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Last updated : 03 December 2004 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aberdeen v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Killie will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 48 and win only 18 of the 82 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Aberdeen running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 18 SepKilmarnock0 - 1AberdeenSPL
2003/2004Wed 12 MayKilmarnock4 - 0AberdeenSPL
2003/2004Sat 27 MarKilmarnock3 - 1AberdeenSPL
2003/2004Sat 03 JanAberdeen3 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2003/2004Sat 04 OctKilmarnock1 - 3AberdeenSPL
2002/2003Sat 01 MarKilmarnock2 - 0AberdeenSPL
2002/2003Tue 03 DecAberdeen0 - 1KilmarnockSPL

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

The away form of Kilmarnock is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Killie have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aberdeen are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 31 points from 16 games. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aberdeen64028912
Kilmarnock62138117

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Aberdeen 5 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Kilmarnock Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.