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Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 24 Jan 2026

Motherwell 4–0 Kilmarnock

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.1 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.7 – 0.5
Goals
4 – 0

Footybot made Motherwell favourites at 68%.

Motherwell won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Liam Polworth, 55.1 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Liam Polworth +18.4, Lukas Fadinger +8.7.

Well below it: Emmanuel Longelo −15.7, Tom Lowery −14.1, Michael Schjønning-Larsen −13.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Motherwell

10 Jan 2026D 1–1at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026W 2–0v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025W 2–0v Celtic Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025L 0–1at Rangers Scottish Premiership
20 Dec 2025W 1–0v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock

10 Jan 2026D 1–1at Livingston Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026L 1–3v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025L 1–2at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025D 0–0at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
20 Dec 2025L 0–1v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Head to head

22 Nov 2025Kilmarnock 1–3 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
30 Aug 2025Motherwell 2–2 Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Luca Ross Forward900–52.8–
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–52.6−5.7
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder90100.4151.8+8.7
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward60100.3451.0+4.6
Paul McGinn Defender90000.0247.8+0.5
Elijah Just Midfielder70100.7345.8+7.0
Oscar Priestman Midfielder83000.0944.6+3.4
Rocco McColm Midfielder1000–44.4–
Tom Sparrow Defender6001–44.2+4.9
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Forward30010.0442.4–
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Forward2000–39.8–
Stephen O'Donnell Defender90000.0237.2−2.9
Callum Slattery Midfielder90010.3332.6−5.2
Ibrahim Said Midfielder84100.5230.7−9.0
Emmanuel Longelo Defender90010.0614.6−15.7
Johnny Koutroumbis Defender30000.167.3–

Kilmarnock

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Liam Polworth Midfielder45000.0455.1+18.4
Rory McKenzie Midfielder2900–49.8–
Kelle Roos Goalkeeper9000–47.5–
Marcus Dackers Forward67000.0543.8+3.2
Ben Brannan Defender100–42.2–
Tyreece John-Jules Forward89000.2541.8+0.9
Bruce Anderson Forward2300–40.6–
Lewis Mayo Defender9000–40.0+1.9
Bradley Lyons Midfielder90000.1036.7−0.3
Ethan Brown Defender90000.0234.2−11.2
Dominic Thompson Defender9000–33.7+2.2
Jack Thomson Midfielder2900–33.1–
Greg Kiltie Midfielder6100–32.8−7.3
Robbie Deas Defender6100–31.9−7.3
Michael Schjønning-Larsen Defender4500–29.0−13.4
Tom Lowery Midfielder4500–25.1−14.1