Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 6 May 2023

Result

Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock

Premiership · Saturday 6 May 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Motherwell · Kilmarnock · Premiership predictions

Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock: match report

Motherwell defeated Kilmarnock 2-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 6 May 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Blair Spittal opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Motherwell's goals came from Blair Spittal (4') and Kevin van Veen (90+1'). Kilmarnock did not score.

Discipline: Motherwell received 2 yellow cards; Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Motherwell were 8th on 37 points from 33 and Kilmarnock 11th on 31 points from 33. Motherwell went on to finish that season 6th with 50 points, and Kilmarnock 10th with 40.

Motherwell lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Kilmarnock in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to J. Furlong of Motherwell (8.1), level with Kevin van Veen (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Motherwell wins, 3 draws and 3 for Kilmarnock.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Blair SpittalMotherwell · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Sean GossMotherwell
  • 42'Yellow card · Joe WrightKilmarnock
  • 44'Yellow card · Christian DoidgeKilmarnock
  • 58'Yellow card · Callum SlatteryMotherwell
  • 90+1'Goal · Kevin van VeenMotherwell · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 4, draws 3, Kilmarnock 3.

Team news

Motherwell line-up (3-4-1-2)

Liam Kelly, Paul McGinn, Dan Casey, Calum Butcher, Max Johnston, Sean Goss, Callum Slattery, J. Furlong, Blair Spittal, Mikael Mandron, Kevin van Veen

Kilmarnock line-up (3-5-2)

Sam Walker, Joe Wright, Ash Taylor, Luke Chambers, Danny Armstrong, David Shankland Watson, Liam Donnelly, Alan Power, Rory McKenzie, Scott Robinson, Christian Doidge