Kilmarnock vs Hearts Prediction: Killie can sign off with a win

Kilmarnock and Hearts will round off their Scottish Premiership seasons when they meet at Rugby Park on Sunday with both teams having already secured survival. Killie will finish ninth irrespective of the results on the final day of the campaign and Hearts have a chance to finish at the top of the relegation phase.

The big talking point heading into this game is that Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes and his coaching team will not be in the home-team dugout on Sunday, with the former Aberdeen boss widely expected to be announced as the new man in charge of Hearts over the coming days. Below you can find my Kilmarnock vs Hearts Betting Predictions. 

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Team news

Kilmarnock pair Kyle Magennis and Thomas Wilson-Brown remain absent for the final game of the season.

Danny Armstrong and Rory McKenzie were both forced off in the defeat to Motherwell last time out and are rated as doubts, while Robbie Deas is suspended for the hosts after being sent off in that game.

Hearts will be without Gerald Taylor due to a knee injury and Kenneth Vargas may not be involved after missing the win over St Johnstone last time out.

Kilmarnock vs Hearts Odds

Kilmarnock and Hearts are both priced at 13/8 to win, with a draw on offer at 13/5.

Both teams to score is 4/6 and over 2.5 goals is 10/11, while visiting captain Lawrence Shankland is the market leader to score any time at 6/4.

Kilmarnock to win @ 13/8

Both of these teams have little to play for other than finishing the season off with a victory, and in these situations backing the home team often makes sense.

Killie have home advantage and the mood at Rugby Park should be a positive one after a fairly strong finish to the season.

It has been a disappointing campaign for Hearts but they have managed three successive wins ahead of Sunday’s final fixture, a sequence that followed a five-game winless streak.

However, the Jambos road form has been less impressive with just one win in their last four trips.

Kilmarnock have won their last three home games and have just one defeat in their last eight at Rugby Park, which came against Rangers.

That impressive home form suggests Killie can complete the season with one last victory when they entertain Hearts.

Bruce Anderson To Score Any Time @ 9/5

Bruce Anderson is Kilmarnock’s leading scorer in the Premiership with 11 goals and he can grab at least one more on Sunday.

Anderson has scored seven of his 11 league goals in home games and he’s scored in back-to-back fixtures at Rugby Park.

A Killie win is predicted but a Hearts goal certainly isn’t out of the question with Lawrence Shankland leading the line.

Shankland has five goals and two assists in his last four games, and looks the best option at 6/4 if you’re looking to back a visiting player to get on the scoresheet.

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