Hearts vs Kilmarnock — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Hearts

30 MAR

1:1

Kilmarnock

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal10'

Kenneth Vargas (assist: Lawrence Shankland) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal67'

Marley Watkins (assist: K. Vassell) · Right foot shot 1-1

Man of the match

Danny ArmstrongKilmarnock7.8

Expected goals (xG)

HeartsxGKilmarnock

2.461.45

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Tynecastle ParkEdinburgh · 19,852 seats

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Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeWilliam Collum
1st AssistantCalum Spence
2nd AssistantStuart Stevenson
4th OfficialAlastair Grieve

Pressure index

HeartsKilmarnock

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal10'

Kenneth Vargas (assist: Lawrence Shankland) · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card27'

Frankie Kent · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card28'

Danny Armstrong · Foul

OUT

Substitution54'

In: David Watson · Out: Liam Donnelly · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card63'

Robbie Deas · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card65'

Alex Cochrane · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal67'

Marley Watkins (assist: K. Vassell) · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Cammy Devlin · Out: Macaulay Tait · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Barrie McKay · Out: Jorge Grant · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Kye Rowles · Out: Alex Cochrane · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Gary Mackay-Steven · Out: Danny Armstrong · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Corrie Ndaba · Out: Robbie Deas · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Kevin van Veen · Out: K. Vassell · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Nathaniel Atkinson · Out: Dexter Lembikisa · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Yutaro Oda · Out: Alan Forrest · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Rory McKenzie · Out: Joe Wright · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

Thats all. Game finished - Heart of Midlothian 1, Kilmarnock 1.
90+5′Second Half ended - Heart of Midlothian 1, Kilmarnock 1.
90+2′Corner - Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Polworth.
90+2′Missed chance. Stuart Findlay - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from few metres is close, but missed. Assist - Gary Mackay-Steven with a cross after corner.
90+1′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
90′Shot blocked. Kye Rowles - Heart of Midlothian - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Beni Baningime.
90′Shot blocked. Stephen Kingsley - Heart of Midlothian - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kye Rowles.
90′Missed chance. Cameron Devlin - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left after corner.
90′Corner - Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Rory McKenzie.
88′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Rory McKenzie for Joe Wright.
88′Missed chance. Joe Wright - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Matty Kennedy with a cross after corner.
87′Shot blocked. Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
86′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
84′Fouled by Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock
84′Beni Baningime - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick in defence.
82′Missed chance. Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Barrie McKay with a cross after corner.
80′Substitution - Heart of Midlothian. Nathaniel Atkinson for Dexter Lembikisa.
80′Substitution - Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda for Alan Forrest.
79′Corner - Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Lewis Mayo.
78′Fouled by Kevin van Veen - Kilmarnock
78′Cameron Devlin - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick in defence.
75′Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick on the right wing.
75′Fouled by Corrie Ndaba - Kilmarnock
74′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Gary Mackay-Steven for Danny Armstrong.
74′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Kevin van Veen for Kyle Vassell.
74′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Corrie Ndaba for Robbie Deas.
72′Offside - Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest is in offside.
71′Substitution - Heart of Midlothian. Cameron Devlin for Macaulay Tait.
71′Substitution - Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay for Jorge Grant.
71′Substitution - Heart of Midlothian. Kye Rowles for Alex Cochrane.
67′Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Kilmarnock 1. Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assist - Kyle Vassell.
67′Missed chance. Frankie Kent - Heart of Midlothian - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Alex Cochrane .
66′Fouled by Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock
66′Beni Baningime - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick in attack.
66′Shot blocked. Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jorge Grant.
65′Alex Cochrane - Heart of Midlothian - receive yellow card for a foul.
65′Fouled by Alex Cochrane - Heart of Midlothian
65′Danny Armstrong - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
64′Offside - Kilmarnock. Danny Armstrong is in offside.
63′Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock - receive yellow card for a foul.
63′Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick on the right wing.
63′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
63′Shot blocked. Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Lewis Mayo.
58′Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick in defence.
58′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
55′Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the right wing.
55′Fouled by Macaulay Tait - Heart of Midlothian
54′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54′Substitution - Kilmarnock. David Watson for Liam Donnelly - injury.
52′Delay in match - injury Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
51′Corner - Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Will Dennis.
51′New attacking attempt. Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Alan Forrest.
50′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
50′Beni Baningime - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick on the right wing.
48′Stuart Findlay - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
48′Fouled by Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian
45′Second Half starts Heart of Midlothian 1, Kilmarnock 0.
45+3′First Half ended - Heart of Midlothian 1, Kilmarnock 0.
45+2′Missed chance. Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side is close, but missed to the left.
45+2′New attacking attempt. Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from few metres is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Danny Armstrong with a cross.
44′Joe Wright - Kilmarnock - hits the bar with a shot with the head from the centre of the box. Assist - Danny Armstrong with a cross after corner.
44′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Beni Baningime.
43′Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the right wing.
43′Fouled by Stephen Kingsley - Heart of Midlothian
41′Hand ball by Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock
39′Shot blocked. Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Alex Cochrane with a cross.
38′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37′Delay in match - injury Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
33′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
33′Alan Forrest - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick on the right wing.
31′New attacking attempt. Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
31′Shot blocked. Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kenneth Vargas.
31′Missed chance. Jorge Grant - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Dexter Lembikisa with a cross.
28′Danny Armstrong - Kilmarnock - receive yellow card for a foul.
28′Fouled by Danny Armstrong - Kilmarnock
28′Alex Cochrane - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick in defence.
27′Missed chance. Stuart Findlay - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Danny Armstrong with a cross .
27′Frankie Kent - Heart of Midlothian - receive yellow card for a foul.
27′Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the left wing.
27′Fouled by Frankie Kent - Heart of Midlothian
24′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
22′Missed chance. Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian - shot with the head from few metres missed to the left. Assist - Jorge Grant with a cross after corner.
21′Corner - Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Robbie Deas.
20′Shot blocked. Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Joe Wright with a head.
19′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.
17′New attacking attempt. Lawrence Shankland - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Alan Forrest.
12′New attacking attempt. Jorge Grant - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Lawrence Shankland.
10′Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Kilmarnock 0. Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - shot with the head from few metres to the top left corner. Assist - Lawrence Shankland with a cross.
7′Corner - Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Will Dennis.
7′New attacking attempt. Jorge Grant - Heart of Midlothian - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Kenneth Vargas.
7′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Zander Clark.
6′New attacking attempt. Danny Armstrong - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Marley Watkins.
5′New attacking attempt. Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Matty Kennedy with a cross.
2′Fouled by Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock
2′Beni Baningime - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick on the right wing.
1′Kenneth Vargas - Heart of Midlothian - won a free kick in defence.
1′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
First Half starts.

Match statistics

HEAKIL

Possession and passing

61%Possession39%

76%Pass accuracy66%

472Passes290

360Successful Passes191

13Key Passes10

5Substitutions5

1 more

34Throw-ins15

Attack

1Goals1

16Shots Total12

6Shots On Target4

7Corners7

74Dangerous Attacks51

5Accurate Crosses6

12 more

95Attacks95

21Dribble Attempts12

49Duels Won56

1Offsides1

0Penalties0

5Shots Blocked3

10Shots inside the box8

5Shots Off Target5

6Shots outside the box4

100%Successful dribbles50%

3Successful Dribbles5

21Total Crosses28

Defence and discipline

3Saves5

12Tackles23

6Interceptions12

5Fouls12

2Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

22Successful Headers22

12Successful Interceptions23

38Headers50

5Challenges12

1Assists1

1 more

2Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

W. CollumPer-match averages this season · 22 matches · career: 425

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.59	1.91	1.68	3.49
Red cards	0.14	0.05	0.09	0.16
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08
Penalties	0.45	0.27	0.18	0.34

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

HeartsxGKilmarnock

2.461.45

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.491.85

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

2.461.45

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.960.90

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.510.54

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.450.38

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.980.83

Starting XI

KilmarnockFormation: 4-4-2 · €1.5M3/11

Derek McInnes

HeartsFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €5.4M4/11

Steven Naismith

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Hearts€5.4Mstarting XI · 4/11€17Mwith bench · 7/20

Kilmarnock€1.5Mstarting XI · 3/11€2.7Mwith bench · 6/20

Hearts's starting XI cost €3.9M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Hearts — bench

Craig GordonGoalkeeper · €11M (2007)11

Yutaro OdaAttacker6.7 13

Nathaniel AtkinsonDefender6.8 14

Cammy DevlinMidfielder7.0 15

Kye RowlesDefender · €715K (2025)7.0 18

Barrie McKayAttacker · €560K (2018)6.7 22

Aidan DenholmMidfielder29

S. FraserMidfielder30

Kyosuke TagawaAttacker

Kilmarnock — bench

Corrie NdabaDefender6.4 7

Rory McKenzieMidfielder12

David WatsonMidfielder6.7 14

James BalagiziMidfielder18

Innes CameronAttacker20

Kieran O'HaraGoalkeeper21

Greg StewartAttacker · €600K (2016)39

Gary Mackay-StevenMidfielder · €330K (2015)7.0 99

Kevin van VeenAttacker · €300K (2015)6.8

Player statistics

Hearts starters then subs, by rating

Lawrence Shankland#9 · Attacker · 90′7.7

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 6
Shots on target: 2
Big chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.60
xGoT: 0.06

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 29/42
Pass accuracy: 69%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/3
Long balls (won/total): 0/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 4/14
Aerials won: 4
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/4
Dispossessed: 2

Defence

Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Craig Halkett🩹 injury · Knee Problems	injury · Knee Problems	1 Jun 2024
Peter Haring🩹 injury · Knee Surgery	injury · Knee Surgery	29 Apr 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Hearts	2.2544.44%	2.1047.62%
Draw	3.4029.41%	3.3030.3%
Kilmarnock	3.2031.25%	3.3529.85%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Hearts or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3076.92%
Hearts or Kilmarnock	1.3076.92%	1.3275.76%
Draw or Kilmarnock	1.6161.92%	1.7158.48%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3076.92%
0–1 goals	–	3.5528.17%
3+ goals	2.0050%	1.9850.51%
0–2 goals	1.8055.56%	1.8454.35%
4+ goals	–	3.6027.78%
0–3 goals	–	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Hearts	3.0033.33%	2.7536.36%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.1247.17%
Kilmarnock	3.7526.67%	3.9025.64%

Outcome	bet365
HEA → HEA	3.7526.67%
HEA → X	13.007.69%
HEA → KIL	29.003.45%
X → HEA	5.5018.18%
X → X	5.0020%
X → KIL	7.0014.29%
KIL → HEA	26.003.85%
KIL → X	15.006.67%
KIL → KIL	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.4029.41%
6 - 8	4.3323.08%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	17.005.88%
Over 14	5.5018.18%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
4+ cards	–	1.5066.67%
0–3 cards	–	2.3043.48%
5+ cards	2.2045.45%	2.1646.3%
0–4 cards	1.6161.92%	1.5763.69%
6+ cards	–	3.4029.41%
0–5 cards	–	1.2480.65%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic	7	18
2	Rangers	7	16
3	Hearts	7	13
4	Dundee	7	10
5	St. Mirren	7	10
6	St. Johnstone	7	8
7	Aberdeen	7	8
8	Dundee United	7	8
9	Motherwell	7	8
10	Hibernian	7	7
11	Falkirk	7	6
12	Kilmarnock	7	5

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.8055.56%	1.7557.14%
No	1.9551.28%	2.0249.5%