Kilmarnock 1-2 Motherwell: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 6 August 2016

Result

Kilmarnock 1-2 Motherwell

Premiership · Saturday 6 August 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Kilmarnock 1-2 Motherwell: match report

Kilmarnock lost to Motherwell 1-2 in the Premiership on Saturday 6 August 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Lionel Ainsworth opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Kilmarnock's goal came from M. Smith (81'). Motherwell scored through Lionel Ainsworth (41') and Marvin Johnson (46').

Discipline: Kilmarnock received 1 yellow card; Motherwell received 3 yellow cards.

Kilmarnock went on to finish that season 8th with 40 points, and Motherwell 9th with 38.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Kilmarnock wins, 2 draws and 5 for Motherwell.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Goal · Lionel AinsworthMotherwell · 0-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Marvin JohnsonMotherwell
  • 46'Goal · Marvin JohnsonMotherwell · 0-2
  • 54'Yellow card · Carl McHughMotherwell
  • 63'Yellow card · Will BoyleKilmarnock
  • 81'Goal · M. SmithKilmarnock · 1-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Ben HeneghanMotherwell

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Kilmarnock 3, draws 2, Motherwell 5.

Team news

Kilmarnock line-up

Jamie MacDonald, Steven Smith, Will Boyle, Callum McFadzean, Greg Taylor, Dean Hawkshaw, Miles Addison, Rory McKenzie, Greg Kiltie, G. Dicker, Souleymane Coulibaly

Motherwell line-up

Craig Samson, Steven Hammell, Ben Heneghan, Stephen McManus, Chris Cadden, Richard Tait, Edi Murtado, Marvin Johnson, Craig Clay, Lionel Ainsworth, Scott McDonald