Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian result

Full-time · Kilmarnock 0–1 Heart of Midlothian

Premiership · Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:00 GMT · The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Kilmarnock 0–1 Heart of Midlothian — Heart of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian won 1–0 at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park in the Premiership on Saturday 2 December. Heart of Midlothian have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Heart of Midlothian led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Kilmarnock: an own goal by William Dennis (18’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Kilmarnock 0.00, Heart of Midlothian 0.00, from 17 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Dickinson showed three yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Kilmarnock: William Dennis (41’) and David Watson (68’); Heart of Midlothian: C. Nieuwenhof (79’).

What it changes

Kilmarnock are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Heart of Midlothian have won their last three matches in all competitions. Kilmarnock have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) 5.8, Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock) 5.6 and F. Kent (Heart Of Midlothian) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Kilmarnock next travel to Falkirk on 24 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Kilmarnock 0–1 Heart of Midlothian · Premiership
Venue: The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park · Kilmarnock
Referee: D. Dickinson
Head-to-head (last 6): Kilmarnock 2 · draws 2 · Heart of Midlothian 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Kilmarnock 2W 1D 2L · Heart of Midlothian 3W 0D 2L

Kilmarnock 0–1 Heart of Midlothian (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 1 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.25 / 6.43

Corners

against 5.75 / 5 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.88 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 4 / 2.86 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 2.43

Cards

against 2 / 2.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.59 yellows

Referee · D. Dickinson

2.12 home / 2.47 away

over 17 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Kilmarnock for / against	Line	Heart of Midlothian for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.25 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.43 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.38 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: D. Dickinson — 4.59 yellow cards a game, 0.35 red cards, 23.24 fouls over 17 matches (2.12 to the home side, 2.47 to the away side).

Home 2.12Away 2.47

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. 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
L. Donnelly n 8	44.3	2.8 6/3	2.3 6/2	Y. Oda
I. Cameron n 8	23.1	2.4 2/2	1 2/0	—
B. Lyons n 8	80.8	1.7 7/4	1 4/2	Y. Oda
R. McKenzie n 8	19.4	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0	—
D. Watson n 8	82.9	1.6 7/2	1.4 7/1	Y. Oda

Kilmarnock — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Vassell n 8	70.8	2.9 6/5	0.8 3/2
I. Cameron n 8	23.1	1.9 2/1	1.5 2/1
D. Armstrong n 8	88.3	1.5 8/2	0.6 4/1
M. Kennedy n 8	72.5	1.4 5/2	0.5 1/1
J. Wright n 8	85.1	1.3 6/4	0 0/0

Kilmarnock — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. 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	23.1	1 2/0	0 0/0
A. Dallas n 8	13.5	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
K. Vassell n 8	70.8	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
D. Armstrong n 8	88.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
D. Watson n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Kilmarnock — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Magennis n 8	73.4	2.5 6/5
L. Donnelly n 8	44.3	2.5 5/3
R. McKenzie n 8	19.4	2.3 2/1
C. Ndaba n 8	71.3	1.9 6/5
D. Watson n 8	82.9	1.8 7/5

Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. 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	56.5	2.8 5/4	1 3/2	—
A. Halliday n 8	20.6	2.7 4/1	1.6 3/0	—
Y. Oda n 8	33.5	2.4 5/1	2 5/1	D. Watson
C. Devlin n 8	59.4	1.9 6/2	2.8 6/5	—
P. Haring n 8	64.8	1.4 4/2	1.6 5/3	—

Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. 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	90	3.1 8/8	1.5 7/3
L. Boyce n 8	54.3	1.9 4/2	0.8 3/1
A. Lowry n 8	65	1.7 6/3	0.9 4/1
Y. Oda n 8	33.5	1.3 4/0	0.3 1/0
P. Haring n 8	64.8	1.2 5/2	0.2 1/0

Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. 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	54.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
L. Shankland n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0 0/0
A. Forrest n 8	55.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
F. Kent n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Grant n 8	39.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Offiah n 8	32.3	3.8 5/4
C. Devlin n 8	59.4	3.2 7/5
T. Sibbick n 8	62.3	2.2 6/5
C. Nieuwenhof n 8	66.6	1.7 5/3
Aidan Denholm n 4	53.3	1.7 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Kilmarnock		Heart of Midlothian
52%	Possession	48%
17	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	1
9	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	5
12	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	3
2	Offsides	3
14	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
383	Passes	370
68%	Pass accuracy	66%

Kilmarnock player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Dennis	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
L. Mayo	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
S. Findlay	90	1	0	0	3	0	7.7
D. Armstrong	90	1	1	6	0	0	7.9
B. Lyons	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
L. Donnelly	90	2	1	0	4	0	7.2
C. Ndaba	90	4	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Watkins	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Vassell	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
D. Watson	80	1	0	1	0	Y	6.5
R. Deas	70	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Kennedy sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
A. Dallas sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Heart of Midlothian player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
S. Kingsley	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
F. Kent	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
Kye Rowles	90	0	0	0	3	0	7
B. Baningime	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Cochrane	90	1	1	3	0	0	7.2
L. Shankland	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.3
C. Nieuwenhof	84	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
Y. Oda	64	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Grant	64	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
L. Boyce	30	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Sibbick sub	60	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Devlin sub	26	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Kyosuke Tagawa sub	26	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
Aidan Denholm sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	6.9

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

Recent form

KilmarnockWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Heart of MidlothianLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Kilmarnock 2 · 2 draws · Heart of Midlothian 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2023-09-26 Kilmarnock 1–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2023-08-13 Heart Of Midlothian 0–0 Kilmarnock
2023-04-01 Kilmarnock 2–1 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-12-17 Heart Of Midlothian 3–1 Kilmarnock
2022-10-09 Kilmarnock 2–2 Heart Of Midlothian
2022-08-31 Heart Of Midlothian 0–1 Kilmarnock

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Kilmarnock#4 pos56 pts38 pl+2 GD

Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD

Goals per game

Kilmarnock scored1.21

Heart of Midlothian scored1.76

Kilmarnock conceded1.16

Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85

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What is the head-to-head record between Kilmarnock and Heart of Midlothian?: In their last 6 meetings, Kilmarnock won 2, Heart of Midlothian won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Kilmarnock and Heart of Midlothian?: Recent form — Kilmarnock 2W 1D 2L; Heart of Midlothian 3W 0D 2L.

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