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Last updated : 14 December 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Motherwell v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Monday 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 less than a year ago, in February 2008, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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:
2008/2009Sat 18 OctKilmarnock1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2007/2008Sat 09 FebMotherwell1 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2007/2008Sat 24 NovKilmarnock0 - 1MotherwellSPL
2007/2008Sat 18 AugMotherwell1 - 2KilmarnockSPL
2006/2007Tue 03 AprMotherwell0 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2006/2007Sat 23 DecKilmarnock1 - 2MotherwellSPL
2006/2007Tue 07 NovKilmarnock3 - 2MotherwellSLGC

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The The 'Well's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

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 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 16 matches. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 19 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
Motherwell6114394
Kilmarnock61053113

FootyMad's prediction ...

Kilmarnock are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Fir Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Kilmarnock Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.