Premiership: Hearts manages to draw 2-2 with Kilmarnock after recovering a 0-2 deficit
KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock manages to recover against Hearts with a goal on the S. Humphrys 62' and a goal on the N. Atkinson 90'.
KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock manages to recover against Hearts with a goal on the S. Humphrys 62′ and a goal on the N. Atkinson 90′. Hearts was far superior when it came to possession ball (61%)
The match was played at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid with the assistance of Graham McNeillie and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Nick Walsh. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Hearts was in firm control of the ball 61% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Hearts was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Hearts to win the match.
Kilmarnock shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (D. Armstrong and C. Doidge). On the other side, Hearts received 1 yellow card (S. Kingsley).
After playing this encounter, Kilmarnock will have 7 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Hearts will have 13 points like Aberdeen and Motherwell to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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47'47'
C. Stokes
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57'57'
D. Armstrong
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59'59'
K. Lafferty
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62'62'
S. Humphrys
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66'66'
O. Shaw
J. Jones
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66'66'
C. Doidge
K. Lafferty
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70'70'
J. Grant
O. Kiomourtzoglou
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78'78'
J. Wright
C. Stokes
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79'79'
S. Kingsley
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82'82'
C. Doidge
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87'87'
B. Lyons
B. Alston
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87'87'
R. Alebiosu
R. McKenzie
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87'87'
L. Neilson
A. Halliday
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90'90'
N. Atkinson
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Kilmarnock will play away with St. Mirren on the 15th of October with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).
Hearts will play away against Aberdeen on the 16th of October with a 20-16 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (16 draws).
Kilmarnock: Formation and Lineups
Kilmarnock started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Derek McInnes chose to play with the following team: Zachary Hemming , Lewis Mayo , Ash Taylor , Christopher Stokes , Danny Armstrong , Blair Alston , Alan Power , Jordan Jones , Ben Chrisene , Rory McKenzie and Kyle Lafferty .
Substitutes
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: J. Jones for O. Shaw (66′), K. Lafferty for C. Doidge (66′), C. Stokes for J. Wright (78′), R. McKenzie for R. Alebiosu (87′) and B. Alston for B. Lyons (87′).
Top player: Danny Armstrong
The player who no doubt impressed Kilmarnock the most was Danny Armstrong.
His rating is with 10 passes (60% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Hearts: Formation and Lineups
Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon , Nathaniel Atkinson , Stephen Kingsley , Alex Cochrane , Andy Halliday , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Robert Snodgrass , Stephen Humphrys , Alan Forrest , Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland .
Substitutes
Hearts made 2 changes: O. Kiomourtzoglou for J. Grant (70′) and A. Halliday for L. Neilson (87′).
Top player: Robert Snodgrass
The player who no doubt impressed Hearts the most was Robert Snodgrass.
His rating is with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.
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