Aberdeen FC vs Livingston FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Aberdeen FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Livingston FC

Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 14:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'

Y 42' Craig Sibbald

Y 43' Nicky Devlin

Overview

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Aberdeen FC vs Livingston FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

Aberdeen FC 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Livingston FC 33 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steven McLean
Referee Michael Banks
Referee Gary Hilland
Referee Graham Beaton

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Aberdeen FC 23 games · Avg 2.7 goals Livingston FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-23 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC 2019-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC 2019-09-21 Livingston FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC 2019-03-16 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2018-12-29 Livingston FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Livingston FC	H	2–1	W
20 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–0	W
01 Aug	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Mar	Hibernian FC	H	3–1	W
04 Mar	Kilmarnock FC	A	2–2	D
22 Feb	Ross County FC	H	1–2	L

Livingston FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
16 Aug	Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
12 Aug	Motherwell FC	A	2–2	D
08 Aug	Hibernian FC	H	1–4	L
01 Aug	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	St. Johnstone FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

Kevin Nisbet	4 G	3 A
Connor Ronan	2 G	2 A
Ayoub Mouloua	2 G
Lewis Mayo	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Aberdeen FC and Livingston FC has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Aberdeen FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Jack Fitzwater is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
30' Aberdeen FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Livingston FC backline.
35' Livingston FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Poor challenge from Craig Sibbald. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicky Devlin on 43 minutes.
46' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Scott McKenna by Funso-King Ojo on 46 minute.
49' What a strike from Lewis Ferguson! The score is 1-0.
54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Robinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Livingston FC.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Scott Wright makes it 2-0.
60' Ash Taylor, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Aberdeen FC make a change. Scott Wright trudges off to be replaced by Dylan McGeouch on 61 minutes.
66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' Scott Pittman adds to his 0 season tally! Livingston FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
70' It is a substitution in Livingston FC team. Jack McMillan is replaced by Julien Serrano on 70 minute.
71' Jack Fitzwater makes way for Efe Ambrose at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Livingston FC.
72' Jack Hamilton is replacing Craig Sibbald for the Livingston FC side.
76' Scott Tiffoney is replacing Alan Forrest for the Livingston FC side.
81' Aberdeen FC make a change. Ryan Hedges trudges off to be replaced by Curtis Main on 81 minutes.
86' The travelling Livingston FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Matt Kennedy is replaced by Tommie Hoban.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aberdeen FC players.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bojan Miovski	5
Lewis Ferguson	3
Jack Fitzwater	2
Sean Kelly	2
Scott Pittman	2
Niall McGinn	2
Sam Cosgrove	2
Nicky Devlin	2

Head to Head

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-08-23 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2020-08-01 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2020-03-07 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Hibernian FC W 2020-03-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2020-02-22 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Ross County FC L

Livingston FC Form

2020-08-23 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2020-08-16 Livingston FC 0–0 Rangers FC D 2020-08-12 Motherwell FC 2–2 Livingston FC D 2020-08-08 Livingston FC 1–4 Hibernian FC L 2020-08-01 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2020-03-07 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 Livingston FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC53% Draw26% Livingston FC21%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Livingston FC

47%

Aberdeen FC or Livingston FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC33% Draw48% Livingston FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Livingston FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.