Kilmarnock vs Rangers: result 2-1 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 20Kick-off on December 23, 2017 at 12:30 PM (UTC)The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Full time
What was the result of Kilmarnock vs Rangers?
Kilmarnock won 2-1 on December 23, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 39′D. JohnRangers
- 77′Kris BoydKilmarnock
- 80′Kris BoydKilmarnock
Official lineup for Kilmarnock vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Kilmarnock
4-3-2-1- 25E. Brophy
- 11Jordan Jones
- 9Kris Boyd
- 12G. Taylor
- 8Gary Richard Perry Dicker
- 6A. Power
- 24Y. Mulumbu
- 2S. O'Donnell
- 16S. Boyd
- 5K. Broadfoot
- 1J. MacDonald
Rangers
4-4-2- 20A. Morelos
- 21Candeias
- 11J. Windass
- 23J. Holt
- 40R. McCrorie
- 24D. Bates
- 3D. John
- 2J. Tavernier
- 6D. Wilson
- 17L. Hodson
- 1W. Foderingham
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kilmarnock have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Rangers have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2017 | Motherwell(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Ross County(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Partick(home) | 5-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 2, 2017 | ST Johnstone(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 26, 2017 | Aberdeen(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2017 | ST Johnstone(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Hibernian(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Ross County(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 3, 2017 | Aberdeen(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Aberdeen(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Kilmarnock wins, 3 draws, 1 Rangers win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2017 | Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
| Apr 5, 2017 | Kilmarnock 0-0 Rangers | Premiership |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Rangers 3-0 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Kilmarnock 1-1 Rangers | Premiership |
| Feb 18, 2012 | Rangers 0-1 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangers | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Rangers vs Kilmarnock on Oct 25, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Kilmarnock score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 1.9 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
| Rangers | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Kilmarnock sit 12th in Premiership (5 points from 8 matches) and Rangers sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 |
A question about Kilmarnock vs Rangers?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy