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Last updated : 07 December 2007 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 51 and win only 19 of the 88 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Aberdeen running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 01 SepKilmarnock0 - 1AberdeenSPL
2006/2007Sat 28 AprAberdeen3 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2006/2007Sat 31 MarKilmarnock1 - 2AberdeenSPL
2006/2007Tue 26 DecAberdeen3 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2006/2007Sat 14 OctKilmarnock1 - 0AberdeenSPL
2005/2006Sat 22 AprAberdeen0 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2005/2006Sat 28 JanAberdeen2 - 2KilmarnockSPL

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Dons have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

In complete contrast to Aberdeen, Kilmarnock are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Killie have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aberdeen's 21 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 16 points from their 15 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aberdeen62137117
Kilmarnock6114594

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 Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Kilmarnock Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.