Scottish Premiership 2026-27 | Matchday 9 | 2026-10-17 23:00 JST
3–2
- 2' Greg Kiltie
- 58' Tyreece John-Jules
- 69' Greg Kiltie
- 17' Alex Lowry
- 56' Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
Match summary
The Scottish Premiership 2026-27 Matchday 9 fixture between Kilmarnock and Motherwell was played on October 17. Kilmarnock narrowly beat Motherwell 3-2. It was 1-1 at half-time. In the second half, Kilmarnock scored 2 and Motherwell scored 1, with Kilmarnock coming out on top.
Scorers: Kilmarnock – Tyreece John-Jules and Greg Kiltie (2 goals); Motherwell – Alex Lowry and Sebastian Palmer-Houlden. Assists: Kilmarnock – Jamie Brandon.
Kilmarnock controlled the game with 52% possession and 16 shots (15 for their opponents). Kilmarnock scored 3 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats
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| Kilmarnock | Stat | Motherwell |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 52% | Possession | 48% |
| 1.51 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.44 |
| 16 | Shots | 15 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 14 | Shots inside the box | 10 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 5 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 514 | Passes | 478 |
| 415 | Accurate passes | 381 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 6 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| -0.83 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.83 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: C. Scott
Player stats
Kilmarnock
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Calum Ferrie | 0 | 28(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Michael John Kamara | 0 | 1 | 8(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 33 | 1 | 2(None) | ||||||
| DF | Cathal McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 4(2) | |||||
| DF | G. Stanger | 0 | 1 | 52(83%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 3(1) | |||||||
| DF | Michael Schjønning-Larsen | 0 | 33(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||||
| MF | Bailey Rice | 0 | 1 | 12(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 35 | 1(None) | |||||||
| MF | Tom Lowery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8(1) | ||||
| MF | Erik Ring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8(4) | ||||
| MF | Tyreece John-Jules | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2(50%) | 1 | 19(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 77 | 4 | 11(6) | |||
| MF | Greg Kiltie | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 6(2) | ||||
| FW | Joe Hugill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 12(3) | |||
| DF | Jamie Brandon | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 39(80%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 6(3) | ||||
| MF | Aaron Tshibola | 0 | 1 | 43(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 55 | 6(1) | |||||||
| FW | Djenairo Daniels | 0 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 13 | 4(2) | ||||||||
| FW | Ieuan Owen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 13 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||||
| GK | Nico Mantl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Robbie Deas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Jonathan Meier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Nicky Cleșcenco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Mark O'Hara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Motherwell
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | A. Paulsen | 0 | 28(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Tom Sparrow | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 32(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 81 | 1 | 3(3) | |||||
| DF | Stephen O'Donnell | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 11(7) | |||||
| DF | Martin Moormann | 0 | 3 | 1 | 45(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 68 | 1 | 5(3) | |||||
| DF | Emmanuel Longelo | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 25(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 6(3) | ||||
| MF | Lukas Fadinger | 0 | 3 | 42(98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 75 | 1 | 7(4) | |||||
| MF | Joe Hodge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 59(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 90 | 2 | 9(5) | |||
| MF | Tawanda Maswanhise | 2 | 0 | 10(56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 4(2) | |||||
| MF | Alex Lowry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 68 | 1 | 7(4) | ||||
| MF | Ibrahim Said | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(80%) | 24(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 7(6) | |||
| FW | Sebastian Palmer-Houlden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 68 | 1 | 5(4) | |||||
| DF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 0 | 16(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 22 | 7(3) | ||||||||
| MF | Jardell Kanga | 0 | 1 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 22 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| FW | Eythor Bjørgolfsson | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 22 | 2(1) | |||||||
| MF | Dylan Levitt | 0 | 1 | 11(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 15 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| DF | Johnny Koutroumbis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4(3) | ||||||
| GK | Matty Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Jamie Knight-Lebel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Jordan McGhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Willy Vogt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Kilmarnock
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 12 | Calum Ferrie |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Michael John Kamara |
| Starter | DF | 4 | Cathal McCarthy |
| Starter | DF | 14 | G. Stanger |
| Starter | DF | 21 | Michael Schjønning-Larsen |
| Starter | MF | 49 | Bailey Rice |
| Starter | MF | 18 | Tom Lowery |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Erik Ring |
| Starter | MF | 10 | Tyreece John-Jules |
| Starter | MF | 11 | Greg Kiltie |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Joe Hugill |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Jamie Brandon |
| Bench | MF | 36 | Aaron Tshibola |
| Bench | FW | 27 | Ieuan Owen |
| Bench | FW | 29 | Djenairo Daniels |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 58 | Nico Mantl |
| Bench | DF | 6 | Robbie Deas |
| Bench | DF | 19 | Jonathan Meier |
| Bench | MF | 5 | Mark O'Hara |
| Bench | FW | 20 | Nicky Cleșcenco |
Motherwell
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | A. Paulsen |
| Starter | DF | 7 | Tom Sparrow |
| Starter | DF | 2 | Stephen O'Donnell |
| Starter | DF | 5 | Martin Moormann |
| Starter | DF | 45 | Emmanuel Longelo |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Lukas Fadinger |
| Starter | MF | 71 | Joe Hodge |
| Starter | MF | 18 | Tawanda Maswanhise |
| Starter | MF | 11 | Alex Lowry |
| Starter | MF | 19 | Ibrahim Said |
| Starter | FW | 47 | Sebastian Palmer-Houlden |
| Bench | DF | 22 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| Bench | DF | 3 | Jake Girdwood-Reich |
| Bench | MF | 63 | Dylan Levitt |
| Bench | MF | 13 | Jardell Kanga |
| Bench | FW | 15 | Eythor Bjørgolfsson |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 21 | Matty Connelly |
| Bench | DF | 4 | Jamie Knight-Lebel |
| Bench | DF | 6 | Jordan McGhee |
| Bench | FW | 77 | Willy Vogt |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 2' | Kilmarnock | ⚽ Goal | Greg Kiltie | 1-0 |
| 1H 17' | Motherwell | ⚽ Goal | Alex Lowry | 1-1 |
| 1H 33' | Kilmarnock | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Michael John Kamara → IN Jamie Brandon | |
| 1H 35' | Kilmarnock | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bailey Rice → IN Aaron Tshibola | |
| 2H 7' | Kilmarnock | 📺 VAR | G. Stanger | |
| 2H 10' | Kilmarnock | 🟨 Yellow card | G. Stanger | |
| 2H 11' | Motherwell | ⚽ Goal | Sebastian Palmer-Houlden | 1-2 |
| 2H 13' | Kilmarnock | ⚽ Goal | Tyreece John-Jules | 2-2 |
| 2H 23' | Motherwell | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Martin Moormann → IN Jake Girdwood-Reich | |
| 2H 23' | Motherwell | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Alex Lowry → IN Jardell Kanga | |
| 2H 23' | Motherwell | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Sebastian Palmer-Houlden → IN Eythor Bjørgolfsson | |
| 2H 24' | Kilmarnock | ⚽ Goal | Greg Kiltie | 3-2 |
| 2H 30' | Motherwell | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Lukas Fadinger → IN Dylan Levitt | |
| 2H 32' | Kilmarnock | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Greg Kiltie → IN Ieuan Owen | |
| 2H 32' | Kilmarnock | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Tyreece John-Jules → IN Djenairo Daniels | |
| 2H 36' | Motherwell | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Tom Sparrow → IN Johnny Koutroumbis |
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