Dundee v Kilmarnock

Dundee vs Kilmarnock Preview

Dundee not only slipped to a second defeat on the trot in the Scottish Premiership in midweek but the upcoming hosts also slipped down the Premiership table to 10th place or third from bottom, while Kilmarnock registered an impressive and welcome 2-1 win away from home at Hearts to lift the visitors up into sixth place in the Scottish top flight standings.

Dundee have now lost five out of their last six games in the domestic top flight and although they recorded a rare 1-0 win away from home at Motherwell, the hosts have also been handed losses by the likes of Ross County, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, St Johnstone and Celtic respectively.

The bigger picture shows Dundee have managed to capture just two wins so far in this season's campaign while the wider picture shows Dundee have managed just these two wins from their previous 18 matches overall in the Scottish top flight, losing 10 of these games.

Results on home soil have also taken a turn for the worse as Dundee have collected just one win from their last 10 home games at Dens Park which came in the shape of a 3-1 home win against Hearts but also includes six defeats as well.

Having already beaten Dundee 3-2 away from home in the Scottish Premiership at the start of October, Sunday afternoon's visitors will be in confident mood as they prepare for this upcoming trip to Dens Park.

Kilmarnock have also won three out of their last four games in the Scottish top flight which consists of wins against Dundee, Rangers and Hearts, while being handed just the single defeat within their last seven league matches overall.

Points picked up in draws with Hibernian, St Mirren and Dundee United have also contributed to Kilmarnock's stubborn and solid sequence of results in recent times in the domestic top flight and Derek McInnes' side will be hoping they can continue picking up points on the road on Sunday afternoon as well.

The visitors have only experienced sporadic success on their travels of late in the Scottish Premiership as they have picked up just four wins from their last 10 outings on the road but nevertheless, even this period of results has been more productive than that of their upcoming hosts!

In addition, goals may also feature in this upcoming encounter against Dundee at Dens Park as six out of Kilmarnock's last 10 away games in the Scottish top flight have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

Dundee v Kilmarnock Verdict

10 out of the last 12 meetings between Dundee and Kilmarnock have produced three goals or more and further goals look to be on the cards here for this upcoming clash which may see a Kilmarnock win as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Kilmarnock win @ 2.75

Correct Score: Kilmarnock win & Over 2.5 goals @ 4.50