Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Dundee United
Match Time & Date:
23/12/2020
01:30 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Kilmarnock
Dundee United play host to Kilmarnock at their Tannadice Park in what is expected to be a close encounter. Dundee Utd aim to retain their spot in top six, but the game against Kilmarnock will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team. The Terrors are on a three-game winless run in the national championship, meaning that they are likely to leave their hearts on the field in the midweek clash.
Talented attacker Logan Chalmers is the only absentee in the home team. The Killie, on the other hand, will be without suspended defender Brandon Haunstrup in Wednesday’s clash, with goalkeeper Jake Eastwood missing the game with injury. Anyhow, share of spoils is on the cards at Tannadice Park, and we believe that punters can find value in betting on draw. Under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of Kilmarnock’s previous three league fixtures.
Highlighted Player (Calum Butcher):
Calum Butcher is an English midfielder, who was born in Rochford on February 26, 1991. Butcher played for the youth teams of Ipswich Town, Southend United and Tottenham Hotspur and despite being a Spurs player he did not see any game action at senior level during his spell with the White Hart Lane outfit.
The 185-cm-tall midfielder, though, was named as a substitute for Spurs in a 1-1 draw with Shakhstar Donetsk in the UEFA cup back in 2009. Butcher played for the likes of Barnet (loan), Hjorring, Hayes & Yeading United, Dundee United and Burton Albion in the past before joining Millwall on August 25, 2016. He made his debut for the Lions two days after signing for the club, coming as a substitute in a 3-1 victory over Chesterfield.
Butcher scored his first goal for Milwall against Northampton on October 15, 2016. It has to be noted that the midfielder scored two goals in 32 appearances for the Lions in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign.
Highlighted Team (Kilmarnock):
Founded on January 5, 1869, Kilmarnock are the oldest professional club in Scotland. The Killie welcome their opponents at Rugby Park, the stadium with the artificial turf. The venue, which was opened back in August 1899, can hold up to 17,889 people.
Kilmarnock won their first and only Scotland Premier League trophy in the 1964/65 season despite being level on points with Hearts at the end of the season. Fellow Ayrshire club Ayr United are considered the Killie’s bitterest rivals. The two teams have been facing each other in the Ayrshire derby since September 1910.
Dark blue is the dominant colour of the club’s home kit, while Kilmarnock footballers wear yellow and blues kit when playing on the travels. The Killie recorded their biggest win back in 1896, with the team beating Saltcoats Victoria 13-2 in the second round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup. The club suffered their biggest defeat in August 1938 as they were hammered by Celtic 9-1 in the Scottish League Division.
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