Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
Sun 31 Mar 2024 · 11:00 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena 8,396 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Jamie Brandon og
0–2 72' Paulo Bernardo
0–3 82' Matt O'Riley

Overview

Match Preview

Livingston FC vs Celtic FCPremier League at Tony Macaroni Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Milne (Scotland)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
24 Feb Ross County FC A 2–3 L
17 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Livingston FC A 3–0 W
16 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 3–1 W
03 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
28 Feb Dundee FC H 7–1 W
25 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–1 W
17 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D

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' The game is set. Livingston FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Livingston FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Livingston FC have won 245 goals from 251 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Livingston FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Livingston FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Livingston FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 35' Adam Idah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Livingston FC tonight.
  • 40' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Stephen Kelly has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Livingston FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamie Brandon makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 53' Another change for Livingston FC made on 53 minute. Steven Bradley leaves to be changed by Daniel MacKay.
  • 58' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Reo Hatate exits the field as Paulo Bernardo enters on 65.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Celtic FC make a change. Nicolas Kuhn trudges off to be replaced by Hyun-jun Yang on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Brilliant from the ! Paulo Bernardo makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 73' Jason Holt makes way for Bruce Anderson at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Livingston FC.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Livingston FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Another substitution for Livingston FC to replace Sean Kelly by Kurtis Guthrie on 80 minute.
  • 82' Matt O'Riley puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 87' Celtic FC make a change. Daizen Maeda trudges off to be replaced by James Forrest on 87 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.74 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC14% Draw20% Celtic FC66%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
33%
Draw or Celtic FC
86%
Livingston FC or Celtic FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC9% Draw37% Celtic FC54%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.3%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 1
8%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 4
6%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 5
3%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% 91%
+0.5 26% 74%
+1 26% 22% 52%
+1.5 48% 52%
+2 48% 22% 31%
+2.5 69% 31%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
9%
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
48%

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