Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Premiership · Scotland · 1st Phase - 24 · Rugby Park, Kilmarnock · Ref L. Wilson

Kilmarnock stats & fixtures · Aberdeen stats & fixtures

Kilmarnock beat Aberdeen 3–0 in the Premiership (1st Phase - 24) on 31 January 2026. Expected goals finished 3.64–1.79. Kilmarnock had 55% of the ball.

Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen match statistics

KilmarnockAberdeen

55% Ball possession 45%
3.64 Expected goals (xG) 1.79
19 Total shots 8
9 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 1
2 Blocked shots 3
15 Shots inside the box 7
7 Corners 3
16 Fouls 10
3 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
449 Passes 379
84% Pass accuracy 83%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

6' Yellow card G. Shinnie Aberdeen
12' Goal B. Lyons (assist G. Kiltie) Kilmarnock
14' Goal B. Anderson (assist T. John-Jules) Kilmarnock
42' Yellow card D. Watson Kilmarnock
45+7' Yellow card L. Morrison Aberdeen
51' Red card G. Shinnie Aberdeen
59' Goal T. John-Jules (assist B. Anderson) Kilmarnock
83' Yellow card Dominic Thompson Kilmarnock
84' Yellow card K. Kjartansson Aberdeen
90+4' Yellow card E. Brown Kilmarnock

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Kilmarnock

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 Kris Doolan

13 K. Roos

3 Dominic Thompson 6 R. Deas 25 E. Brown 21 M. Schjønning-Larsen

31 L. Polworth 12 D. Watson 8 B. Lyons

11 G. Kiltie

24 T. John-Jules 19 B. Anderson

Bench M. Stryjek , M. Dackers , J. Thomson , Z. Williams , G. Stanger , J. Hugill , R. McKenzie , N. Cleșcenco , Findlay Curtis

Aberdeen

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Peter Leven

1 D. Mitov

3 M. Frame 5 M. Knoester 23 L. Morrison 2 N. Devlin

4 G. Shinnie

81 T. Keskinen 16 S. Armstrong 25 L. Cameron 14 K. Bilalovic

15 K. Nisbet

Bench P. Bratveit , S. Heltne Nilsen , L. Clarkson , Nicolas Milanović , T. Olusanya , M. Lazetić , A. Jensen , K. Kjartansson , D. Lobban

Form guide

Kilmarnock at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aberdeen away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 2.5 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Dec 25	Aberdeen v Kilmarnock	2–1
29 Oct 25	Kilmarnock v Aberdeen	0–1
22 Feb 25	Aberdeen v Kilmarnock	1–0
26 Dec 24	Kilmarnock v Aberdeen	4–0
25 Aug 24	Aberdeen v Kilmarnock	2–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen head-to-head record