Heart of Midlothian FC vs Livingston FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Livingston FC

Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Tynecastle 18,491 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Stephen Kelly

0–2 22' Stephen Kelly

Jorge Grant 29' 1–2

Yutaro Oda 32' 2–2

Cameron Devlin 40' 3–2

Lawrence Shankland pen 45+6' 4–2

Alex Cochrane 45' Y

YR 58' Tete Yengi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Livingston FC 33 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Colin Steven
Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Graham McNeillie

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Livingston FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-11-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2023-01-29 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-11-12 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Livingston FC	H	4–2	W
06 Apr	St. Mirren FC	A	2–1	W
30 Mar	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–1	D
16 Mar	Ross County FC	A	1–2	L
03 Mar	Celtic FC	H	2–0	W
28 Feb	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D

Livingston FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	2–4	L
06 Apr	Aberdeen FC	H	0–0	D
31 Mar	Celtic FC	H	0–3	L
16 Mar	Hibernian FC	A	0–3	L
02 Mar	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–1	D
28 Feb	Motherwell FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		Livingston FC
#1	Position	#12
70	Points	16
33	Played	33
21 / 7 / 5	W / D / L	1 / 13 / 19
58	Scored	35
28	Conceded	66
+30	GD	-31
2.12	PPG	0.48
64%	Win %	3%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Livingston FC are 12th (16 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Tynecastle. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The 27-year-old Mo Sangare has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The Scotland Stephen Kelly breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 0-1!
15' Livingston FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Livingston FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
22' Stephen Kelly is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
29' What a strike from Jorge Grant! The score is 1-2.
32' What a strike from Yutaro Oda! The score is 2-2.
37' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Cameron Devlin makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Cochrane.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
51' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland scores on 45.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' Bruce Anderson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tete Yengi at the 57 minute mark.
58' Poor challenge from Tete Yengi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
59' Kenneth Vargas gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Barrie McKay and will look to change the dynamic.
60' Stephen Kingsley gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Alex Cochrane and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Alex Cochrane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
66' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Alan Forrest on, Cameron Devlin off on 66 minutes.
67' Yutaro Oda makes way for Scott Fraser at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
72' The Livingston FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Holt departs to be replaced by Mo Sangare.
74' The whistle greets Jorge Grant as he departs to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
78' Fresh legs for Livingston FC! David Carson comes on to replace Jamie Brandon.
83' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Jamie Brandon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
The final score is 4-2.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

29
Scott Fraser ↑ 67'
3
Stephen Kingsley ↑ 60'
30
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 74'
28
Zander Clark
17
Alan Forrest ↑ 66'
22
Aidan Denholm
81
Dexter Lembikisa
77
Kenneth Vargas ↑ 59'
25
Macaulay Tait

Livingston FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Bruce Anderson ↑ 57'
32
Jack Hamilton
16
Steven Bradley
20
Mo Sangare ↑ 72'
4
David Carson ↑ 78'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC W 2024-04-06 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-03-16 Ross County FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC W 2024-02-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D

Livingston FC Form

2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC L 2024-04-06 Livingston FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2024-03-31 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2024-03-16 Hibernian FC 3–0 Livingston FC L 2024-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2024-02-28 Livingston FC 1–3 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.64 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Livingston FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC72% Draw17% Livingston FC11%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Livingston FC

28%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Livingston FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC55% Draw36% Livingston FC9%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

10.7%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.6%

1 – 1

7.6%

4 – 0

4 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

5 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Livingston FC covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	21%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	21%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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