FootyMAD's Partick Thistle match preview

Last updated : 21 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Killie will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 51 and win only 19 of the 90 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, with Partick running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 16 AugKilmarnock2 - 1PartickSPL
2002/2003Sun 23 FebKilmarnock1 - 0PartickSPL
2002/2003Sat 30 NovPartick3 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2002/2003Wed 11 SepKilmarnock1 - 0PartickSPL
1995/1996Sat 20 AprKilmarnock2 - 1PartickSPL
1995/1996Sat 10 FebPartick0 - 1KilmarnockSPL
1995/1996Sat 16 DecKilmarnock2 - 1PartickSPL

Recent respective form guides

Partick Thistle's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Jags have conceded a disappointing 11 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

Kilmarnock's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Killie's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Partick find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 2 points. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 11 points from their 12 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Partick60063130
Kilmarnock61148174

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Kilmarnock on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Killie. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Partick Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 13 most recent games.
Kilmarnock An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.