Hearts will look to tighten their grip on top spot in the Scottish Premiership by earning a win away at Kilmarnock on Saturday evening.

The visitors maintained their place at the summit with a dramatic late victory over Hibernian in the first Edinburgh derby of the season.

As for Kilmarnock, they moved up to third place in the table ahead of the international break with a well-deserved 2-0 win over St Mirren.

The biggest subplot for this clash is Derek McInnes' return to Rugby Park for the first time since taking the Hearts hot seat.

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📈 Kilmarnock v Hearts Form & Stats

Following back-to-back 2-0 wins over both Dundee United and St Mirren, Kilmarnock are currently surveying the Scottish Premiership standings from the lofty heights of third place. Stuart Kettlewell has lost just once inside 90 minutes since taking the reins in the summer, with that solitary defeat coming against Celtic. 

Impressively, Kilmarnock have scored multiple goals in five of their seven Scottish Premiership matches this season, including three of their last four. 

Kilmarnock have been one of the most ill-disciplined teams in the Scottish top-flight this term, averaging 2.58 cards per game. What’s more, the Rugby Park outfit are one of only five teams to have received a red card in this season’s Scottish Premiership.

David Watson has been one of Kilmarnock's stand-out performers this season, with the 20-year-old attacking midfielder scoring in each of Killie’s last two Scottish Premiership home games.

Many observers are talking up Hearts’ title credentials following their 1-0 win over arch-rivals Hibernian a fortnight ago. Derek McInnes’ side have made a flying start to the campaign, posting six wins from their opening seven Scottish Premiership matches of the season, taking top honours from each of their last four outings. Moreover, Hearts are the only team with a 100% away record in this season’s Scottish Premiership, the most eye-catching of which was a 2-0 win over Rangers at Ibrox last month.

The Jam Tarts’ strong start to the season is made all the more impressive by the fact that they have scored a league-high 16 goals, hitting multiple strikes in all bar one of their seven top-flight tussles this term to date.

Hearts have also been strong corner performers in this season’s Scottish Premiership, averaging a sizeable 6.43 corners per game.

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