Scotland - PremiershipData current as of 13 September 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

Key match information

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

Current form

Kilmarnock: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Aberdeen: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kilmarnock scores 0.87 and concedes 1.87 goals per match. Aberdeen scores 1.13 and concedes 1.30. League average: 2.60 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kilmarnock 57%, Aberdeen 35%. Over 2.5: Kilmarnock 61%, Aberdeen 30%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Aberdeen has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.20. Kilmarnock: 10.3 shots per match, Aberdeen: 12.5.

Match halves

Kilmarnock: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.39. Aberdeen: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Kilmarnock: 31-45+ (7 goals). Aberdeen: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.60 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

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.

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Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

KilmarnockAberdeen
0.87Goals scored / match1.13
KilmarnockAberdeen
1.87Goals conceded / match1.3
KilmarnockAberdeen
39%Average possession48%
KilmarnockAberdeen
3.52Shots on target / match4.04
KilmarnockAberdeen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.3Shots per match12.48
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Kilmarnock
DLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
9% W35% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-8-13
0.61 pts / match · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-7
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - 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% D48% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-11
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-0-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Aberdeen is 44% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Kilmarnock scoring profile: strong

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

Aberdeen scoring profile: strong

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

20Goals scored (season)26
KilmarnockAberdeen
43Goals conceded (season)30
KilmarnockAberdeen
2.74Average goals in match2.43
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Kilmarnock · 1.04 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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% D52% L
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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 9%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Aberdeen - second-half results

26% W35% D39% L
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 half-time in 22% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Kilmarnock - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.61.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
168%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
49%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Kilmarnock 0 - 0 - 2 Aberdeen. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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.