Scottish Premiership · Matchday 4
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCRugby ParkMatchday 4
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Kilmarnock 39%Draw 34%Dundee United 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
KilmarnockDundee United
51Possession49
1.03Expected goals (xG)3.37
16Shots21
4Shots on target8
4Shots off target9
8Blocked shots4
10Shots inside box15
6Shots outside box6
3Corners5
0Offsides3
11Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Saves5
436Passes417
347Accurate passes353
80Pass accuracy85
Match events
- 10'Bert Esselink
- 12'Emmanuel Agyei (assist Mehdi Merghem)
- 19'Robbie Deas → George Stanger
- 36'Zachary Sapsford · penalty
- 38'Zachary Sapsford
- 41'William Ferry (assist Mehdi Merghem)
- 43'Joe Hugill
- 46'Jonathan Meier → Jamie Brandon
- 46'Nicky Cleșcenco → Djenairo Daniels
- 63'Mehdi Merghem ← Jesse Randall
- 63'Abdoulaye Yoro ← Lachlan Rose
- 64'Tyreece John-Jules → Cole Burke
- 64'Mark O'Hara → Bailey Rice
- 69'William Ferry
- 74'Zachary Sapsford ← Neil Farrugia
- 77'Jesse Randall (assist William Ferry)
- 79'Daniel Bennie
- 90'Bailey Rice
Kilmarnock · Dundee United
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
15.7Stryjek
196.3↓46'Meier
206.3↓46'Cleșcenco
216.3Schjønning-Larsen
56.3↓64'O'Hara
66.3↓19'Deas
96.0Hugill
106.3↓64'John-Jules
186.3Lowery
116.3Kiltie
86.8Camará
17.3Walton
237.2Rawlins
118.3Ferry
36.9Esselink
776.8↓79'Bennie
97.5↓74'Sapsford
78.3↓63'Merghem
187.2Forbes
127.8Agyei
266.8↓63'Yoro
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Kilmarnock
- 5Mark O'Hara6.3
- 11Greg Kiltie6.3
- 1Max Stryjek5.7
- 18Tommy Lowery6.3
- 10Tyreece John-Jules6.3
- 6Robbie Deas6.3
- 9Joe Hugill6.0
- 21Michael Schjønning-Larsen6.3
- 20Nicky Cleșcenco6.3
- 19Jonathan Meier6.3
Dundee United
- 8Panutche Camará6.8
- 1Jack Walton7.3
- 23Joshua Rawlins7.2
- 11William Ferry8.3
- 3Bert Esselink6.9
- 77Daniel Bennie6.8
- 9Zachary Sapsford7.5
- 7Mehdi Merghem8.3
- 18Michael Forbes7.2
- 12Emmanuel Agyei7.8
- 26Abdoulaye Yoro6.8
KilmarnockTale of the tapeDundee United
—Formation3-5-2
0 ptsTable4 pts
-10Goal difference-5
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 5 previous meetings
Kilmarnock 2W2D1W Dundee United
Goals 7–6
- 2026-08-29Kilmarnock0–4Dundee United
- 2026-05-02Kilmarnock3–0Dundee United
- 2026-02-21Dundee United1–1Kilmarnock
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meetings
Where they stand — In a 12-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
| Dundee United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |