Two clubs who have already sealed their place in the Scottish Premiership next season meet at Fir Park on Wednesday evening as Motherwell hosts Kilmarnock.
Motherwell saw their two-match winning run come to an end on Saturday, as they fell to a 3-0 defeat to a resurgent Hearts at Tynecastle.
Nevertheless, Michael Wimmer’s hosts come into this clash unbeaten in each of their last four Premiership matches at Fir Park, as well as losing just two of their previous 10 (W4-D4-L2).
Kilmarnock officially sealed their safety from relegation at the weekend, as they defeated Dundee 3-2 at Rugby Park on an afternoon where two of my three selections landed.
That’s now three wins on the bounce and four from the last five for Killie, but just one of those successes came on their travels.
How the bookies view it: Tough one to call
Boylesports make Kilmarnock marginal 11/8 favourites to claim successive away wins for the first time this season.
The same firm has Motherwell at 8/5 to continue their impressive recent form at Fir Park, with the draw at 23/10.
Head to head: Killie unbeaten this season
Kilmarnock are unbeaten in their three Premiership meetings with Motherwell this season, including a 2-0 victory at Rugby Park just last month.
Players to watch: Dan the man
Daniel Armstrong has scored three goals in his last four matches for Kilmarnock, including penalties in back-to-back games.
Motherwell midfielder Callum Slattery has scored four goals in his last seven appearances, including three in his past three at Fir Park.
Predicted line-ups:
Motherwell will be missing the injured Ross Callachan, Zach Robinson, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, Archie Mair, Jack Vale, Liam Gordon, Paul McGinn and Kofi Balmer.
Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes will have to check on the availability of Kyle Magennis, Brad Lyons and Joe Wright after having just resumed training following injury at the end of last week.
Motherwell: Oxborough, Sparrow, O'Donnell, Casey, Seddon, Miller, Halliday, Thomson, Slattery, Maswanhise, Watt
Kilmarnock: O’Hara, Mayo, Deas, Findlay, Ndaba, Armstrong, Donnelly, Watson, Murray, Anderson, Wales
Anything else catch the eye?
Goals have been in short supply in clashes between these two sides this season, with their four league and cup matches averaging just 1.25 goals per game.
Looking back, eight of the previous nine meetings between the sides have gone Under 2.5 Goals – including all four this season – and given both sides have already guaranteed safety, we could be in for a typical end of season match.
Therefore, the 20/21 at BoyleSports for Under 2.5 Goals would probably be my best pick for what is unlikely to be an entertaining clash in North Lanarkshire on Wednesday.
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