Motherwell vs Kilmarnock Prediction & Betting Tips (18 August)

A return of just one point from the last 27 available serves to emphasise just how poor Kilmarnock have been on the road of late, with 23 goals conceded across this miserable run of fixtures. The story has been a very different one as far as Motherwell are concerned on their own patch recently, with 16 wins from 19 matches at the top table of the League Cup.

Ten of the previous 11 Motherwell home games at this level have produced two goals or more, so dull encounters have been relatively few and far between at the Motherwell stadium. Over 2.5 goals has also been the order of the day in 13 of the last 14 top-flight away matches played by Kilmarnock, so this contest should produce at least a couple of successful strikes.

Over the course of their previous 18 matches at this elite level of the League Cup, Motherwell have been involved in no fewer than 14 contests in which at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet. This has also been the case in 16 of the last 19 Kilmarnock away games in the top-flight, so don’t expect the net to bulge at both ends in this encounter.