Kilmarnock vs Motherwell — match summary
Scotland · Premiership · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 3-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Kilmarnock 34 · Motherwell 36
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Kilmarnock 51 · Motherwell 54
Shots on target 6-6 · corners 5-3 · possession 53-47
NextGOAL tip: Motherwell -0.25 · 3 stars
Kilmarnock and Motherwell meet in a league fixture where both sides need points to move away from the bottom of the table. The hosts have 5 points from 8 matches, sitting 12th, while the visitors have 8 points in 9th. Neither team has won on a run of late, so this is a game where the points matter to both sides. Kilmarnock lost 1-3 at home in their last match, and across the season they have scored only 7 goals while conceding 18. Their defence is clearly a problem. Motherwell, meanwhile, have lost 4 in a row, but their record of 9 scored and 13 conceded is better than the hosts', and they have clearly dominated possession over their last 10 matches. The pattern of play is likely to see Motherwell controlling the ball and attacking, while Kilmarnock sit back and wait to counter. If the visitors score first, the game will open up further and the hosts will have to push forward, which is the kind of situation Motherwell are better at.