Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Kilmarnock

Premiership · Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:00 GMT · Tynecastle Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Heart of Midlothian · Kilmarnock · Head-to-head

Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Kilmarnock — Heart of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian beat Kilmarnock 3–2 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Saturday 25 January. Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Kilmarnock are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Heart of Midlothian led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Heart of Midlothian: E. Kabangu (7’, assisted by James wilson), Jamie McCart (58’, assisted by James Penrice) and Jorge Grant (61’); Kilmarnock: Bobby Wales (50’, assisted by M. Watkins) and Fraser Murray (67’, assisted by D. Armstrong).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Heart of Midlothian 0.00, Kilmarnock 0.00, from 10 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Beaton showed seven yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: Jorge Grant (45+5’) and Malachi Boateng (90+2’); Kilmarnock: Robbie Deas (42’), K. Magennis (45+3’), M. Watkins (45+5’), D. Armstrong (54’) and David Watson (81’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jamie McCart (Heart Of Midlothian) 6.6, Bobby Wales (Kilmarnock) 6.1 and Fraser Murray (Kilmarnock) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Heart of Midlothian next travel to Trabzonspor on 22 October 2026.

Kilmarnock next travel to Falkirk on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heart of Midlothian: Trabzonspor v Heart of Midlothian, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Kilmarnock: Falkirk v Kilmarnock, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Kilmarnock · Premiership
Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
Referee: J. Beaton
Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 2 · draws 2 · Kilmarnock 2 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 3W 2D 0L · Kilmarnock 1W 1D 3L

Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Kilmarnock (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.71 / 7.71

Corners

against 3.71 / 3.71 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.57 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 2.86 / 2.29 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 1.86

Cards

against 1.71 / 2.14 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.92 yellows

Referee · J. Beaton

1.92 home / 2 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heart of Midlothian for / against	Line	Kilmarnock for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.71 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	7.71 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 9.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.86 for · 8 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.29 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.43 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Beaton — 3.92 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 21.33 fouls over 12 matches (1.92 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.92Away 2

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Vargas n 8	16.8	2.7 3/1	2 3/0	—
E. Kabangu n 8	13	2.6 2/1	1.7 2/0	—
C. Devlin n 8	90	1.9 8/4	2.6 7/5	K. Magennis
M. Tait n 8	39	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0	—
J. Penrice n 8	90	1.6 7/5	1.3 6/3	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Shankland n 8	89.9	2.9 7/6	1.3 6/2
E. Kabangu n 8	13	2.6 2/1	1.7 2/0
J. McCart n 8	46.3	2.2 6/3	0.7 2/1
L. Boyce n 8	39	2 3/2	0.9 3/0
M. Drammeh n 8	76.5	1.9 6/5	0.7 4/1

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Boyce n 8	39	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
J. Penrice n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
James wilson n 8	80.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
L. Shankland n 8	89.9	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
B. Spittal n 8	75.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 8	90	4.9 8/8
A. Forrester n 8	59.8	3 5/4
A. Forrest n 8	27.9	2.8 4/1
B. Baningime n 8	66.3	2.7 6/5
J. Grant n 8	55	2.5 6/3

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. McKenzie n 8	11.5	2.9 3/0	0 0/0	—
I. Cameron n 8	16.5	2.7 3/1	2 3/0	—
K. Vassell n 8	76.6	2.1 7/6	1.9 6/4	—
K. Magennis n 8	25.5	1.8 3/1	1.3 2/1	C. Devlin
B. Anderson n 8	52.8	1.5 4/1	2.1 5/3	—

Kilmarnock — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Cameron n 8	16.5	3.4 3/2	2.7 3/1
B. Anderson n 8	52.8	2.1 5/2	1.7 4/2
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	21.9	1.5 2/1	0.5 1/0
K. Vassell n 8	76.6	1.3 5/3	0.9 3/2
J. Wright n 8	82.6	1.2 6/3	0.5 4/0

Kilmarnock — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Cameron n 8	16.5	0.7 1/0	0.7 1/0
B. Anderson n 8	52.8	1.1 4/1	0 0/0
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	21.9	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
F. Murray n 8	88.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
K. Vassell n 8	76.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Kilmarnock — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Burroughs n 8	20	6.8 5/4
G. Mackay-Steven n 8	21.9	3.6 6/1
K. Magennis n 8	25.5	2.6 4/1
C. Ndaba n 8	88.5	2.4 8/5
L. Donnelly n 8	55.9	2 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of Midlothian		Kilmarnock
50%	Possession	50%
10	Shots	15
4	Shots on target	8
4	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	8
3	Corners	7
6	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	1
373	Passes	365
66%	Pass accuracy	61%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Gordon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Forrester	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. McCart	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Penrice	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
B. Baningime	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
C. Devlin	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
E. Kabangu	89	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.5
J. Grant	69	1	0	2	1	0	2	Y	7.5
B. Spittal	69	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
James wilson	69	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
C. Halkett	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Neilson sub	79	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Y. Dhanda sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Shankland sub	21	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
M. Drammeh sub	21	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	6
M. Boateng sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	–

Kilmarnock player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. O'Hara	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Mayo	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Wright	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
F. Murray	90	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	7.2
C. Ndaba	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. Wales	90	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	7.3
M. Watkins	90	0	1	3	1	1	2	Y	7.2
R. Deas	87	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.5
L. Polworth	68	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
K. Magennis	68	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
C. Ramsay	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
D. Armstrong sub	45	0	1	1	1	3	1	Y	7.6
L. Donnelly sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Watson sub	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.6
B. Anderson sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Heart of MidlothianDWWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

KilmarnockLWLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heart of Midlothian 2 · 2 draws · Kilmarnock 2 · 1.67 goals/game

2024-12-15 Kilmarnock 1–0 Heart Of Midlothian
2024-10-30 Heart Of Midlothian 1–2 Kilmarnock
2024-04-27 Kilmarnock 0–0 Heart Of Midlothian
2024-03-30 Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Kilmarnock
2023-12-02 Kilmarnock 0–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-09-26 Kilmarnock 1–2 Heart Of Midlothian

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heart of Midlothian#7 pos40 pts33 pl-1 GD

Kilmarnock#9 pos35 pts33 pl-20 GD

Goals per game

Heart of Midlothian scored1.3

Kilmarnock scored1.15

Heart of Midlothian conceded1.33

Kilmarnock conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock?: In their last 6 meetings, Heart of Midlothian won 2, Kilmarnock won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock?: Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 3W 2D 0L; Kilmarnock 1W 1D 3L.

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