Kilmarnock v Hearts

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Kilmarnock's winless run in the Scottish top flight was further extended to six games overall despite picking up a point in a 1-1 draw away from home at Dundee United last weekend and although Killie hold home advantage this Sunday, the hosts face a tricky encounter with fellow strugglers, Hearts.

Hearts have picked up four points from their last two games in the domestic top flight since their 4-1 mauling at home at the hands of Celtic as The Jambos continue their bid to pull away from the relegation zone with another positive result at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park.

Kilmarnock currently occupy third from bottom position in the Scottish Premiership ahead of this weekend's top flight action where the hosts hold a slender one-point cushion above their upcoming visitors, Hearts, and four defeats within these last six games have done little to fix their current predicament.

Recent losses to the likes of Dundee, Celtic, St Johnstone and Rangers, the latter being a particularly heavy 6-0 thrashing at Ibrox, suggest Kilmarnock are by no means guaranteed a result despite returning to the home surroundings of their Rugby Park.

The bigger picture shows Killie have registered just three wins from their previous 18 matches overall in the Scottish top flight while collecting just one win from their last eight home games.

Hearts continue to sit second from bottom in the Scottish Premiership table but the visitors now only trail Kilmarnock by just a single point ahead of Sunday afternoon's relegation battle at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park.

Four points from their last two games have seen Hearts produce a mini revival of sorts following previous losses to Rangers and Celtic as The Jambos picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at home with Aberdeen before accounting for Dundee in a 2-0 home win at Tynecastle Park.

These recent results will give Neil Critchley's side a welcome boost ahead of this relegation tussle against Kilmarnock as the visitors look to leap-frog their hosts with all three points on Sunday afternoon.

However, if Hearts are to achieve all three points at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon, The Jambos will need to improve upon winning just once from their previous 11 outings on the road in the Scottish Premiership having also slipped to no fewer than seven defeats as well.

Kilmarnock v Hearts Verdict

Hearts have lost just once in their previous six meetings against Kilmarnock and although three of these previous six encounters have also ended in stalemate, Hearts perhaps look the more likely to find a way to grab the all-important three points here in this relegation battle.

A low-scoring affair could result in a 1-0 win for Hearts.

Therefore, our main bet will be Hearts win @ 2.40

Other side bets worth considering:

Hearts win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct Score: Hearts 1-0 @ 8.50