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Aberdeen face a trip to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Kilmarnock running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Kilmarnock | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Dec | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Kilmarnock | 2 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Kilmarnock | 3 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Aberdeen | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Kilmarnock | 0 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Dons have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far, Aberdeen are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Kilmarnock may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aberdeen | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |