In this week 18 match, on Fri Dec 23rd, Motherwell hosts Kilmarnock at Fir Park in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed Motherwell, recorded a 1-1 draw against St. Johnstone. Drey Wright struck first for St. Johnstone in the 26th minute, then Blair Spittal tied it up for Motherwell in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Motherwell. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while kilmarnock is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Hearts. Josh Ginnelly struck first for Hearts in the 19th minute, then Lawrence Shankland added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Robert Snodgrass. Kilmarnock is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Aug 27th, Kilmarnock hosted Motherwell at the Rugby Park in their last match together. Kilmarnock won by a score of 2 to 1. Kevin van Veen struck first for Motherwell in the 14th minute, but Armstrong got the equalizer for Kilmarnock in the 71st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 76th minute on a goal by Ash Taylor to cap off a wild match.
Joe Wright has been the most prolific scorer on Kilmarnock in the last five matches with two goals. Blair Spittal has been the most effective weapon for Motherwell lately. The Scotish attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.