FootyMAD's Kilmarnock match preview

Last updated : 11 August 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Kilmarnock v Dundee United fixture

Dundee Utd. face a trip to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Terrors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, the Killie carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 25 MarDundee Utd.2 - 2KilmarnockSPL
2005/2006Mon 26 DecKilmarnock2 - 1Dundee Utd.SPL
2005/2006Sat 01 OctDundee Utd.0 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2004/2005Sat 07 MayDundee Utd.1 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2004/2005Sat 12 MarKilmarnock3 - 0Dundee Utd.SPL
2004/2005Sat 11 DecDundee Utd.3 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2004/2005Sat 25 SepKilmarnock5 - 2Dundee Utd.SPL

Recent respective form guides

Kilmarnock are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Dundee Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Terrors have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Kilmarnock's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Dundee Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Kilmarnock62137117
Dundee Utd.6024492

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Terrors are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Kilmarnock. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Kilmarnock 10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Dundee Utd. Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 15 away matches.
No win in the 10 most recent games.