Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Almondvale Stadium.
- Livingston FC 33 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Clancy
- Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
- Assistant 2 David Dunne
12 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–2 D 21 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L 14 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–0 D 28 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D 22 Feb Rangers FC H 2–2 D 14 Feb Dundee FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D 21 Mar Dundee FC H 1–0 W 14 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 0–1 L 28 Feb Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W 21 Feb Falkirk FC H 1–0 W 15 Feb Rangers FC A 2–4 L Season Stats
Livingston FC Heart of Midlothian FC #12 Position #1 16 Points 70 33 Played 33 1 / 13 / 19 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5 35 Scored 58 66 Conceded 28 -31 GD +30 0.48 PPG 2.12 3% Win % 64% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history8% Clean Sheets
Livingston FC this season44% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this seasonLivingston FC are 12th (16 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Livingston FC0-151/116-30–/331-45–/–46-604/161-75–/376+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededHeart of Midlothian FC0-15–/216-302/131-453/146-602/261-752/176+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Almondvale Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Livingston FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
- 5' Livingston FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Stevie May on 5.
- 10' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oisin McEntee, as he is very good at scoring at Almondvale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Livingston FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 24' What a strike from Lawrence Shankland! The score is 1-1.
- 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
- 34' The referee calls foul for Scott Arfield. He receives a card.
- 39' Jordi Altena needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Oisin McEntee.
- 50' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Jamie McCart has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 51' Heart of Midlothian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Claudio Braga on 51.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Devlin made 212 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 58' GOAL! Lewis Smith scores on 58. Assisted by Joel Nouble
- 63' 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.
- 65' Another change for Livingston FC made on 65 minute. Scott Arfield leaves to be changed by Scott Pittman.
- 70' Samson Lawal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' 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.
- 77' Sabah Kerjota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Islam Chesnokov on 77 minute.
- 78' Time for substitution for Livingston FC. Joel Nouble is replaced by Robbie Muirhead.
- 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Jordi Altena. He replaces Stephen Kingsley on 84 minute.
- 87' Time for substitution for Livingston FC. Babacar Fati is replaced by Samson Lawal.
- 89' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Beni Baningime is hanging Cameron Devlin on the field on 89 minute.
- 90' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
Livingston FC Lineups
3-5-1-1Starting XI
- 28
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17
Stevie May ↓ Emmanuel Danso 65'
- 15
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2
Cammy Kerr ↓ Ryan McGowan 78'
- 27
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37
Scott Arfield ↓ Scott Pittman 65'
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7
Joel Nouble ↓ Robbie Muirhead 78'
- 26
- 19
- 24
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3
Babacar Fati ↓ Samson Lawal 87'
Bench
- 10
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5
Ryan McGowan ↑ 78'
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8
Scott Pittman ↑ 65'
- 18
- 32
- 29
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40
Samson Lawal ↑ 87'
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9
Robbie Muirhead ↑ 78'
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20
Emmanuel Danso ↑ 65'
Coach Marvin BartleyHeart of Midlothian FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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3
Stephen Kingsley ↓ Jordi Altena 84'
- 25
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14
Cameron Devlin ↓ Beni Baningime 89'
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- 9
- 5
- 49
- 31
- 89
- 10
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99
Islam Chesnokov ↓ Sabah Kerjota 77'
Bench
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6
Beni Baningime ↑ 89'
- 30
- 17
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16
Blair Spittal ↑ 89'
- 15
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23
Jordi Altena ↑ 84'
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29
Sabah Kerjota ↑ 77'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Stephen Kelly 3 Lawrence Shankland 3 Beni Baningime 2 Ryan Hardie 2 Michael Smith 2 Kenneth Vargas 2 Alex Cochrane 1 Andrew Shinnie 1 Head to Head
Livingston FC Form
Heart of Midlothian FC Form
2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-03-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Dundee FC W 2026-03-14 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-02-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2026-02-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Falkirk FC W 2026-02-15 Rangers FC 4–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.23 Livingston FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.16 Heart of Midlothian FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.39Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Livingston FC or Draw 49%Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC 76%Livingston FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.8%1 – 2 9.3%0 – 2 7.9%0 – 1 6.8%1 – 3 6.7%2 – 2 Actual0 – 3 5.5%2 – 1 5.3%0 – 0 4.8%2 – 3 4.1%1 – 4 3.6%1 – 0 3.5%Asian Handicap — Livingston FC
Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 12% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 21% 36% +1.5 64% — 36% +2 64% 17% 19% +2.5 81% — 19% Clean Sheet
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.