FM Preview: Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle 21 Dec 2013

Last updated : 20 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle fixture

Partick Thistle travel to take on Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 92 games played, Jags have recorded 33 wins, and Kilmarnock have come away with 41 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Kilmarnock was back in February 2004, over five years ago, the Killie carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2013/2014 Sat 21 Sep Partick Th. 1 - 1 Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 15 May Partick Th. 2 - 2 Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 14 Feb Kilmarnock 2-1 Partick Th. Scottish Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 22 Nov Partick Th. 2 - 4 Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 16 Aug Kilmarnock 2 - 1 Partick Th. Scottish Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 23 Feb Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 30 Nov Partick Th. 3 - 0 Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Kilmarnock have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. While Killie have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Partick Thistle have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Jags have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Kilmarnock are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish Premiership with a return of just 12 points from their 16 games thus far.

Partick Thistle are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish Premiership with a return of just 15 points from their 16 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Kilmarnock 6 1 3 2 7 12 6
Partick Thistle 6 0 4 2 3 15 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Partick Thistle are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Rugby Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Kilmarnock Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Partick Thistle Previous 6 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 12 most recent games.

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