Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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 Kobenhavn 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

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Tony Macaroni Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Livingston FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' A goal from the Scotland international Callum McGregor! He fires home on 16 to make it 0-1!
  • 21' Robby McCrorie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Livingston FC tonight.
  • 24' The England Jon Guthrie breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-1!
  • 29' Kristoffer Ajer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' The referee has no hesitation. Efe Ambrose is booked for Livingston FC — Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' Scott Robinson makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Livingston FC are in front.
  • 51' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Livingston FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' Celtic FC ring the changes. Greg Taylor has done his job and it is now time for Jeremie Frimpong to step up.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Bartley. He replaces Scott Robinson on 65 minute.
  • 69' Tom Rogic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mohamed Elyounoussi at the 69 minute mark.
  • 69' Steven Lawless was booked on 69.
  • 72' Livingston FC ring the changes. Steven Lawless has done his job and it is now time for Robbie Crawford to step up.
  • 75' Leigh Griffiths has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Christie on 75 minute.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Livingston FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Lennon might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott Brown.
  • 90' The Livingston FC bench stirs into life. Lyndon Dykes is withdrawn and Aymen Souda gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Andrew Shinnie 3
Scott Robinson 3
Daizen Maeda 3
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
Tom Rogic 3
Callum McGregor 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 Kobenhavn 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
1.29 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Livingston FC or Celtic FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC36% Draw29% Celtic FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Celtic FC
64%
Livingston FC or Celtic FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC25% Draw47% Celtic FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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