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Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Livingston FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Aaron Hickey
Aymen Souda 49' R
Scott Robinson 53' Y
Y 57' Uche Ikpeazu
Jon Guthrie 75' Y
Y 82' Christophe Berra
Hakeem Odoffin 87' Y
Alan Lithgow 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Tony Macaroni Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Greg Aitken
  • Referee Drew Kirkland
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
7
7
Livingston FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–0 D
19 Oct Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Celtic FC H 2–0 W
28 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 1–2 L
21 Sep Aberdeen FC H 0–2 L
14 Sep Rangers FC A 1–3 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Livingston FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Rangers FC H 1–1 D
05 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
28 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
22 Sep Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Motherwell FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
James Wilson 3 G
Claudio Braga 2 G 2 A
Joshua McPake 1 G 1 A
Calvin Miller 1 G
Tom Renaud 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Livingston FC is showing some good football. However, Livingston FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Aaron Hickey was booked on 17.
  • 22' The 35-year-old Steven Lawless has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' It is a cagey affair so far. Livingston FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
  • 37' Livingston FC have won 245 goals from 251 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Nicky Devlin makes way for Ricki Lamie at the 40 minute mark. A tactical switch from Livingston FC.
  • 45' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Aymen Souda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Livingston FC player. Aymen Souda gets a Red card.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Scott Robinson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' Uche Ikpeazu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Clevid Dikamona gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Jamie Brandon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Aidan Keena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryotaro Meshino on 67 minute.
  • 72' Hakeem Odoffin gets the nod from Livingston FC. He replaces Scott Robinson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jon Guthrie.
  • 80' Robbie Crawford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Christophe Berra argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Hakeem Odoffin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Alan Lithgow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Livingston FC ring the changes. Jack McMillan has done his job and it is now time for Scott Tiffoney to step up.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephen Kelly 3
Lawrence Shankland 3
Michael Smith 2
Kenneth Vargas 2
Beni Baningime 2
Ryan Hardie 2
Alex Cochrane 1
Andrew Shinnie 1

Head to Head

2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-09-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC

Livingston FC Form

2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-10-19 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2019-10-06 Livingston FC 2–0 Celtic FC W 2019-09-28 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2019-09-21 Livingston FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC L 2019-09-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Livingston FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2019-10-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-09-22 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Livingston FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC43% Draw33% Heart of Midlothian FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
57%
Livingston FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC27% Draw58% Heart of Midlothian FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.1%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 25% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 16% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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