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Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Mar, 20:00 BST, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock and Heart of Midlothian take on one another at the Rugby Park on Saturday night, with both Stuart Kettlewell and Derek McInnes seeking a win in the Premiership. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Premiership match data, including head-to-head performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Kilmarnock and Hearts will score a minimum of 2 between them during 90 mins. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 78%. The bookmakers have it priced at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 55% chance of Hearts coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kilmarnock
22%
17/4-
Draw
23%
27/10-
Hearts
55%
8/13-
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2-
Hearts 1-0
10%
11/2-
Hearts 2-1
10%
15/2-
Hearts 2-0
9%
6/1-
Kilmarnock 1-0
6%
14/1-
Hearts 3-1
6%
12/1-
Kilmarnock 2-1
6%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1-
Hearts 3-0
6%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Kilmarnock 2-0
3%
33/1-
Hearts 3-2
3%
28/1-
Hearts 4-1
3%
22/1-
Hearts 4-0
2%
20/1-
Kilmarnock 3-1
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
42%
2/1-
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/9-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
19/20-
BTTS - No
45%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
10/1-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
26%
13/5-
Home/draw
45%
5/4-
Away/draw
78%
1/6-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Home DNB
39%
4/1-
Away DNB
71%
1/6-
Kilmarnock win to nil
11%
10/1-
Hearts win to nil
28%
6/4-
Kilmarnock / Kilmarnock
8%
10/1-
Kilmarnock / Hearts
4%
20/1-
Kilmarnock / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Kilmarnock
7%
11/1-
Draw / Hearts
19%
10/3-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Hearts / Kilmarnock
2%
40/1-
Hearts / Hearts
36%
13/10-
Hearts / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Premiership table

Kilmarnock have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Kilmarnock have conceded 57 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Kilmarnock have played 14 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Hearts lay in 1st place on 63 points in the Premiership league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 52 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hearts have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Hearts have played 14 away games, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kilmarnock
Hearts
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts292863 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
-
-
-
-
-
2
Rangers282656 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
-
l
 
5-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
l
 
4-2F
3
Celtic272154 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
2-3F
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2A
-
4
Motherwell282953 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2F
-
l
 
4-0A
d
 
3-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
-
5
Hibernian291346 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
-
Apr 4
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
-
6
Falkirk29042 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
-
l
 
5-1A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
-
7
Dundee Utd28-1130 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-3F
-
w
 
0-3F
8
Aberdeen28-1129 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-0F
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
-
9
Dundee28-1828 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Apr 11
-
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 21
-
10
St. Mirren28-2124 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-3A
-
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
-
l
 
1-0A
11
Kilmarnock29-2821 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
-
Mar 14
12
Livingston29-2814 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
-
Apr 4
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Kilmarnock 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
Hearts 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kilmarnock since 2013
Kilmarnock
Hearts
Goals: Scored
20
16
Games: Scored
10 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
7 / 17
KIL
7
D
4
HEA
6
League games at Hearts since 2013
Hearts
Kilmarnock
Goals: Scored
24
21
Games: Scored
12 / 17
13 / 17
Clean sheets
4 / 17
5 / 17
KIL
7
D
5
HEA
5
Goal Statistics
Kilmarnock 11th Hearts 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Kilmarnock will score no more than 1 goal
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Hearts will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Kilmarnock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Hearts’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Kilmarnock
PG (predicted goals)
Hearts
1.1
1.8
Attack rating
%
better
KIL
HEA
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
KIL
HEA
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Kilmarnock v Hearts Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Kilmarnock Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25849
R DeasT John-Jules G KiltieD Watson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Anderson FWD2842
2
-
D Thompson DEF271
4
1
R Deas DEF2611
7
-
B Lyons MID2511
8
-
D Watson MID2531
8
1
L Polworth MID2411
2
-
G Kiltie FWD2434
3
-
M Dackers FWD242
4
-
L Mayo DEF20
2
-
T John-Jules  FWD1882
2
-
B. Brannan MID171
2
-
E. Brown DEF16
1
-
J Brown DEF152
2
-
T Lowery MID13
2
1
J Thomson MID13
2
1
S Tiffoney FWD1211
-
R McKenzie FWD12
-
G Stanger DEF112
3
1
M Watkins FWD91
-
M Stryjek GLK7
-
Z Williams DEF7
-
D. Daniels FWD72
2
-
J Brandon DEF6
1
-
E. Beach GLK3
-
K Magennis MID3
1
-
Hearts Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281178
S FindlayC. Soares BragaA KyziridisH Milne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Findlay DEF285
4
-
C. Soares Braga FWD28113
2
-
A Kyziridis FWD2847
5
-
H Milne DEF2616
8
-
T Magnusson MID253
3
-
O McEntee DEF2413
4
-
C Halkett  DEF234
7
1
M Steinwender DEF231
2
-
A Schwolow GLK22
1
C Devlin MID221
5
-
L Shankland FWD21112
1
-
B Baningime  MID17
2
1
P. Kabore FWD1641
1
-
S Kingsley DEF141
-
B Spittal MID142
1
-
F Kent DEF13
1
-
S. Kerjota FWD131
-
J McCart DEF12
-
E Kabangu FWD12
-
A Forrest FWD10
1
-
Ageu MID7
1
-
J. Wilson FWD6
-
C Borchgrevink DEF5
1
-
Z Clark GLK4
-
C Gordon  GLK3
-