{"id":1503067,"date":"2026-10-14T12:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1503067"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:25:40","slug":"kilmarnock-vs-motherwell-predictions-betting-tips-17-10-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/kilmarnock-vs-motherwell-predictions-betting-tips-17-10-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilmarnock vs Motherwell predictions and betting tips: Goals on the cards at Rugby Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two of the Scottish Premiership<\/a>‘s most porous defences collide at Rugby Park on Saturday (3pm), where bottom club Kilmarnock<\/a> host a Motherwell<\/a> side that has lost its last four league games.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Eadson’s Kilmarnock vs Motherwell predictions, best bets and score prediction are all below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Premium Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Eadson expects goals when two leaky sides meet at Rugby Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premium Tip<\/th>Odds<\/th>Why we’re backing it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Over 3.5 goals<\/strong><\/td>6\/4 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>Goals have been a feature whenever these sides are involved. Kilmarnock have the worst defence in the division, shipping 18 in eight and a remarkable 11 in four at Rugby Park, while Motherwell have leaked 13 themselves and conceded four at home to Aberdeen in this run. The head-to-head backs it up too: the last two meetings finished 4-0 and 3-1 to Motherwell. With one side desperate and the other defensively fragile, there is real appeal in Over 3.5 goals at 6\/4.<\/td><\/tr>
Motherwell to win 3-1<\/strong><\/td>14\/1 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>Motherwell have Kilmarnock’s number, winning three of the last five meetings including a 4-0 and a 3-1, and the bottom club have not won any of their four home games this season while conceding 11 times at Rugby Park. Despite their four-game losing run, ‘Well should fancy this trip against the division’s weakest side. A 3-1 away win at 14\/1 captures Motherwell’s edge in this fixture and Kilmarnock’s leaky home form, with the hosts good for a consolation at both ends.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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How Kilmarnock go into the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kilmarnock are rooted to the foot of the table, with just one win and five defeats from their opening eight games. Their biggest problem is a leaky defence that has conceded 18 goals, 11 of them in four games at Rugby Park, where they are still without a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 3-1 loss at Rangers<\/a> last time out was a fifth defeat of the campaign, and the hosts have scored only twice at home all season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Motherwell go into the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Motherwell arrive in poor form of their own, having lost each of their last four league games, a run that has them down in ninth. They were beaten 2-0 at home by Celtic<\/a> last time out and have conceded 13 goals this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, the Steelmen hammered Dundee United 3-0 at home earlier in the campaign, so the attacking tools are there, and few teams will relish a trip to the division’s bottom side.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kilmarnock vs Motherwell head-to-head<\/h2>\n\n\n
Date<\/th>Home<\/th>Score<\/th>Away<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
24\/01\/26<\/td>Motherwell<\/td>4-0<\/td>Kilmarnock<\/td><\/tr>
22\/11\/25<\/td>Kilmarnock<\/td>1-3<\/td>Motherwell<\/td><\/tr>
30\/08\/25<\/td>Motherwell<\/td>2-2<\/td>Kilmarnock<\/td><\/tr>
14\/05\/25<\/td>Motherwell<\/td>3-0<\/td>Kilmarnock<\/td><\/tr>
05\/04\/25<\/td>Kilmarnock<\/td>2-0<\/td>Motherwell<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Motherwell have dominated the recent meetings, winning three of the last five, with Kilmarnock’s only success coming in April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kilmarnock vs Motherwell predictions & betting tips<\/h2>\n\n\n
Our Prediction<\/th>Odds & Bookmaker<\/th>Confidence<\/th>Why We’re Backing It<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Over 3.5 goals<\/strong><\/td>6\/4 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐⭐<\/td>Kilmarnock have conceded 18 in eight, the worst record in the league.<\/td><\/tr>
Motherwell to win 3-1<\/strong><\/td>14\/1 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐<\/td>Visitors won the last meeting 4-0 and the one before 3-1.<\/td><\/tr>
Alexander Lowry to score anytime<\/strong><\/td>2\/1 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐<\/td>Midfielder already has two goals against a defence shipping 2.75 a game at home.<\/td><\/tr>
Total corners over 10.5<\/strong><\/td>6\/4 (BoyleSports<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐⭐<\/td>A stretched, end-to-end game should force plenty of set-pieces.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Kilmarnock vs Motherwell score prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both defences have been generous all season, and Motherwell’s superior quality and head-to-head record should tell against the division’s bottom side. We expect goals, with the visitors edging it. Score prediction: Kilmarnock 1-3 Motherwell.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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