On the 1st of April, Kilmarnock will host Hearts at Rugby Park in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Kilmarnock is fresh off their 1-1 draw against St. Johnstone. Joe Wright struck first for Kilmarnock in the 38th minute, but Drey Wright got the equalizer for St. Johnstone in the 70th minute earning St. Johnstone at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hearts recorded a 0-3 loss against Aberdeen. Luis Lopes struck first for Aberdeen in the 5th minute, then Luis Lopes added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Matthew Pollock In the end, Hearts was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Dec 17th, Hearts hosted Kilmarnock in their last match together. Hearts was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Josh Ginnelly scored the first goal for Hearts in the 19th minute, then Lawrence Shankland added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Robert Snodgrass.
Hearts’s most prolific scorer has been Josh Ginnelly. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Kilmarnock is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Christian Doidge and Scott Robinson each only have 1 goal in their last 5.