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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Livingston FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Livingston FC
Wed 4 Dec 2019 · 19:45 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Marvin Bartley
Y 49' Scott Pittman
Y 55' Scott Robinson
Y 68' Jon Guthrie

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Livingston FC — Premier League at Tynecastle Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Stevenson
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Steven Kirkland
  • Referee Greg Aitken

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
7
2
Heart of Midlothian FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Livingston FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Livingston FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Rangers FC A 0–5 L
23 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 0–3 L
09 Nov St. Mirren FC H 5–2 W
30 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
26 Oct Livingston FC A 0–0 D
Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
30 Nov Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Celtic FC A 0–4 L
10 Nov Rangers FC H 0–2 L
02 Nov Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
30 Oct Hibernian FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Tynecastle Stadium that hosts another battle between Heart of Midlothian FC and Livingston FC.
  • 5' Jamie Brandon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 8' Marvin Bartley is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
  • 13' Glenn Whelan, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Steven Naismith by Steven MacLean on 26 minute.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' The England Marvin Bartley breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 0-1!
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keaghan Jacobs is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 43' It’s high time Austin MacPhee made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Steve Lawson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keaghan Jacobs at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' The referee shows Livingston FC player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Scott Robinson on 55 minutes.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Loic Damour as he leaves the pitch. Uche Ikpeazu steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Erskine made 251 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Jon Guthrie is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' Ryotaro Meshino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamie Walker at the 76 minute mark.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Chris Erskine. He replaces Craig Sibbald on 78 minute.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Livingston FC! Hakeem Odoffin comes on to replace Steven Lawless.
  • 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Steven MacLean makes it 1-1.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Austin MacPhee

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephen Kelly 3
Lawrence Shankland 3
Michael Smith 2
Kenneth Vargas 2
Beni Baningime 2
Ryan Hardie 2
Alex Cochrane 1
Andrew Shinnie 1

Head to Head

2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 St. Mirren FC W 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Livingston FC Form

2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-11-30 Livingston FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2019-11-23 Celtic FC 4–0 Livingston FC L 2019-11-10 Livingston FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2019-11-02 Motherwell FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2019-10-30 Hibernian FC 2–2 Livingston FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.45 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Livingston FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Livingston FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC44% Draw28% Livingston FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Livingston FC
56%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Livingston FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC31% Draw48% Livingston FC21%
Actual: Livingston FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Livingston FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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