38%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Kilmarnock 22% · Heart Of Midlothian 57%
Avg first goal minute: Kilmarnock 24.6' · Heart Of Midlothian 20.0'

Vs league average

Kilmarnock score at home1.47 vs 1.58
Kilmarnock concede at home1.47 vs 1.16
Heart Of Midlothian score away1.58 vs 1.16
Heart Of Midlothian concede away1.21 vs 1.58
Kilmarnock score 7% below league average, while Heart Of Midlothian score 37% above league average.
Defensive side: Kilmarnock are 27% above league average at home, and Heart Of Midlothian are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Kilmarnock goal timing (home)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 8
61-75 8
46-60 6
0-15 2
31-45 1

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 6
46-60 4
61-75 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
7
19
Shots off Goal
2
8
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
4
15
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
16
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
350
515
Passes Accurate
245
408
Passes %
70%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
19'
19' Goal · 0-1
C. Halkett
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Milne
42'
42' C. Devlin
49'
49' G. Stanger
57'
57' Goal · 0-2
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal
59'
59' G. Stanger
1st substitution · For: Z. Williams
59'
59' L. Polworth
2nd substitution · For: B. Lyons
61'
61' Goal · 0-3
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kyziridis
71'
71' C. Halkett
1st substitution · For: M. Steinwender
72'
72' J. Brown
3rd substitution · For: J. Brandon
72'
72' G. Kiltie
4th substitution · For: K. Magennis
75'
75' A. Kyziridis
2nd substitution · For: A. Forrest
81'
81' M. Dackers
5th substitution · For: S. Tiffoney
82'
82' R. Deas
86'
86' A. Forrest
87'
87' L. Shankland
3rd substitution · For: B. Spittal
88'
88' H. Milne
4th substitution · For: E. Kabangu
88'
88' Cláudio Braga
5th substitution · For: T. Magnússon

Kilmarnock vs Heart Of Midlothian 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Kilmarnock 3-0 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Ross Hardie. It was played at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 19' when C. Halkett scored, with the assist credited to H. Milne, making the score 0-1. C. Devlin received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 42'.

Second half: G. Stanger received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 49'. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 57' when Cláudio Braga scored, making the score 0-2. Kilmarnock made their 1st substitution at 59', with G. Stanger replacing Z. Williams. Kilmarnock made their 2nd substitution at 59', with L. Polworth replacing B. Lyons. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 61' when Cláudio Braga scored, with the assist credited to A. Kyziridis, making the score 0-3. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 71', with C. Halkett replacing M. Steinwender. Kilmarnock made their 3rd substitution at 72', with J. Brown replacing J. Brandon. Kilmarnock made their 4th substitution at 72', with G. Kiltie replacing K. Magennis. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 75', with A. Kyziridis replacing A. Forrest. Kilmarnock made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Dackers replacing S. Tiffoney. R. Deas received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 82'. A. Forrest received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 86'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 87', with L. Shankland replacing B. Spittal. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 88', with H. Milne replacing E. Kabangu. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 88', with Cláudio Braga replacing T. Magnússon.

Kilmarnock used 5 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions. Kilmarnock got 2 yellow cards, while Heart Of Midlothian got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (7-19).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (59%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games30
Home Wins11
Draws9
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals11 (36.7%)
BTTS13 (43.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games15
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals5 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (26.7%)

Kilmarnock vs Heart Of Midlothian Head-to-Head History by Season