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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Livingston FC

0 – 3

Full Time

Celtic FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 11:30 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Reo Hatate pen

0–2 48' Matt O'Riley

0–3 90+5' Daizen Maeda

Luiyi de Lucas 13' Y

Y 22' Alistair Johnston

Y 26' Liam Scales

R 28' Joe Hart

Andrew Shinnie 66' Y

Steven Bradley 70' Y

Samson Lawal 74' Y

Tom Parkes 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 Francis Connor
Assistant 2 Craig Ferguson

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Livingston FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-03-06 Livingston FC 1–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Celtic FC	H	0–3	L
16 Sep	Ross County FC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	St. Mirren FC	H	1–1	D
26 Aug	Hibernian FC	A	3–2	W
12 Aug	Rangers FC	A	0–4	L
05 Aug	Aberdeen FC	H	0–0	D

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Livingston FC	A	3–0	W
19 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	Dundee FC	H	3–0	W
03 Sep	Rangers FC	A	1–0	W
26 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–0	D
13 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	3–1	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' Three points are at stake. Livingston FC host Celtic FC — let the battle begin!
5' The 34-year-old Scott Bain has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Matt O'Riley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
13' The referee has no hesitation. Luiyi de Lucas is booked for Livingston FC — card on 13.
14' Reo Hatate does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
22' Alistair Johnston catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
26' Liam Scales has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
28' It’s gonna be a card for Joe Hart.
30' Scott Bain has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Forrest on 30 minute.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Livingston FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
48' Magnificent from Matt O'Riley! That is 38 goals in 341 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Jamie Brandon makes way for Steven Bradley at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Livingston FC.
61' The supporters are chanting for Tomoki Iwata. He replaces Reo Hatate on 61 minute.
66' It’s a booking for Livingston FC player. Andrew Shinnie gets a card.
70' Steven Bradley picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' The whistle greets Kyogo Furuhashi as he departs to be replaced by Hyun-Gyu Oh.
74' Samson Lawal is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
79' Celtic 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.
80' That is a card for Livingston FC. Tom Parkes will be fuming at that decision.
85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Forrest made 410 appearances and scored 53 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' Andrew Shinnie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Livingston FC Form

2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2023-09-16 Ross County FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2023-09-02 Livingston FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2023-08-26 Hibernian FC 2–3 Livingston FC W 2023-08-12 Rangers FC 4–0 Livingston FC L 2023-08-05 Livingston FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D

Celtic FC Form

2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2023-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Celtic FC L 2023-09-16 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee FC W 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2023-08-26 Celtic FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.73 Livingston FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.36 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Livingston FC14% Draw21% Celtic FC65%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw

35%

Draw or Celtic FC

86%

Livingston FC or Celtic FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Livingston FC9% Draw39% Celtic FC52%

Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

12.6%

0 – 1

10.5%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 1

8.5%

1 – 3

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 4

5.7%

1 – 4

4.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 0

2.7%

2 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap	Livingston FC covers	Push	Celtic FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	28%	—	72%
+1	28%	23%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	21%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

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