Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Kilmarnock
Match Time & Date:
02/09/2023
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Ross County
Kilmarnock will look to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Motherwell when they host Ross County to their Rugby Park in the Premiership round 4. The Killie did well to shock title-chasing Rangers in their first home game of the season and they are surely capable of beating the Staggies in front of home fans. Midfielder Ben Chrisene remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Ross County, on the other hand, failed to claim a major scalp on Matchday 3, with the team losing to aforementioned Rangers 2-0 in front of home fans. Considering that Ross County often struggle on the travels, we predict that Kilmarnock are going to pick up all three points from Saturday’s clash. Ben Paton continues to miss out with injury, but there are no suspended footballers in the visiting team.
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.
