Motherwell vs Kilmarnock
Ref: Nick Walsh, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Motherwell beat Kilmarnock 4–0 in their Premiership fixture. Just, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, Said, and Fadinger scored for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.33 for Motherwell versus 0.98 for Kilmarnock. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Kilmarnock are 11th.
First Half
16'
VAR
Goal cancelled
18'
Lowery
Yellow Card
⚽
Just
Assist: Slattery
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Assist: Sparrow
45'
Lowery
Red Card
45'
Lowery
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Polworth
⚽
Said
Assist: Emmanuel
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
⇄
Sparrow
61'
⇄
Deas
61'
⇄
Kiltie
67'
⇄
Dackers
⇄
Just
⚽
Fadinger
Assist: Björgólfsson
⇄
Priestman
⇄
Said
90'
⇄
John-Jules
| # | 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
MotherwellKilmarnock
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.33VS0.98
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
7
11
Shots on target
1
14
Shots in the box
6
8
Shots outside box
1
9
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
73%
Possession
27%
672
Total passes
248
600
Accurate passes
166
89%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline4 · 0 won
14
Fouls
18
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
7
2
Blocked shots
2
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Kilmarnock
4-3-1-2Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 21E. JustM
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 6J. McGheeD
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 10E. BjörgólfssonF
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 39Z. McAllisterM
Kilmarnock
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 3D. ThompsonD
- 5L. MayoD
- 6R. DeasD
- 8B. LyonsM
- 9M. DackersF
- 11G. KiltieM
- 13K. RoosG
- 18T. LoweryM
- 24T. John-JulesF
- 25E. BrownD
- 31L. PolworthM
Substitutes
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 7R. McKenzieM
- 14G. StangerD
- 17S. TiffoneyF
- 19B. AndersonF
- 21M. Schjønning-LarsenD
- 26Ben BrannanM
- 30E. BeachG
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 84 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 83 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 60 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 60 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Elijah Just | M | 70 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Slattery | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0/2 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zander McAllister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | F | 30 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Rocco McColm | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luca Ross | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kilmarnock
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelle Roos | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Dackers | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Liam Polworth | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Mayo | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Deas | D | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyreece John-Jules | F | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bradley Lyons(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Greg Kiltie | M | 61 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Dominic Thompson | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ethan Brown | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tom Lowery | M | 45 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eddie Beach | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Tiffoney | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Stanger | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brannan | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zac Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rory McKenzie | M | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Thomson | M | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |