Kilmarnock 3-2 Motherwell: result and goals
Kilmarnock beat Motherwell 3-2 on Saturday, 17 October 2026 in the Premiership.
Goals: Greg Kiltie 2', Alexander Lowry 17', Seb Palmer-Houlden 56', Tyreece John-Jules 58', Greg Kiltie 69'.
Kilmarnock sit 11th on 8 points.
Motherwell sit 10th on 8 points.
Kilmarnock have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Motherwell have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Kilmarnock won 1, Motherwell won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Scottish Premiership
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- The BBSP Stadium, Kilmarnock
- 👥
- 5137
Match facts
- Stadium
- The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park · Kilmarnock
- Capacity: 18,128 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 5,137 · 28% of capacity
Referee
Calum Scott
Record: Scottish Premiership
- Games
- 27
- Yellows per game
- 3.5
- Reds
- 5
- Penalties
- 9
- Fouls per game
- 21.9
The match in numbers
- Kilmarnock beat Motherwell 3-2.
- Greg Kiltie opened the scoring for Kilmarnock on 2'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
KILMOTLive commentary
- 81'Johnny Koutroumbis (Motherwell) Substitution at 81'
- 77'Djenario Daniels (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 77'
- 77'Ieuan Owen (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 77'
- 75'Dylan Levitt (Motherwell) Substitution at 75'
- 69'Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) Goal at 69'
- 68'Jake Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell) Substitution at 68'
- 68'Jardell Kanga (Motherwell) Substitution at 68'
- 68'Eythor Bjørgolfsson (Motherwell) Substitution at 68'
- 58'Tyreece John-Jules (Kilmarnock) Goal at 58'
- 56'Seb Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell) Goal at 56'
- 55'George Stanger (Kilmarnock) Yellow Card at 55'
- 35'Aaron Tshibola (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 35'
- 33'Jamie Brandon (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 33'
- 17'Alexander Lowry (Motherwell) Goal at 17'
- 2'Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) Goal at 2'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
Expected goals (xG)
1.64–2.79
xG on target (xGOT)
2.23–3.82
Shots
16–16
Big chances
5–6
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Greg Kiltie
Kilmarnock
Ratings
Kilmarnock7.0
- 9.011Greg Kiltie⚽⚽
- 8.610Tyreece John-Jules⚽
- 8.62Jamie BrandonAA▲33'
- 8.412Calum Ferrie
- 7.08Erik Ring
- 6.521Michael Schjønning-Larsen
- 6.518Tom Lowery
- 6.49Joe Hugill
- 6.436Aaron Tshibola▲35'
- 6.34Cathal McCarthy
- 6.314George Stanger
- 6.327Ieuan Owen▲77'
- 6.03MJ Kamara
- 6.049Bailey Rice
- 6.029Djenairo Daniëls▲77'
Motherwell6.7
- 8.011Alex Lowry⚽
- 7.747Seb Palmer Houlden⚽
- 7.619Ibrahim Said
- 7.371Joe Hodge
- 7.145Emmanuel Longelo
- 7.018Tawanda Maswanhise
- 6.98Lukas Fadinger
- 6.35Martin Moormann
- 6.313Jardell Kanga▲68'
- 6.27Tom Sparrow
- 6.263Dylan Levitt▲75'
- 6.13Jake Girdwood-Reich▲68'
- 6.015Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson▲68'
- 5.92Stephen O'Donnell
- 5.61Alex Paulsen
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Kilmarnock · Substitutes
- 2Jamie Brandon▲33'8.6
- 36Aaron Tshibola▲35'6.4
- 29Djenairo Daniëls▲77'6.0
- 27Ieuan Owen▲77'6.3
- 58Nico Mantl
- 19Jonathan Meier
- 6Robbie Deas
- 5Mark O'Hara
- 20Nicky Cleșcenco
Manager: Neil McCann
Motherwell · Substitutes
- 3Jake Girdwood-Reich▲68'6.1
- 15Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson▲68'6.0
- 13Jardell Kanga▲68'6.3
- 63Dylan Levitt▲75'6.2
- 22Johnny Koutroumbis▲81'
- 21Matty Connelly
- 4Jamie Knight-Lebel
- 6Jordan McGhee
- 77Willy Vogt
Manager: Alfred Johansson
Head to head
1
Kilmarnock
1
Draws
3
Motherwell
5 gamesGoals per game: 3.4Both teams scored: 40 %Over 2.5 goals: 80 %
2
Kilmarnock
4
Draws
4
Motherwell
10 gamesGoals per game: 2.3Both teams scored: 40 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
5
Kilmarnock
6
Draws
9
Motherwell
20 gamesGoals per game: 2.4Both teams scored: 45 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
2
Kilmarnock
2
Draws
1
Motherwell
5 gamesGoals per game: 1.8Both teams scored: 40 %Over 2.5 goals: 20 %
4
Kilmarnock
2
Draws
3
Motherwell
9 gamesGoals per game: 2.1Both teams scored: 44 %Over 2.5 goals: 33 %
4
Kilmarnock
2
Draws
3
Motherwell
9 gamesGoals per game: 2.1Both teams scored: 44 %Over 2.5 goals: 33 %
0
Kilmarnock
2
Draws
3
Motherwell
5 gamesGoals per game: 2.8Both teams scored: 40 %Over 2.5 goals: 60 %
0
Kilmarnock
4
Draws
6
Motherwell
10 gamesGoals per game: 2.7Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 50 %
1
Kilmarnock
4
Draws
6
Motherwell
11 gamesGoals per game: 2.6Both teams scored: 45 %Over 2.5 goals: 45 %
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- 14 May 2025PremiershipMotherwell3–0KilmarnockL
- 5 Apr 2025PremiershipKilmarnock2–0MotherwellW
- 8 Jan 2025PremiershipKilmarnock0–0MotherwellD
- 20 Dec 2024PremiershipMotherwell1–1KilmarnockD
- 18 Aug 2024League CupMotherwell1–0KilmarnockL
- 3 Feb 2024PremiershipMotherwell1–1KilmarnockD
- 4 Nov 2023PremiershipKilmarnock1–0MotherwellW
- 26 Aug 2023PremiershipMotherwell2–1KilmarnockL
- 6 May 2023PremiershipMotherwell2–0KilmarnockL
- 25 Feb 2023PremiershipKilmarnock1–1MotherwellD
- 23 Dec 2022PremiershipMotherwell2–2KilmarnockD
- 27 Aug 2022PremiershipKilmarnock2–1MotherwellW
- 1 May 2021PremiershipMotherwell2–0KilmarnockL
- 20 Mar 2021PremiershipKilmarnock4–1MotherwellW
- 10 Feb 2021PremiershipKilmarnock0–1MotherwellL
- 30 Dec 2020PremiershipMotherwell0–2KilmarnockW
- 21 Dec 2019PremiershipKilmarnock0–1MotherwellL
- 22 Nov 2025PremiershipKilmarnock1–3MotherwellL
- 5 Apr 2025PremiershipKilmarnock2–0MotherwellW
- 8 Jan 2025PremiershipKilmarnock0–0MotherwellD
- 4 Nov 2023PremiershipKilmarnock1–0MotherwellW
- 25 Feb 2023PremiershipKilmarnock1–1MotherwellD
- 27 Aug 2022PremiershipKilmarnock2–1MotherwellW
- 20 Mar 2021PremiershipKilmarnock4–1MotherwellW
- 10 Feb 2021PremiershipKilmarnock0–1MotherwellL
- 21 Dec 2019PremiershipKilmarnock0–1MotherwellL
- 24 Jan 2026PremiershipMotherwell4–0KilmarnockL
- 30 Aug 2025PremiershipMotherwell2–2KilmarnockD
- 14 May 2025PremiershipMotherwell3–0KilmarnockL
- 20 Dec 2024PremiershipMotherwell1–1KilmarnockD
- 18 Aug 2024League CupMotherwell1–0KilmarnockL
- 3 Feb 2024PremiershipMotherwell1–1KilmarnockD
- 26 Aug 2023PremiershipMotherwell2–1KilmarnockL
- 6 May 2023PremiershipMotherwell2–0KilmarnockL
- 23 Dec 2022PremiershipMotherwell2–2KilmarnockD
- 1 May 2021PremiershipMotherwell2–0KilmarnockL
- 30 Dec 2020PremiershipMotherwell0–2KilmarnockW
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Celtic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 24 | WWLWW |
| 2 |  Rangers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 23 | WWWDW |
| 3 |  Hearts | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 16 | LDWLD |
| 4 |  Dundee Utd | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | WWDWD |
| 5 |  Dundee | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 14 | LWWDL |
| 6 |  St Mirren | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 13 | LLLLW |
| 7 |  Falkirk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | WDLWW |
| 8 |  St Johnstone | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 | LDWDL |
| 9 |  Aberdeen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 | WDLWL |
| 10 |  Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 | WLLLL |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 8 | DLWDL |
| 12 |  Hibernian | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 7 | LLDLL |
FAQ
What was the score in Kilmarnock v Motherwell?
Kilmarnock beat Motherwell 3-2 on Saturday 17 October (Scottish Premiership).
Who scored in Kilmarnock v Motherwell?
Goals: Greg Kiltie 2', Alexander Lowry 17', Seb Palmer-Houlden 56', Tyreece John-Jules 58' and Greg Kiltie 69'.
When do Kilmarnock play next?
Kilmarnock play Dundee on Wednesday 28 October at 19:45 (UK time).
When do Motherwell play next?
Motherwell play Heart of Midlothian on Sunday 25 October at 14:00 (UK time).
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