On Dec 17th, Hearts will play host to Kilmarnock in a meeting of these two mismatched Premiership teams. In their last match, 4th placed Hearts, recorded a 1-1 draw against Livingston. Sean Kelly scored the first goal for Livingston in the 55th minute, then Josh Ginnelly tied it up for Hearts in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Hearts. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kilmarnock recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hibernian. Danny Armstrong struck first for Kilmarnock in the 51st minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hibernian was frustrated by Kilmarnock’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kilmarnock ended the match with the shutout victory. Kilmarnock is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Oct 9th, Kilmarnock hosted Hearts in their last match together. Kilmarnock and Hearts battled to a 2-2 draw. Christopher Stokes scored the first goal for Kilmarnock in the 47th minute, then Kyle Lafferty added another in the 59th minute .
Kilmarnock is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Joe Wright and Danny Armstrong each having 2 goals in their last 5. Andy Halliday has been the most prolific scorer on Hearts in the last 5 matches with three goals.