Livingston (home)
- Livingston have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five Premiership - Relegation Round 2026 matches.
- Livingston have an entirely different philosophy and play a similar system to Kilmarnock, but they are more direct and prefer to get at teams with pace in transition, especially over the artificial turf at the Tony Macaroni Arena.
- Livingston have one win, eight draws and eight defeats from 17 home games in the Premiership - Relegation Round 2026 and have failed to beat Kilmarnock at home in their recent encounters.
- Livi have scored 1.35 goals per-game at home in the Premiership - Relegation Round 2026, but have conceded at a rate of 1.88.
Kilmarnock (away)
- Kilmarnock are in 4th place in the new Premiership - Relegation Round 2026 (34 points from 36 games), whereas Livingston are two places lower in 6th with 20 points from 36.
- Kilmarnock have won three straight games in the Premiership - Relegation Round 2026, including a 3-0 away win over Saint Mirren FC last week.
- Kilmarnock have picked up some momentum since Neil McCann took charge in January 2026, bringing a structure-first, low-risk philosophy to a team that were flying all over the place before.
- Killie’s approach is to keep things tight in a compact block, rely on set-pieces and get a few players ahead of the ball on the counter.
- Kilmarnock have scored only 1.00 goals per-game away from home in the Premiership - Relegation Round 2026, but have also conceded 2.17!
Key Players
- Lewis Smith has chipped in with two goals in Livingston’s last five games, giving Nouble a real chance to operate in behind opposing teams.
- Findlay Curtis has been Kilmarnock’s danger man in recent games, he has three goals in his last three appearances.
Betting Insights
- Killie are now the slight favourites at 2.36, although the hosts are not far behind at 2.87 and the draw is priced at 3.38.
- Both teams to score - Yes at 1.58 is a no-brainer for this game, given that neither team is defensively solid.
Prediction
Kilmarnock have the better form, better H2H record and are the better of the two sides in the league table.
