FM Preview: Motherwell v Kilmarnock 11 May 2011

Last updated : 10 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Motherwell v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Killie will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Kilmarnock inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 02 Feb Motherwell 0 - 1 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 22 Aug Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Motherwell 1 - 0 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan Kilmarnock 0 - 3 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 22 Aug Motherwell 3 - 1 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sat 23 May Motherwell 1 - 2 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Motherwell are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The away form of Kilmarnock is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Killie have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 45 points from their 36 games so far.

Kilmarnock lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 48 from their 36 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Motherwell 6 2 2 2 8 13 8
Kilmarnock 6 0 3 3 5 13 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Killie have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Motherwell 11 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Kilmarnock Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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