Scottish Premiership · Matchday 4

Kilmarnock v Dundee United

Kilmarnock
FULL TIME0 – 4
Dundee United
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCRugby ParkMatchday 4

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Kilmarnock 71%Draw 18%Dundee United 11%

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

Kilmarnock5-3-1
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
Dundee United3-5-2
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
8 ptsTable12 pts
-10Goal difference-1
LLWWWFormLLDDD
2Head-to-head wins0
71%Win chance11%

Head to head — 4 previous meetings

Kilmarnock 2W2D0W Dundee United

Goals 7–2

  • 2026-05-02Kilmarnock3–0Dundee United
  • 2026-02-21Dundee United1–1Kilmarnock
  • 2025-11-29Kilmarnock1–1Dundee United

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Kilmarnock

LLWWW
  • vsCeltic1-5
  • @St Johnstone3-4
  • @Livingston4-1
  • vsDundee3-1
  • @St Mirren3-0

Dundee United

LLDDD
  • vsDundee0-2
  • @Heart of Midlothian0-4
  • vsRangers1-1
  • @St Mirren1-1
  • vsLivingston0-0

This season — other meetings

Where they stand — In a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Kilmarnock9225-108
Dundee United9333-112