Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 27 January 2018

Result

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

Premiership · Saturday 27 January 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Aberdeen · Kilmarnock · Premiership predictions

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock: match report

Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock 3-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 27 January 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Kris Boyd opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Aberdeen's goals came from A. Rooney (49'), Scott McKenna (52') and Niall McGinn (72'). Kilmarnock scored through Kris Boyd (28').

Discipline: Aberdeen received 1 yellow card; Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aberdeen were 3rd on 43 points from 23 and Kilmarnock 7th on 26 points from 21. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 2nd with 73 points, and Kilmarnock 5th with 59.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Aberdeen win, 1 draw and 0 for Kilmarnock.

Going into the match Aberdeen's last five read L-D-W-L-W and Kilmarnock's D-W-W-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Goal · Kris BoydKilmarnock · 0-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Gary DickerKilmarnock
  • 49'Goal · A. RooneyAberdeen · 1-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Jordan JonesKilmarnock
  • 52'Goal · Scott McKennaAberdeen · 2-1
  • 72'Goal · Niall McGinnAberdeen · 3-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Chidiebere NwakaliAberdeen

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Aberdeen 1, draws 1, Kilmarnock 0.

Team news

Aberdeen line-up

Danny Rogers, Shaleum Logan, Andy Considine, Anthony O'Connor, Scott McKenna, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean, Gary Mackay-Steven, Dominic Ball, Adam Rooney, Niall McGinn

Kilmarnock expected line-up (4-3-3)

Jamie MacDonald, Stephen O'Donnell, Greg Taylor, Kirk Broadfoot, Scott Boyd, Jordan Jones, Alan Power, G. Dicker, Youssouf Chafiq Mulumbu Ngangu, Kris Boyd, Eamonn Brophy