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Celtic FC vs Livingston FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Livingston FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Kenny Miller
Y 50' Liam Kelly
Y 70' Jack McMillan
Jules Ntcham 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Livingston FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Andy Milne
  • Referee David Munro

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

14
6
2
Celtic FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Livingston FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Celtic FC 3–1 Livingston FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Livingston FC H 3–1 W
01 Aug Rosenborg BK A 0–0 D
25 Jul Rosenborg BK H 3–1 W
18 Jul FC Alashkert H 3–0 W
10 Jul FC Alashkert A 3–0 W
03 Dec FC Torpedo Kutaisi A 1–2 L
Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Celtic FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Celtic FC and Livingston FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 8' The Australia Tom Rogic breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Halkett made 251 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and Livingston FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mikael Lustig, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' GOAL! Odsonne Edouard fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Livingston FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Kenny Miller is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Jules Ntcham adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 50' Livingston FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Lee Miller as he leaves the pitch. Steven Lawless steps in for Livingston FC.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Odsonne Edouard as he leaves the pitch. Leigh Griffiths steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 66' Livingston FC is showing some good football. However, Livingston FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Jack McMillan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 73' Michael Johnston has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Rogic on 73 minute.
  • 77' Jack Hamilton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kenny Miller on 77 minute.
  • 82' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 89' Jules Ntcham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Robinson makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 3-1 the final result. Livingston FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.21 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Livingston FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC62% Draw21% Livingston FC17%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Livingston FC
38%
Celtic FC or Livingston FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC46% Draw40% Livingston FC14%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Livingston FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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