Sunday , 16 August 2026

Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Livingston FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 13:00 UTC Almondvale Stadium 8,952 HT 45' · FT 45'
Stevie May 5' 1–0
1–1 24' Lawrence Shankland
1–2 51' Claudio Braga
Lewis Smith 58' 2–2
Lewis Smith 22' Y
Scott Arfield 34' Y
Y 45' Oisin McEntee
R 90' Marc Leonard

Overview

Match Preview

Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Almondvale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 David Dunne

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
7
7
Livingston FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-01-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2025-08-30 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/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' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Stevie May makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' The 30-year-old Jerome Prior has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Almondvale Stadium. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Livingston FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 22' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lewis Smith.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Lawrence Shankland gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Livingston FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Oisin McEntee. He receives a card.
  • 50' Danny Wilson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 272 appearances.
  • 51' GOAL! Claudio Braga scores on 51. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland
  • 56' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' What composure from Lewis Smith! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Livingston FC in their 3-5-1-1 trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 65' Livingston FC make a change. Scott Arfield trudges off to be replaced by Scott Pittman on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Alexander Schwolow has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel Nouble is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 77' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Islam Chesnokov is withdrawn and Sabah Kerjota gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Livingston FC! Robbie Muirhead comes on to replace Joel Nouble.
  • 83' Livingston FC are deployed in a 3-5-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 84' Stephen Kingsley makes way for Jordi Altena at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Livingston FC! Samson Lawal comes on to replace Babacar Fati.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Cameron Devlin is replaced by Beni Baningime on 89 minute.
  • 90' Marc Leonard has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Livingston FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marvin Bartley

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 3
Stephen Kelly 3
Ryan Hardie 2
Michael Smith 2
Kenneth Vargas 2
Beni Baningime 2
Shaun Byrne 1
Josh Ginnelly 1

Head to Head

2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-01-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2025-08-30 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC 2024-01-02 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC

Livingston FC Form

2026-04-05 Livingston FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-03-21 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Livingston FC L 2026-03-14 Hibernian FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2026-02-28 Livingston FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2026-02-22 Livingston FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2026-02-14 Dundee FC 2–2 Livingston FC D

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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Livingston FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC36% Draw28% Heart of Midlothian FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
64%
Livingston FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC28% Draw45% Heart of Midlothian FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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