Kilmarnock vs Motherwell

17 October 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee C Scott

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Greg Kiltie 2’, 69’
Tyreece John-Jules 58’

Alex Lowry 17’
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden 56’

Match summary

Kilmarnock came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Motherwell. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Greg Kiltie put Kilmarnock ahead in the 2nd minute and Alex Lowry equalised in the 17th minute. In the second half, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden put Motherwell in front in the 56th minute, Tyreece John-Jules equalised in the 58th minute, and Kiltie won it in the 69th minute.

Motherwell can feel hard done by, creating 3.29 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Kilmarnock's 1.51 from 16.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

16 Shots 15

6 Shots on target 7

5 Corners 3

75 Attacks 60

39 Dangerous attacks 30

514 Passes 478

80.7% Pass accuracy 79.7%

7 Tackles 24

9 Fouls 8

1 Yellow cards 0

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Kilmarnock Motherwell

Kick-off

Greg KiltieLeft foot shot

1-0

2’

17’

Alex LowryLeft foot shot

1-1

17’

Sebastian Palmer-HouldenShot on target

Jamie BrandonMichael John Kamara

33’

34’

Ibrahim SaidShot on target

Aaron TshibolaBailey Rice

35’

Tyreece John-JulesShot on target

41’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

George StangerVAR: Red card given

52’

George StangerFoul

55’

56’

Sebastian Palmer-HouldenRight foot shot

1-2

56’

Sebastian Palmer-HouldenShot on target

Tyreece John-JulesLeft foot shot

2-2

58’

68’

Jake Girdwood-ReichMartin Moormann

68’

Jardell KangaAlex Lowry

68’

Eythor BjørgolfssonSebastian Palmer-Houlden

Greg KiltieLeft foot shot

3-2

69’

75’

Dylan LevittLukas Fadinger

Djenairo DanielsTyreece John-Jules

77’

Ieuan OwenGreg Kiltie

77’

Ieuan OwenShot on target

78’

Joe HugillShot on target

80’

81’

Johnny KoutroumbisTom Sparrow

85’

Joe HodgeShot on target

90+4’

Johnny KoutroumbisShot on target

Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Kilmarnock 1.51 xGMotherwell 3.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Motherwell attacking Kilmarnock attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Calum Ferrie	96′	6	2	40	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Michael John Kamara Taken off	33′	–	–	1	–	–	9	1	–	–	–
Cathal McCarthy	96′	1	2	1	2	–	80	–	–	–	–
George Stanger	96′	1	–	–	1	–	63	1	–	–
Michael Schjønning-Larsen	96′	–	1	–	2	–	41	1	–	–	–
Jamie Brandon Came on as a substitute	63′	1	1	–	3	1	49	1	–	2	–

Midfielders5 players


Bailey Rice Taken off	35′	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Tom Lowery	96′	–	–	57	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Erik Ring	96′	–	–	34	1	–	1	1	4	–	1	–
Greg Kiltie Taken off	77′	2	–	30	2	–	–	2	2	–	1	–
Aaron Tshibola Came on as a substitute	61′	–	–	48	–	–	1	–	1	2	–	–

Forwards4 players


Tyreece John-Jules Taken off	77′	1	–	5	2	0.39	–	4	6	1	25	–
Joe Hugill	96′	–	–	3	1	0.21	–	2	3	1	10	–
Djenairo Daniels Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	7	–
Ieuan Owen Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	1	0.09	–	1	2	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Alex Paulsen	96′	4	3	39	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Tom Sparrow Taken off	81′	2	–	1	3	–	43	–	–	–	–
Stephen O'Donnell	96′	2	–	1	7	4	63	1	–	–	–
Martin Moormann Taken off	68′	3	1	1	3	–	50	1	–	–	–
Emmanuel Longelo	96′	2	2	1	3	–	32	–	–	–	–
Jake Girdwood-Reich Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	3	2	20	–	–	–	–
Johnny Koutroumbis Came on as a substitute	15′	2	–	–	3	1	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Lukas Fadinger Taken off	75′	–	–	43	–	–	3	1	4	1	1	–
Joe Hodge	96′	–	–	66	–	–	4	2	4	2	–	–
Tawanda Maswanhise	96′	–	–	18	2	–	–	–	2	2	1	–
Alex Lowry Taken off	68′	1	–	23	1	–	1	–	4	–	3	–
Ibrahim Said	96′	–	–	33	3	–	–	1	6	–	1	–
Jardell Kanga Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dylan Levitt Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	14	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Taken off	68′	1	–	5	3	2.12	–	1	4	–	8	–
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	2	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Kilmarnock win 33% Avg odds 2.80

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61

Motherwell win 41% Avg odds 2.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Kilmarnock L D W D L

Motherwell W L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Motherwell 4-0 Kilmarnock, 24 Jan 26 Next meeting: Motherwell vs Kilmarnock, 05 Dec 26 (upcoming) All Kilmarnock vs Motherwell meetings

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