Hearts vs Kilmarnock Prediction: Hearts to resume the league with a home win

Saturday's match against Kilmarnock at Tynecastle Stadium represents a chance for Hearts to get back on track in the Scottish Premiership. Since they haven't played a game in over a month, both teams have had plenty of time to put in some serious work and training in preparation for the return to league play.

With Robbie Neilson at the helm, Hearts is off to a good start in the Scottish Premiership, sitting in fifth place. While they got off to a hot start in the season, they hit a rough patch when injuries sidelined vital players. However, they have recently begun to turn things around. The Jambos have dropped only one of their last four league games, a 1-0 decision to Rangers in a game that was close enough to call. While the rest of the world was watching the World Cup, Hearts were in Spain for a training camp and played two friendly games, one against Blackburn Rovers and the other against Almeria. However, Hearts will shift their focus to Saturday's game against Kilmarnock, where a win would move them past Livingston and into fourth place.

Kilmarnock travels to Edinburgh looking to improve on their erratic league form this season (2022-23), with them sitting in 11th place with 15 points after 16 games. Under Derek McInnes's leadership, Killie has been dominant at Rugby Park, winning eight of their 16 home games and collecting 14 possible 21 points. Despite this, Kilmarnock's performances away from home have sharply contrasted with their successes in Ayrshire, earning just one point from their eight away games in the Scottish Premiership. Kilmarnock is fighting for their league status, being only three points above Dundee United, who are in the relegation zone, due to their lack of issues away from home. If other results around the grounds go Kilmarnock's way this weekend, they could jump up as high as ninth place in the division with a win.

In a game that will have a significant outcome in the Scottish Premiership, both teams will try to get out to a fast start in the hopes of securing a result that will be noteworthy. This time around, Hearts will emerge victorious and take a significant advance forward in their pursuit of a spot in the European football tournament.