Kilmarnock 3-0 Aberdeen — Scottish Premiership, 31 Jan 2026
Kilmarnock beat Aberdeen 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 24 on 31 January 2026 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. Bradley Lyons, B. Anderson, Tyreece John-Jules got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Kilmarnock have won 1 and Aberdeen 4.
· kickoff·Rugby Park · Kilmarnock·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 6'Foul
- 1-012'assist: Greg Kiltie
- 2-014'assist: Tyreece John-Jules
- 35'out: S. Nilsen
- 42'Foul
- 45+7'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 51'Foul
- 53'
- 56'
- 58'
- 3-059'assist: B. Anderson
- 63'out: F. Curtis
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'
- 79'
- 79'
- 83'Foul
- 84'Off the ball foul
- 88'
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Kilmarnock
- 8.7Bradley LyonsM
- 8.2Michael Schjønning-LarsenD
- 8.2Dominic ThompsonD
- 8.2Robbie DeasD
- 7.9Tyreece John-JulesF
- 7.7Greg KiltieM
- 7.3Liam PolworthM
- 7.2Bruce AndersonF
- 7.0Jack ThomsonM
- 7.0Kelle RoosG
- 7.0Ethan BrownD
- 6.9Findlay CurtisM
- 6.5David WatsonM
- 6.3Rory McKenzieM
- 6.2Joseph HugillF
Aberdeen
- 7.0Sivert Heltne NilsenM
- 6.9Toyosi OlusanyaF
- 6.9Lyall CameronM
- 6.9Nicholas DevlinD
- 6.6Leighton ClarksonM
- 6.6Dimitar MitovG
- 6.5Kjartan KjartanssonM
- 6.5Mitchel FrameD
- 6.5Liam MorrisonD
- 6.5Topi KeskinenM
- 6.3Mats KnoesterD
- 6.3Stuart ArmstrongM
- 6.3Marko LazetićF
- 6.3Alexander JensenM
- 6.2Kenan BilalovicM
- 6.2Kevin NisbetF
- 5.3Graeme ShinnieM
Line-ups
Aberdeen4-1-4-1
Kilmarnock4-3-1-2
Substitutes
KilmarnockKris Doolan
Substitutes
- 1Maksymilian StryjekG
- 7Rory McKenzie58'M6.3
- 14George StangerD
- 20Nicky CleșcencoF
- 44Joseph Hugill79'F6.2
- 9M. Dackers88'F
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 52F. Curtis63'M6.9
- 22J. Thomson79'
AberdeenPeter Leven
Substitutes
- 6S. Nilsen35'M7.0
- 99P. BratveitG
- 10Leighton Clarkson56'M6.6
- 27Marko Lazetić66'F6.3
- 20T. Olusanya46'F6.9
- 28Alexander Jensen66'M6.3
- 11Nicolas MilanovicF
- 38Dylan LobbanM
- 29Kjartan Kjartansson84'66'M6.5
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
3.64Expected goals (xG)1.79
19Total shots8
9Shots on target4
8Shots off target1
2Blocked shots3
7Corners3
3Offsides3
16Fouls10
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
3Goalkeeper saves5
449Total passes379
376Accurate passes313
84%Pass accuracy83%
Kilmarnock
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Lyons | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Dominic Thompson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Robbie Deas | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Tyreece John-Jules | 88 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Greg Kiltie | 63 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Liam Polworth | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Bruce Anderson | 79 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jack Thomson | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Kelle Roos | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ethan Brown | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Findlay Curtis | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| David Watson | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rory McKenzie | 32 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Hugill | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Aberdeen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Toyosi Olusanya | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lyall Cameron | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nicholas Devlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Leighton Clarkson | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Dimitar Mitov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kjartan Kjartansson | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Mitchel Frame | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Liam Morrison | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Topi Keskinen | 66 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Mats Knoester | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Marko Lazetić | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Jensen | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kenan Bilalovic | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Kevin Nisbet | 56 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 51 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.3 |
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