FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 21 August 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Motherwell v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park 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 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 May 2009, with Kilmarnock inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The 'Well 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 23 MayMotherwell1 - 2KilmarnockSPL
2008/2009Sat 21 MarKilmarnock0 - 0MotherwellSPL
2008/2009Mon 15 DecMotherwell0 - 2KilmarnockSPL
2008/2009Sat 18 OctKilmarnock1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2007/2008Sat 09 FebMotherwell1 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2007/2008Sat 24 NovKilmarnock0 - 1MotherwellSPL
2007/2008Sat 18 AugMotherwell1 - 2KilmarnockSPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.

Kilmarnock's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Killie have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Kilmarnock's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell621314107
Kilmarnock641110513

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Killie out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Motherwell. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell 5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Kilmarnock Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.