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Kilmarnock v Motherwell : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Nov, 15:00 BST, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

the Rugby Park faithful welcome Motherwell's supporters on Saturday afternoon, as Stuart Kettlewell's Kilmarnock take on Jens Berthel Askou's side in the Premiership. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our extensive database and found the statistics that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 74% probability of Kilmarnock and Motherwell serving up a minimum of two goals in this Premiership clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it seems the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.30.

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 42% chance of Motherwell 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
32%
2.80
8%
2.75
2%
Draw
26%
3.40
3%
3.40
Motherwell
42%
2.40
6%
2.50
4%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.506.00
Motherwell 1-0
10%
8.50
6%
8.00
Motherwell 2-1
9%
9.50
5%
9.00
Kilmarnock 1-0
9%
9.508.00
Kilmarnock 2-1
7%
11.00
10%
9.00
6%
Motherwell 2-0
7%
12.00
8%
11.00
Draw 0-0
7%
11.008.50
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
13.0011.00
Kilmarnock 2-0
5%
15.00
15%
12.00
9%
Motherwell 3-1
4%
19.00
10%
15.00
Motherwell 3-0
3%
23.00
12%
19.00
Kilmarnock 3-1
3%
23.00
10%
19.00
12%
Motherwell 3-2
3%
29.0021.00
Kilmarnock 3-2
2%
29.0023.00
Kilmarnock 3-0
2%
29.00
12%
21.00
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
1.911.91
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
1.911.80
2%
Home 1st Goal
46%
2.05
5%
2.05
3%
Away 1st Goal
49%
1.91
2%
1.95
3%
No 1st Goal
5%
11.008.50
6%
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.75
3%
1.73
BTTS - No
47%
2.00
2%
2.00
BTTS - Home Win
15%
5.50
10%
5.00
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.50
4%
4.20
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4.75
5%
4.60
Home/draw
58%
1.53
2%
1.53
3%
Away/draw
68%
1.40
7%
1.44
Home/away
74%
1.30
2%
1.30
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1.30
1%
1.30
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
3.50
7%
3.25
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
3.403.20
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1.331.30
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6.50
8%
6.00
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.11
2%
1.11
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
13.0012.00
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.041.02
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.051.05
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
11.008.50
6%
Home DNB
50%
2.00
9%
1.95
2%
Away DNB
60%
1.73
5%
1.75
4%
Kilmarnock win to nil
17%
5.00
11%
-
Motherwell win to nil
23%
4.33
4%
-
Kilmarnock / Kilmarnock
18%
4.50
4%
4.33
3%
Kilmarnock / Motherwell
3%
26.0021.00
Kilmarnock / Draw
6%
15.00
15%
12.00
Draw / Kilmarnock
13%
6.506.00
Draw / Motherwell
14%
6.005.75
Draw / Draw
16%
5.504.80
Motherwell / Kilmarnock
3%
29.00
12%
23.00
10%
Motherwell / Motherwell
21%
4.00
8%
3.80
5%
Motherwell / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Win / draw / win Premiership table

Kilmarnock have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Kilmarnock have conceded 20 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Kilmarnock have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Motherwell lay in 6th place on 15 points in the Premiership league table having played 11 matches. Motherwell are unbeaten in 7 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 7 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Motherwell have conceded 5 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Motherwell have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts121930 
l
 
0-3A
Dec 3
Mar 14
-
Nov 29
d
 
3-3F
-
Apr 11
2
Celtic111223 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
Feb 14
-
Dec 30
l
 
3-2A
-
Mar 14
3
Hibernian12718 
Jan 3
d
 
2-2A
-
Apr 4
Nov 25
Jan 10
Mar 21
-
4
Rangers11518 
Dec 6
l
 
3-1A
-
Feb 4
d
 
1-1A
Dec 27
Feb 11
-
5
Falkirk12-516 
Dec 20
l
 
3-1A
-
Feb 28
l
 
1-2F
Dec 3
Apr 4
-
6
Motherwell11315 
Nov 22
d
 
2-2F
-
Jan 24
-
-
-
-
7
Dundee Utd11114 
Nov 29
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 21
w
 
2-0F
Dec 13
Feb 28
-
8
Aberdeen11-411 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 14
Jan 31
-
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
-
9
St. Mirren11-710 
w
 
2-0F
Dec 27
Feb 11
-
Jan 3
d
 
0-00-0
-
Feb 21
10
Kilmarnock12-910 
-
-
-
-
d
 
2-2A
Nov 22
Jan 24
-
11
Dundee12-139 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 30
Apr 11
-
Dec 20
d
 
1-1F
-
Feb 4
12
Livingston12-98 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
Mar 21
-
Dec 6
w
 
1-2A
-
Jan 31
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
5
Kilmarnock have lost 5 consecutive league games
5
Kilmarnock have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Kilmarnock 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Motherwell 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Kilmarnock have not lost to Motherwell in 6 consecutive home league meetings
3
Kilmarnock have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Motherwell
League games at Kilmarnock since 2013
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Goals: Scored
19
15
Games: Scored
11 / 17
11 / 17
Clean sheets
6 / 17
6 / 17
KIL
7
D
3
MTW
7
League games at Motherwell since 2013
Motherwell
Kilmarnock
Goals: Scored
30
20
Games: Scored
16 / 21
15 / 21
Clean sheets
6 / 21
5 / 21
KIL
5
D
6
MTW
10
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Kilmarnock of late. It has been 5 Premiership matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Motherwell.

Kilmarnock 10th Motherwell 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Kilmarnock will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Motherwell will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Kilmarnock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Motherwell have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Kilmarnock
PG (predicted goals)
Motherwell
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
KIL
MTW
26%
better
view stats
Games scored8
10
Failed to score4
1
Scored first4
5
Goals scored13
17
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
19
Avg. XG for1.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
KIL
MTW
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
8
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded22
14
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
15%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Kilmarnock Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12325
D WatsonD WatsonG KiltieB Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Thompson DEF121
1
-
D Watson MID1231
3
-
M Dackers FWD121
3
-
B Anderson FWD121
1
-
R Deas DEF111
3
-
G Stanger DEF102
2
1
L Polworth MID1011
-
B Lyons MID101
5
-
G Kiltie FWD102
3
-
L Mayo DEF9
1
-
B. Brannan MID81
1
-
R McKenzie FWD8
-
M Stryjek GLK7
-
J Brown DEF71
-
D. Daniels FWD72
2
-
Z Williams DEF5
-
J Brandon DEF5
1
-
S Tiffoney FWD51
-
T Lowery MID4
-
M Watkins FWD4
-
E. Beach GLK3
-
E. Brown DEF3
-
K Magennis MID3
1
-
T John-Jules  FWD31
1
-
J Thomson MID1
-
Motherwell Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11534
C WardT MaswanhiseE JustE Watt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ward GLK11
-
E Longelo DEF1132
1
-
E Watt MID1111
4
-
L Fadinger MID111
-
I Said FWD11
-
T Maswanhise FWD1151
-
A Stamatelopoulos FWD1142
-
S O'Donnell DEF10
1
-
J. Koutroumbis DEF101
-
P McGinn DEF9
1
-
R Charles-Cook FWD8
-
E Just FWD823
-
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
S Welsh DEF6
-
C Slattery MID612
1
-
C Hendry FWD6
2
-
K Balmer DEF5
-
O. Priestman MID5
-
D Osong FWD5
-
T Sparrow MID4
-
A Halliday  MID2
-
L Ross FWD1
-