Kilmarnock will be looking to move further away from the Scottish Premiership relegation zone on Saturday when they play host to Ross County at Rugby Park.
The hosts enter the contest off the back of securing their spot in the Scotttish League Cup semi-finals with a victory over Dundee United, while the visitors make the trip to Ayshire unbeaten in two matches.
Kilmarnock have endured a mixed start to the 2022-23 campaign and currently sit 10th in the league table after 11 games under Derek McInnes. However, they have enjoyed a revival in recent weeks and are now unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions.
They have picked up an impressive five points from a possible nine in their last three league matches and have demonstrated a solidity that was undoubtedly lacking in the opening weeks of the season.
Meanwhile, Ross County head to Rugby Park as the bottom side in the Premiership, though they could leapfrog Dundee United and Kilmarnock with a win this weekend.
The Staggies are unbeaten in their last two league matches, with a 1-0 victory over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena followed up by a 1-1 draw at home to Dundee United making an upturn in fortunes.
Ross County’s main issue this season has been their ability to convert chances, resulting in them having the worst attacking record in the division with just six goals scored.
Owura Edwards is the club’s top goalscorer in the league, scoring just two goals in his 11 appearances for the club, which indicates a lack of a talismanic figure in the final third to convert opportunites.
Malky Mackay will want his attackers to show more composure at Rugby Park on Saturday in order to have any chance of getting a crucial to start a surge away from the relegation zone.
Kilmarnock vs Ross County head to head
These two teams have previously met on 31 occasions, where Kilmarnock have claimed 12 victories while Ross County have won 13, and they have drawn in six. Ross County have scored 47 goals and conceded 43. In their last five meetings, Kilmarnock have won one, Ross County two with two draws.
Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock 12/08/20
Kilmarnock 3-1 Ross County 21/11/20
Ross County 3-2 Kilmarnock 06/03/21
Kilmarnock 2-2 Ross County 10/04/21
Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock 20/08/22
Kilmarnock latest home form
Kilmarnock have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Dundee United 2-1 in their last home game in the League Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 10.
Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic 14/08/22
Kilmarnock 2-1 Motherwell 27/08/22
Kilmarnock 2-1 St Johnstone 05/10/22
Kilmarnock 2-2 Hearts 09/10/22
Kilmarnock 2-1 Dundee United 18/10/22
Kilmarnock latest away form
Kilmarnock have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their seven most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with St. Mirren in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded six.
Hearts 0-1 Kilmarnock 31/08/22
Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock 03/09/22
Livingston 1-0 Kilmarnock 17/09/22
Aberdeen 4-1 Kilmarnock 01/10/22
St. Mirren 0-0 Kilmarnock 15/10/22
Ross County latest home form
Ross County have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their five most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Dundee United in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded 13.
Ross County 1-4 Celtic 31/08/22
Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen 03/09/22
Ross County 0-2 Hibernian 01/10/22
Ross County 0-5 Motherwell 04/10/22
Ross County 1-1 Dundee United 15/10/22
Ross County latest away form
Ross County have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They defeat Livingston 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded seven.
Hearts 2-1 Ross County 30/07/22
St. Mirren 1-0 Ross County 13/08/22
Rangers 4-0 Ross County 27/08/22
St. Johnstone 0-0 Ross County 17/09/22
Livingston 0-1 Ross County 08/10/22
Kilmarnock news
Scott Robinson will once again be absent for Kilmarnock as he recovers from a long-term knee injury, while Blair Alston is a doubt due to tightness in his groin.
Fraser Murray and Liam Donnelly are also both injured and will be out of contention for the visit of Ross County.
Ross County news
Ross County’s Connor Randall will continue on the sidelines due to a fractured leg, while Alex Samuel will not be available on Saturday.
George Harmon is set to miss out for this contest, while David Cancola is at rist of suspension should he pick up a booking during the game.
Prediction and Odds
With both teams sitting at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership, we expect the sides to battle to the end to try and secure a crucial three points.
Despite Ross County claiming victory last time out in this fixture, we feel that Kilmarnock will just have enough to edge the game this time around.
Odds: 1 2.21 X 2.10 2 2.88
Probable outcomes
Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County
Kilmarnock 2-0 Ross County
Kilmarnock 2-1 Ross County
Kilmarnock 0-0 Ross County
Kilmarnock 1-1 Ross County
