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Kilmarnock v Motherwell

Kilmarnock
3–2Full time
Motherwell

Premiership · SAT 17 OCT · The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 18:10
Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell MOTHERWELL WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Motherwell win39%
The market said42%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.627
The market’s Brier score0.706

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay23 notes · 31 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Motherwell win at 39%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Motherwell was 39% before kick-off and our model makes it 39% now. 0–0 · 36–26–39
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Kilmarnock v Motherwell
  4. 2′⚽ GOAL · 2' Kilmarnock 1–0 Motherwell
  5. 2′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 2' Motherwell win: 39% at kick-off, 18% now
  6. 2′THE CALL SWINGS · 2' Kilmarnock win is now our likeliest result at 61% (was Motherwell win 18%)
  7. 3′Kilmarnock find the net on 1′. 1–0. 1–0 · 62–21–18
  8. 3′We said Motherwell at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 18%. 1–0 · 62–21–18
  9. 3′Kilmarnock ahead on 2′ through Greg Kiltie. 1–0. 1–0 · 62–21–18
  10. 8′Kilmarnock ahead on 2′ through Greg Kiltie. 1–0. 1–0 · 62–21–17
  11. 9′We said Motherwell at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 17%. 1–0 · 62–21–17
  12. 17′Much as we predicted: Motherwell was 39% before kick-off and our model makes it 37% now. 1–1 · 34–29–37
  13. 17′⚽ GOAL · 17' Kilmarnock 1–1 Motherwell
  14. 17′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 17' Motherwell win: 39% at kick-off, 37% now
  15. 18′Alex·Lowry scores for Motherwell on 17′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 34–29–37
  16. 35′SUBSTITUTION · 33' Kilmarnock · On: Jamie Brandon · Off: Michael-John Kamson-Kamara
  17. 36′SUBSTITUTION · 35' Kilmarnock · On: Aaron Tshibola · Off: Bailey Rice
  18. 39′Motherwell have had 10 attempts to 4 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 31–36–33
  19. 42′THE CALL SWINGS · 42' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Kilmarnock win 30%)
  20. 45′HALF-TIME Kilmarnock 1–1 Motherwell
  21. 45′SECOND HALF Kilmarnock 1–1 Motherwell
  22. 52′🟥 RED CARD · 52' Kilmarnock
  23. 53′Goals are coming at about the 2.8 we expected. 1–1 · 27–43–29
  24. 53′A red card for Kilmarnock on 52′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 1–1 · 27–43–29
  25. 53′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 53' Motherwell win: 39% at kick-off, 29% now
  26. 56′We published Motherwell at 39%. Our model now makes it 74%. 1–2 · 6–20–74
  27. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' George Stanger · Kilmarnock
  28. 56′⚽ GOAL · 56' Kilmarnock 1–2 Motherwell
  29. 56′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 56' Motherwell win: 39% at kick-off, 74% now
  30. 56′THE CALL SWINGS · 56' Motherwell win is now our likeliest result at 74% (was Draw 20%)
  31. 58′56′: Sebastian Palmer-Houlden on the scoresheet for Motherwell, making it 1–2. 1–2 · 5–20–74
  32. 58′We published Motherwell at 39%. Our model now makes it 74%. 1–2 · 5–20–74
  33. 59′We published Motherwell at 39%. Our model now makes it 75%. 1–2 · 5–20–75
  34. 59′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 1–2 · 5–20–75
  35. 59′Kilmarnock level it on 58′ through Tyreece John-Jules. 2–2. 2–2 · 25–48–27
  36. 59′⚽ GOAL · 58' Kilmarnock 2–2 Motherwell · Tyreece John-Jules
  37. 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 59' Motherwell win: 39% at kick-off, 27% now
  38. 59′THE CALL SWINGS · 59' Draw is now our likeliest result at 48% (was Motherwell win 27%)
  39. 60′We said Motherwell at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 26%. 2–2 · 25–49–26
  40. 60′4 goals already, more than the 2.8 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 25–49–26
  41. 64′We said Motherwell at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 2–2 · 23–53–24
  42. 69′We said Motherwell at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 3%. 3–2 · 78–18–3
  43. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Motherwell · On: Eythor Bjørgolfsson · Off: Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
  44. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Motherwell · On: Jardell Kanga · Off: Alex·Lowry
  45. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Motherwell · On: Jake Max Girdwood-Reich · Off: Martin Moormann
  46. 69′⚽ GOAL · 69' Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell
  47. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Motherwell win: 39% at kick-off, 3% now
  48. 69′THE CALL SWINGS · 69' Kilmarnock win is now our likeliest result at 78% (was Draw 18%)
  49. 70′That is 5, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 3–2 · 79–18–3
  50. 70′Greg Kiltie scores for Kilmarnock on 69′ — 3–2. 3–2 · 79–18–3
  51. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Motherwell · On: Dylan Levitt · Off: Lukas Fadinger
  52. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Kilmarnock · On: Ieuan Gwyn Owen · Off: Greg Kiltie
  53. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Kilmarnock · On: Djenairo Daniels · Off: Tyreece John-Jules
  54. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Motherwell · On: Johnny Koutroumbis · Off: Tom Sparrow
  55. FTFULL TIME Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell
  56. FTKilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell · Motherwell win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Motherwell just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Kilmarnock 36%, draw 25%, Motherwell 39%. Over 2.5 goals 52%, both teams to score 56%.

The AI’s read on Kilmarnock v MotherwellBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Kilmarnock win36%
Draw25%
Motherwell win39%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 9

VenueThe BBSP Stadium Rugby Park

Line-ups

Kilmarnock

4-2-3-1

Motherwell

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Kilmarnock

Motherwell

7Days since last match6

Last match: 10 Oct · the Scottish Premiership

Last match: 11 Oct · the Scottish Premiership

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
9Motherwell8−48
12Kilmarnock8−115

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Kilmarnock

4-2-3-1

12 C. Ferrie

3 M. Kamara

4 C. McCarthy

14 G. Stanger

21 M. Schjonning-Larsen

49 B. Rice

18 T. Lowery

8 E. Ring

10 T. John-Jules

11 G. Kiltie

9 J. Hugill

Coach · Neil McCann

Substitutes

58 · N. Mantl

6 · R. Deas

19 · J. Meier

2 · J. Brandon

5 · M. O'Hara

36 · A. Tshibola

20 · N. Clescenco

27 · I. Owen

29 · D. Daniels

Motherwell

4-2-3-1

1 A. Paulsen

7 T. Sparrow

2 S. O'Donnell

5 M. Moormann

45 E. Longelo

8 L. Fadinger

71 J. Hodge

18 T. Maswanhise

11 A. Lowry

19 I. Said

47 S. Palmer-Houlden

Coach · Alfred Johansson

Substitutes

21 · Matty Connelly

22 · J. Koutroumbis

4 · J. Knight-Lebel

6 · J. McGhee

3 · J. Girdwood-Reich

63 · D. Levitt

13 · J. Kanga

77 · W. Vogt

15 · E. Bjorgolfsson

Our number · motherwell winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
39% The market42%
Us39%
Market42%

We make Motherwell a 39% chance to win. The market has them at 42%. We are 3 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.3–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Kilmarnock v Motherwell1.35 – 1.41
Form · last six in Premiership this season · since 29 AugW1 D2 L3 · W1 D1 L4
Table places · points 5 v 812 v 9
The market · Motherwell win42% · ours 39%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 11 OCT 03:5917 OCT 14:01
Our probability · Motherwell win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. The market has gone from 43% to 42% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Kilmarnock win36%32%+4
Draw25%26%−1
Motherwell win39%42%−3
Over 2.5 goals52%58%−6
Both teams to score56%61%−5
Over 1.5 goals76%79%−3
Over 3.5 goals30%38%−8
Kilmarnock or draw61%58%+3
Kilmarnock clean sheet25%––
Motherwell clean sheet26%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.0%
0123450 6.4 9.0 6.3 3.0 1 8.6 12.0 8.4 4.0 2 5.8 8.1 5.7 2.7 3 2.6 3.6 2.6 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Kilmarnock down, Motherwell across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.20
Over 2.54 of 10
Both scored4 of 10
Last meetingsMOT 4–0 KIL · KIL 1–3 MOT · MOT 2–2 KIL · MOT 3–0 KIL

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premiership this season · since 29 Aug

KILMARNOCK

LLDWDL0–4 · 0–1 · 0–0 · 1–0 · 1–1 · 1–3

MOTHERWELL

DWLLLL3–3 · 3–0 · 0–1 · 0–4 · 1–2 · 0–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Celtic8+1221
2Rangers8+619
3Heart Of Midlothian8+1116
4Dundee8+313
5ST Johnstone8011
6Dundee Utd8−111
7ST Mirren8−610
8Aberdeen8−28
9Motherwell8−48
10Hibernian8−47
11Falkirk8−46
12Kilmarnock8−115

The competition's standings before kick-off.