Celtic FC vs Livingston FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Celtic FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Livingston FC

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park 58,703 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kyogo Furuhashi 46' 2–0

Liam Scales 51' 2–0

Y 67' Jason Holt

Overview

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Celtic FC vs Livingston FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
Livingston FC 33 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Andrew Milne (Scotland)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	70
2	Rangers FC	33	69
3	Celtic FC	33	67
4	Motherwell FC	33	54
5	Hibernian FC	33	51
6	Falkirk FC	33	46
7	Dundee United FC	33	40
8	Aberdeen FC	33	33
9	Dundee FC	33	33
10	St. Mirren FC	33	30
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	28
12	Livingston FC	33	16

Head-to-Head

Celtic FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Livingston FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-02-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Livingston FC 2022-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Livingston FC 2022-10-30 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Livingston FC	H	2–0	W
16 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Hibernian FC	H	4–1	W
03 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	A	3–1	W

Livingston FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Celtic FC	A	0–2	L
20 Dec	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–0	D
09 Dec	Hibernian FC	H	0–1	L
25 Nov	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
12 Nov	Rangers FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Celtic FC		Livingston FC
#3	Position	#12
67	Points	16
33	Played	33
21 / 4 / 8	W / D / L	1 / 13 / 19
59	Scored	35
35	Conceded	66
+24	GD	-31
2.03	PPG	0.48
64%	Win %	3%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Livingston FC are 12th (16 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting Livingston FC for another epic battle.
5' Celtic FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Livingston FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Greg Taylor, a Scotland , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' Michael Nottingham gets the nod from Livingston FC. He replaces Tom Parkes and will look to change the dynamic.
46' What a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi! The score is 1-0.
51' Liam Scales doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Nouble, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' Livingston FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' Daizen Maeda makes way for James Forrest at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
65' The Livingston FC bench stirs into life. Bruce Anderson is withdrawn and Kurtis Guthrie gets his opportunity.
67' Jason Holt was booked on 67.
71' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Kyogo Furuhashi departs to be replaced by Hyun-Gyu Oh.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' Another change for Celtic FC made on 80 minute. Paulo Bernardo leaves to be changed by David Turnbull.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and Livingston FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Livingston FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	5
James Forrest	4
Mohamed Elyounoussi	3
Tom Rogic	3
Andrew Shinnie	3
Scott Robinson	3
Daizen Maeda	3
Greg Taylor	2

Head to Head

Celtic FC Form

2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC W 2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-13 Celtic FC 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2023-12-10 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2023-12-06 Celtic FC 4–1 Hibernian FC W 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC W

Livingston FC Form

2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC L 2023-12-20 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2023-12-16 Livingston FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-12-09 Livingston FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2023-11-25 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2023-11-12 Livingston FC 0–2 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.6 Celtic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 Livingston FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC75% Draw16% Livingston FC9%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw

92%

Draw or Livingston FC

25%

Celtic FC or Livingston FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Celtic FC57% Draw36% Livingston FC7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.1%

4 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.3%

4 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

2.6%

5 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap	Celtic FC covers	Push	Livingston FC covers
-2.5	35%	—	65%
-2	35%	22%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	21%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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