Dundee vs Kilmarnock Prediction

Longer-term form doesn't match the table

Look at the wider sample of twenty matches for each side, spanning cups and friendlies as well as league games back to May, and the picture shifts a bit. Kilmarnock have actually won ten of those twenty, with five draws and five losses, scoring 32 and conceding 23.

Dundee: 20 completed matches; Kilmarnock: 20 completed matches.

Dundee

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

28

Difference

+6

Kilmarnock

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

23

Difference

+9

Dundee's equivalent record is nine wins, three draws and eight losses, with 34 scored and 28 conceded. That's a reminder this current league slump for Kilmarnock isn't necessarily the full picture of where they are as a team, even if it's what matters most for this fixture.

Kilmarnock's longer sample includes cup and friendly fixtures, so it shouldn't be treated as proof of current league form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Dundee vs Kilmarnock

A history of close contests

These two have met plenty of times over the years, and draws crop up again and again in that history. In their last five meetings, Kilmarnock won 3-1 in May, there was a 2-2 draw in April, Kilmarnock edged an FA Cup tie 2-1 away in January, Dundee won 2-1 in December, and they drew 0-0 back in August 2025.

Go back further and the pattern holds, with several 2-2 and other tight scorelines scattered through recent seasons. Neither side has dominated this fixture for any real stretch.

Where they sit right now

Seven games into the season, Dundee are fourth with ten points from three wins, one draw and three defeats. Kilmarnock are down in twelfth on five points, having won just once in their seven league matches.

The goal difference tells its own story. Dundee have scored nine and conceded seven, whereas Kilmarnock have shipped fifteen while managing only six at the other end.

It's still early days with only seven league games played, so this gap could narrow or widen quickly.

Players to keep an eye on

Dundee's goal threat has been led by J. Westley, who has three goals in seven appearances, with B. Fink adding two in five. On the Kilmarnock side, T. Lowery has been the main creative outlet with two assists in seven games.

Dundee:

Best scorers:

J. Westley - 3

B. Fink - 2

Best assist providers:

J. Bevan - 1

Penalty cards:

Ž. Bešir x 1

E. Hamilton x 2

Kilmarnock:

Best assist providers:

T. Lowery - 2

Penalty cards:

D. Daniels x 1 x 1

A. Tshibola x 1 x 1

T. John-Jules x 2

Discipline is worth a mention too. A handful of players on both sides, including T. John-Jules and J. Hugill for Kilmarnock and E. Hamilton for Dundee, have picked up two yellow cards in a small number of matches, and Kilmarnock's D. Daniels along with Dundee's Ž. Bešir have each been sent off once in a limited sample.

These are recent snapshots rather than full squad records, so they shouldn't be read as certainties for this particular matchday.