Hearts vs Kilmarnock Prediction: Look forward to a blistering Sunday showdown

In one of the matches that will take place during round 2 of the Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock will make the trip to Edinburgh to play Hearts at Tynecastle Park. Both Hearts and Kilmarnock were victorious in their most recent weekend matches; Hearts prevailed away at St. Johnstone, and Kilmarnock shocked Rangers, who finished as runners-up in the previous season.

Hearts - home turf will be a huge advantage

The previous result for Hearts, which was a victory against St. Johnstone by a score of 0-2 in the Premiership, is what the fans would like to see again. During that game, Hearts controlled the ball 68% of the time and had 16 shots on goal, with 9 of them landing on target. Yutaro Oda in the 75th minute and Lawrence Shankland in the 96th minute scored goals for Hearts, respectively. The Saints only managed to score on three of their nine shots on goal. In recent decades, it has been an extremely rare occurrence for Hearts to be able to hold out for the whole three quarters of an hour. In fact, Hearts' defense has been penetrated in five of their previous six matches, resulting in the team surrendering eight goals over that span. To this point, Hearts have not suffered a defeat in either of their previous two matches played at their own stadium in the league.

Kilmarnock - visiting team is showing great resilience

Kilmarnock enter this match on the back of a victory in their most recent Premiership match, which they played against Rangers and won 1-0. During that match, Kilmarnock had 32% possession of the ball and 10 shots on goal, with only three of those shots hitting the target. Brad Lyons was the only player on the Kilmarnock team to score, and he did it in the 65th minute. The Rangers had 18 shots on goal, but they only managed to get four of them on target. Kilmarnock has scored a total of 13 goals throughout the course of their most recent six matches. During the course of those matches, their competitors managed to score four goals against them. Kilmarnock are currently in fourth place in the Scottish Premiership table as a result of their victory over Rangers, which earned them three points.

Head-Head Highlights

Hearts and Kilmarnock have a lengthy history of competing against one another, as they have met a total of 55 times throughout the course of the previous seasons, with Hearts claiming victory in 19 of those games and Kilmarnock claiming victory in 25 of those games. There were 11 games that ended in ties. Kilmarnock was able to score 70 goals, whereas Hearts only managed 59 goals in their head-to-head matchups against each other.

Expert Betting Tips

It doesn't matter how many times these two teams have faced each other before; this game is still going to be a fiery one. The home team, however, should have the advantage for the time being given that they appear to be somewhat stable against elite teams and that they appear to have moved past the inconsistent play that they displayed throughout the previous season. A bet on a few goals can also be explored for a maximum wager, with the game likely to end with a score of 1-0.