Scotland - PremiershipData current as of September 02, 2026

Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen: match statistics

Kilmarnock crest
Kilmarnock
3 : 0half-time 2:0
Aberdeen crest
Aberdeen
125%(2.75)
X25%(3.14)
250%(2.50)

Aberdeen appears to be the favorite in this match despite their weaker away results. Kilmarnock are in disastrous form with just a 9% home win rate and a series of five consecutive defeats, conceding 12 goals in the process. Aberdeen have collected 6 points (two wins) in their last five matches, showing an improvement in form, while the hosts have managed only 0.2 points per game in that period. xG statistics indicate that Aberdeen (1.19) create better chances away than Kilmarnock do at home (1.31), and with the hosts' defense conceding an average of 1.73 goals per game, the visitors have a real chance for a positive result. The difference in both teams' current form and Kilmarnock's terrible home record point to an Aberdeen victory.

Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Kilmarnock played against Aberdeen in Premiership (Scotland). The game was played on January 31, 2026. Final score: 3:0.

Recent form

Kilmarnock has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Aberdeen has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Kilmarnock scores 0.87 goals per game and allows 1.87. Aberdeen scores 1.13 and allows 1.30. Games in this league average 2.60 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Kilmarnock's games and 35% of Aberdeen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 30%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Aberdeen has the higher season xG average, 1.35 to 1.20 per game. Kilmarnock takes 10.3 shots per game, while Aberdeen takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Kilmarnock leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.39 goals per game after halftime. Aberdeen leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.70 after halftime.

When the teams score

Kilmarnock's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). For Aberdeen, it is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premiership games average 2.60 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Aberdeen appears to be the favorite in this match despite their weaker away results. Kilmarnock are in disastrous form with just a 9% home win rate and a series of five consecutive defeats, conceding 12 goals in the process. Aberdeen have collected 6 points (two wins) in their last five matches, showing an improvement in form, while the hosts have managed only 0.2 points per game in that period. xG statistics indicate that Aberdeen (1.19) create better chances away than Kilmarnock do at home (1.31), and with the hosts' defense conceding an average of 1.73 goals per game, the visitors have a real chance for a positive result. The difference in both teams' current form and Kilmarnock's terrible home record point to an Aberdeen victory.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

55Possession (%)45
KilmarnockAberdeen
19Shots8
KilmarnockAberdeen
9Shots on target4
KilmarnockAberdeen
2.28xG1.02
KilmarnockAberdeen
7Corners3
KilmarnockAberdeen
63Dangerous attacks32
KilmarnockAberdeen
16Fouls10
KilmarnockAberdeen
3Cards4
KilmarnockAberdeen

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

KilmarnockAberdeen
0.87Goals scored / game1.13
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.87Goals allowed / game1.3
KilmarnockAberdeen
39%Average possession48%
KilmarnockAberdeen
3.52Shots on target / game4.04
KilmarnockAberdeen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.3Shots per game12.48
KilmarnockAberdeen
3.52Shots on target4.04
KilmarnockAberdeen
8.4%Shot conversion9.1%
KilmarnockAberdeen
39%Possession48%
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.2xG for1.35
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.68xG against1.61
KilmarnockAberdeen

Shooting quality

Kilmarnock: BalancedAberdeen: Balanced
KilmarnockAberdeen
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Aberdeen is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Kilmarnock · 0.6 pts / game - Aberdeen

Kilmarnock
DLLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
9% W35% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-8-13
0.61 pts / game · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-7
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 2.19BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Aberdeen
LLLLW
Season result split
35% W17% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-11
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.88BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Aberdeen is 30% better for: goals scored per game.

0.87 goals / game - Kilmarnock · 1.13 goals / game - Aberdeen

Aberdeen is 44% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.87 goals / game - Kilmarnock · 1.3 goals / game - Aberdeen

Kilmarnock scoring profile: strong

Kilmarnock scores in 65% of games (15 of 23 meczów), while Aberdeen keeps a clean sheet in 26% (6 of 23 meczów).

Aberdeen scoring profile: strong

Aberdeen scores in 57% of games (13 of 23 meczów), while Kilmarnock keeps a clean sheet in 17% (4 of 23 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)26
KilmarnockAberdeen
43Goals conceded (season)30
KilmarnockAberdeen
2.74Average goals per game2.43
KilmarnockAberdeen
3Goals scored (last 5)6
KilmarnockAberdeen
10Goals conceded (last 5)9
KilmarnockAberdeen

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal57%
KilmarnockAberdeen
22%2 goals22%
KilmarnockAberdeen
0%3 goals17%
KilmarnockAberdeen
0%4 goals9%
KilmarnockAberdeen

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal74%
KilmarnockAberdeen
61%2 goals48%
KilmarnockAberdeen
35%3 goals9%
KilmarnockAberdeen
9%4 goals0%
KilmarnockAberdeen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time4%
KilmarnockAberdeen
4%BTTS in both halves0%
KilmarnockAberdeen
13%Scored in both halves13%
KilmarnockAberdeen

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
KilmarnockAberdeen
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
KilmarnockAberdeen
60%BTTS - last 520%
KilmarnockAberdeen

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
KilmarnockAberdeen
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
KilmarnockAberdeen
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
KilmarnockAberdeen

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
KilmarnockAberdeen
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
KilmarnockAberdeen
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
KilmarnockAberdeen

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kilmarnock is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / game - Kilmarnock · 1.04 pts / game - Aberdeen

Kilmarnock - half-time state
26% leading30% draw43% trailing
Aberdeen - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per game (1st half)1.04
KilmarnockAberdeen
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.43
KilmarnockAberdeen
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.52
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.22Average goals (1st half)0.96
KilmarnockAberdeen
48%Clean sheet before half-time57%
KilmarnockAberdeen
61%No goal before half-time78%
KilmarnockAberdeen

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per game (2nd half)1.13
KilmarnockAberdeen
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.13Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.48
KilmarnockAberdeen
35%Clean sheet after half-time43%
KilmarnockAberdeen
61%No goal after half-time52%
KilmarnockAberdeen

Kilmarnock - second-half results

17% W30% R52% P
25
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding35%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 9%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Aberdeen - second-half results

26% W35% R39% P
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding159%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Kilmarnock - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Aberdeen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Kilmarnock
ScoredConceded
0
4
0-15
4
8
16-30
7
5
31-45
4
9
46-60
2
8
61-75
3
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Aberdeen
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
5
5
16-30
4
5
31-45
1
5
46-60
6
5
61-75
9
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Kilmarnock

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
168%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Aberdeen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

KilmarnockLigaAberdeen
Average goals per game 2.742.60 2.43
Both teams scored 57%49% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%49% 30%
Clean sheets 17%29% 26%
Goal before half-time 78%74% 61%
Goal after half-time 83%79% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.60
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / game
1.11
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AberdeenYellow cardGraeme Shinnie
  2. KilmarnockGoalBradley LyonsAssist: Greg Kiltie
  3. KilmarnockGoalBruce AndersonAssist: Tyreece John-Jules
  4. AberdeenSubstitutionOn: Sivert Heltne NilsenOff: Mats Knoester
  5. KilmarnockYellow cardDavid Watson
  6. AberdeenYellow cardLiam Morrison
  7. AberdeenSubstitutionOn: Toyosi OlusanyaOff: Kenan Bilalovic
  8. AberdeenYellow cardGraeme Shinnie
  9. AberdeenSubstitutionOn: Leighton ClarksonOff: Kevin Nisbet
  10. KilmarnockSubstitutionOn: Rory McKenzieOff: David Watson
  11. KilmarnockGoalTyreece John-JulesAssist: Bruce Anderson
  12. KilmarnockSubstitutionOn: Findlay CurtisOff: Greg Kiltie
  13. KilmarnockYellow cardDominic Thompson
  14. AberdeenYellow cardKjartan Már Kjartansson
  15. KilmarnockSubstitutionOn: Marcus DackersOff: Tyreece John-Jules
  16. KilmarnockYellow cardEthan Brown

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Kilmarnock's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Aberdeen. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Aberdeen FC
2 : 1
Kilmarnock FC
Kilmarnock FC
0 : 1
Aberdeen FC

FAQ

What was the result of Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen?

The Premiership match finished Kilmarnock 3:0 Aberdeen. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Kilmarnock and Aberdeen?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Kilmarnock won 0, Aberdeen won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen?

Kilmarnock score 0.87 goals per game on average and Aberdeen 1.13. The Premiership average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Kilmarnock's matches and 35% of Aberdeen's.

What form are Kilmarnock and Aberdeen in?

Over the last 5 games Kilmarnock have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Aberdeen 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen?

The statistical background for Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.