In this week 17 match, on Sat Dec 17th, Hearts will play host to Kilmarnock in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hearts is fresh off their 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 earning them at least the one point. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while kilmarnock is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hibernian. Armstrong scored the first goal for Kilmarnock in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else 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.
In their last match on Sun Oct 9th, Kilmarnock and Hearts battled to a 2-2 draw. Christopher Stokes struck first 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. Hearts’s most prolific scorer has been Andy Halliday. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.