Dundee vs Kilmarnock - prediction, team news, lineups

Dundee invited Kilmarnock to Dens Park connected Wednesday evening for circular 11 of the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership campaign.

In their erstwhile outing, the Dee fell to a 2-1 decision against St. Mirren astatine the SMISA Stadium, portion Killie were convincingly beaten by Falkirk connected the road.

Match preview

Having endured a disappointing 2025-26 Scottish Premiership campaign, finishing ninth and wrong the division’s Relegation Group astatine the extremity of the regular season, Dundee volition beryllium ecstatic with however they person begun their 4th consecutive twelvemonth successful the apical flight.

Since falling to a constrictive 1-0 decision distant astatine Celtic Park connected the opening day, lone 3 different sides successful the league person earned much than the Dee’s 10 points, leaving them 5th successful the Scottish Premiership table and conscionable 1 spot beneath nearest rivals Dundee United.

Steven Pressley volition beryllium somewhat disappointed with his team’s show successful the Scottish League Cup though, arsenic contempt winning 3 of their 4 radical matches to advancement to the knockout rounds, Dundee were knocked retired of the contention astatine the Round of 16 stage, falling to a convincing 3-0 nonaccomplishment against Aberdeen astatine Pittodrie Stadium.

Losing conscionable 1 of their erstwhile 7 location matches against Kilmarnock and posting a 2-1 triumph astatine Dens Park erstwhile these sides met successful the Scottish Premiership past season, Dundee volition beryllium assured that they tin bounce consecutive backmost from their nonaccomplishment connected the play though by taking each 3 points connected Wednesday evening.

After narrowly avoiding the driblet to the Scottish Championship for the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth past season, finishing conscionable 1 spot supra the relegation playoff position, Kilmarnock look astir definite to look an identical combat astatine the extremity of the 2026-27 league campaign.

Having mislaid six of their 10 Scottish Premiership matches truthful far, including each of their opening 4 to commencement the season,  Neil McCann’s men presently beryllium a lowly 11th successful the league array and are conscionable 1 constituent amended disconnected than Hibernian beneath them.

Without a doubt, Killie’s biggest weakness implicit that span has been their antiaircraft fragility, with Wednesday’s visitors already conceding a damning 23 goals this play and surrendering 3 oregon much strikes successful fractional of their matches truthful far, including their nonaccomplishment astatine Falkirk Stadium connected Saturday.

However, having claimed a 3-1 triumph erstwhile the teams met successful May’s Relegation Group clash, Kilmarnock volition beryllium hoping to station consecutive wins against the Dee for the archetypal clip successful 8 years connected Wednesday evening and subsequently ascent distant from the ft of the league table.

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Team News

Both Bobby Wales and Joe Westley are doubts for Dundee connected Wednesday arsenic the attacking brace proceed their betterment from ankle issues, portion chap guardant Simon Murray looks apt to miss the remainder of the run with an ACL injury.

In midfield, the Dee are without Finlay Robertson and Jack Moorhouse for the remainder of the play owed to ACL problems too, meaning Callum Jones and Ethan Hamilton are apt to beryllium replied upon for the forseeable future.

Netting 4 league goals this season, each of which person travel successful his erstwhile 5 outings, Swiss striker Bradley Fink is undoubtedly the hosts' biggest attacking menace and volition beryllium looking to adhd to his tally connected Wednesday evening.

Kilmarnock lone person 2 players presently sidelined arsenic Polish goalkeeper Maksymilian Stryjek continues to beryllium retired with a terrible genu wounded and 20-year-old midfielder Bailey Rice remains absent owed to a groin problem.

With Stryjek apt to beryllium unavailable until astir mid-December, Killie completed the indebtedness signing of German shotstopper Nico Mantl past week, though the 26-year-old is yet to marque an quality for the club.

Greg Kiltie is the lone subordinate for the visitors who has scored aggregate goals truthful acold this play and volition beryllium looking to adhd to past week's brace against Motherwell erstwhile helium apt starts alongside Joe Hugill and Tyreece John-Jules successful the Kilmarnock onslaught connected Wednesday evening.

Dundee imaginable starting lineup:

Goodman; Wright, Astley, O.Bevan, Samuels; J.Bevan, Jones, Hamilton, Forrest; Hay, Fink

Kilmarnock imaginable starting lineup:

Ferrie; Brandon, McCarthy, Stanger, Schjonning-Larsen; Tshibola, Lowery; Ring, John-Jules, Kiltie; Hugill

We say: Dundee 3-1 Kilmarnock

Having not mislaid immoderate of the erstwhile 2 matches against the Dee, Kilmarnock volition person anticipation that they tin footwear commencement their run astatine Dens Park connected Wednesday evening and scurry distant from information successful the Scottish Premiership.

However, with specified a leaky backline, it is hard to spot Killie keeping retired a respectable Dundee onslaught and we deliberation the hosts volition proceed their promising commencement to the run with a 3rd location triumph of the play this week.

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