Kilmarnock vs Motherwell
Ref: Ryan Lee, ScotlandThe BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock · 18,128 cap
Match recap
Motherwell beat Kilmarnock 3–1 in their Premiership fixture. Tiffoney scored for Kilmarnock; Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, and Stamatelopoulos replied for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.29 for Kilmarnock versus 1.72 for Motherwell. Kilmarnock sit 11th in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
Lowery
Yellow Card
16'
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Assist: Emmanuel
21'
Koutroumbis
Yellow Card
26'
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
45+2'
Hendry
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Lowery
⚽
Tiffoney
Assist: Anderson
57'
Slattery
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Slattery
63'
⇄
Emmanuel
63'
⇄
Hendry
66'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
68'
⚽
Stamatelopoulos
Penalty
⇄
Anderson
⇄
Kiltie
77'
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
⇄
Williams
⇄
Brown
80'
Stamatelopoulos
Yellow Card
81'
Gordon
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Fadinger
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 10 |  ST Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 |  Livingston | 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | -31 | 16 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
KilmarnockMotherwell
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.29VS1.72
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
12
6
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
11
8
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
339
Total passes
506
255
Accurate passes
417
75%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 1 won
15
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
5
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
4
Kilmarnock
3-4-3
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Kilmarnock
3-4-3Starting XI
- 3D. ThompsonM
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 5L. MayoD
- 6R. DeasD
- 11G. KiltieF
- 12D. WatsonM
- 15J. BrownM
- 17S. TiffoneyF
- 18T. LoweryM
- 19B. AndersonF
- 20T. OluwayemiG
Substitutes
- 7R. McKenzieM
- 8B. LyonsM
- 9M. DackersF
- 14G. StangerD
- 23M. WatkinsF
- 24T. John-JulesF
- 26Ben BrannanM
- 30E. BeachG
- 31L. PolworthM
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 66C. HendryF
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 5K. BalmerD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 21E. JustF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 77R. Charles-CookF
Kilmarnock
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Thompson | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Scott Tiffoney | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Toby Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Greg Kiltie | F | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| David Watson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Robbie Deas(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zac Williams | D | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tom Lowery | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| James Brown | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 71 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Mayo | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rory McKenzie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Stanger | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Beach | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Polworth | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brannan | M | 11 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marcus Dackers | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tyreece John-Jules | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bradley Lyons | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marley Watkins | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 77 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 63 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Callum Slattery | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/6 |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Callum Hendry | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kofi Balmer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 27 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Elijah Just | F | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Liam Gordon | D | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |