Motherwell vs Kilmarnock

Motherwell

4 - 0

Kilmarnock

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Fir Park 🧑‍⚖️ Nick Walsh 🔁 1st Phase - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 23

1st Phase Table

Motherwell 4 · Kilmarnock 11

Referee Stats

Nick Walsh

25 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.08
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Motherwell outshot their opponent (22-7).
Motherwell controlled possession (73%).
Motherwell had the sharper finishing (11-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Motherwell (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 13

Avg: 1.68 / 0.68

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kilmarnock (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 40

Avg: 1.16 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.89

PPG

0.79

1.68

1.16

0.68

2.11

29%

O2.5

69%

29%

BTTS

69%

71%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Motherwell rank4th

Kilmarnock rank11th

Motherwell points54

Kilmarnock points28

Motherwell: #4 · 54 pts · GD +23

15 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Kilmarnock: #11 · 28 pts · GD -28

41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Motherwell last 5 home

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Kilmarnock last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-18

Record0-1-4

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.

Motherwell trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Kilmarnock trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Motherwell score at home88%

Motherwell clean sheet at home71%

Kilmarnock score away75%

Kilmarnock clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Motherwell score first71%

Motherwell win after scoring first75%

Kilmarnock score first38%

Kilmarnock win after scoring first17%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Motherwell 80% · Kilmarnock 50%

Avg first goal minute: Motherwell 35.8' · Kilmarnock 19.5'

Vs league average

Motherwell score at home1.68 vs 1.58

Motherwell concede at home0.68 vs 1.16

Kilmarnock score away1.16 vs 1.16

Kilmarnock concede away2.11 vs 1.58

Motherwell score 7% above league average, while Kilmarnock score level with league average.

Defensive side: Motherwell are 41% below league average at home, and Kilmarnock are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Motherwell goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 10

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Kilmarnock goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

73%

27%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

661

249

Passes Accurate

592

167

Passes %

90%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ VAR

L. Polworth

Goal cancelled

18'

18' T. Lowery

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Just

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Slattery

45'

45' T. Lowery

45'

45' T. Lowery

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Sparrow

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Polworth

1st substitution · For: M. Schjønning-Larsen

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

I. Said

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Emmanuel

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ T. Sparrow

1st substitution · For: J. Koutroumbis

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

2nd substitution · For: E. Björgólfsson

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ G. Kiltie

2nd substitution · For: R. McKenzie

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ R. Deas

3rd substitution · For: J. Thomson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Dackers

4th substitution · For: B. Anderson

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. Just

3rd substitution · For: A. Stamatelopoulos

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

L. Fadinger

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Björgólfsson

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ O. Priestman

4th substitution · For: R. McColm

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ I. Said

5th substitution · For: L. Ross

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. John-Jules

5th substitution · For: Ben Brannan

Motherwell vs Kilmarnock 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Motherwell beat Kilmarnock 4-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Nick Walsh. It was played at Fir Park.

First half: VAR intervened at 16' for Kilmarnock (Goal cancelled). T. Lowery received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 18'. Motherwell leveled the score at 29' when E. Just scored, with the assist credited to C. Slattery, making the score 1-1. T. Lowery received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 45'. T. Lowery received a red card for Kilmarnock at 45'. Motherwell took the lead at 45' when Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored, with the assist credited to T. Sparrow, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Kilmarnock made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Polworth replacing M. Schjønning-Larsen. Motherwell extended the lead at 56' when I. Said scored, with the assist credited to M. Emmanuel, making the score 3-1. Motherwell made their 1st substitution at 60', with T. Sparrow replacing J. Koutroumbis. Motherwell made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise replacing E. Björgólfsson. Kilmarnock made their 2nd substitution at 61', with G. Kiltie replacing R. McKenzie. Kilmarnock made their 3rd substitution at 61', with R. Deas replacing J. Thomson. Kilmarnock made their 4th substitution at 67', with M. Dackers replacing B. Anderson. Motherwell made their 3rd substitution at 70', with E. Just replacing A. Stamatelopoulos. Motherwell extended the lead at 82' when L. Fadinger scored, with the assist credited to E. Björgólfsson, making the score 4-1. Motherwell made their 4th substitution at 83', with O. Priestman replacing R. McColm. Motherwell made their 5th substitution at 84', with I. Said replacing L. Ross. Kilmarnock made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. John-Jules replacing Ben Brannan.

Motherwell used 5 substitutions while Kilmarnock used 5 substitutions. Kilmarnock got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.