Thursday , 2 July 2026

Livingston FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Livingston FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 4 Mar 2020 · 19:45 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Efe Ambrose 35' Y
Steven Lawless 69' Y
Y 89' Scott Brown
Marvin Bartley 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Livingston FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Tony Macaroni Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Stevenson
  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Colin Steven

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

2
6
14
Livingston FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-04 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC 2019-11-23 Celtic FC 4–0 Livingston FC 2019-10-06 Livingston FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2019-04-06 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC 2018-11-11 Livingston FC 0–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Celtic FC H 2–2 D
22 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Rangers FC A 0–1 L
12 Feb St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Ross County FC A 0–2 L
01 Feb Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Livingston FC A 2–2 D
27 Feb FC København H 1–3 L
23 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 3–1 W
16 Feb Aberdeen FC A 2–1 W
12 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 5–0 W
05 Feb Motherwell FC A 4–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Tony Macaroni Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Livingston FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Holt will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Ciaron Brown has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' The deadlock is broken! Callum McGregor gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Brown is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Livingston FC.
  • 24' The England Jon Guthrie breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-1!
  • 29' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. Livingston FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 35' The referee has no hesitation. Efe Ambrose is booked for Livingston FC — Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Aaron Taylor-Sinclair needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' The 31-year-old Mohamed Elyounoussi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Scott Robinson adds to his 0 season tally! Livingston FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Livingston FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Greg Taylor exits the field as Jeremie Frimpong enters on 62.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Bartley. He replaces Scott Robinson on 65 minute.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Mohamed Elyounoussi as he leaves the pitch. Tom Rogic steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Steven Lawless is booked for Livingston FC — Yellow card on 69.
  • 72' Robbie Crawford is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Lawless at the 72 minute mark.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Leigh Griffiths comes on to replace Ryan Christie.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nir Bitton, as he is very good at scoring at Tony Macaroni Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Scott Brown gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Lyndon Dykes as he departs to be replaced by Aymen Souda.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-03-04 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC 2019-11-23 Celtic FC 4–0 Livingston FC 2019-10-06 Livingston FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2019-04-06 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC 2018-11-11 Livingston FC 0–0 Celtic FC

Livingston FC Form

2020-03-04 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2020-02-22 Hibernian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2020-02-16 Rangers FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-02-05 Ross County FC 2–0 Livingston FC L 2020-02-01 Livingston FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W

Celtic FC Form

2020-03-04 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2020-02-27 Celtic FC 1–3 FC København L 2020-02-23 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-02-16 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC26% Draw24% Celtic FC50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
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 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Celtic FC
74%
Livingston FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC17% Draw41% Celtic FC42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 3
6%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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