Thursday , 2 July 2026

Livingston FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Livingston FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Stephane Omeonga 23' Y
Jason Holt 34' Y
Y 52' Cameron Devlin
Y 65' Lawrence Shankland
Scott Pittman 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
7
7
Livingston FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-03-19 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Livingston FC 2021-09-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Livingston FC 2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
27 Aug Aberdeen FC A 0–5 L
20 Aug Motherwell FC A 0–1 L
13 Aug Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
07 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–0 W
30 Jul Rangers FC H 1–2 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
28 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W
25 Aug FC Zurich H 0–1 L
21 Aug Celtic FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug FC Zurich A 1–2 L
14 Aug Dundee United FC H 4–1 W

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 history

Livingston FC are 12th (16 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Livingston FC launch into their encounter with Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' Gary Mackay-Steven is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Livingston FC so far.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Barrie McKay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Livingston FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' The referee shows Livingston FC player a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' Magnificent from Christian Montano! That is 4 goals in 153 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' Livingston FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Jason Holt. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' Livingston FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
  • 49' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' A moment of madness from Cameron Devlin on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
  • 56' The Livingston FC manager makes a substitution. Esmael Goncalves departs to be replaced by Kurtis Guthrie.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 65' Lawrence Shankland picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' Josh Ginnelly is replacing Stephen Humphrys for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
  • 68' Livingston FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Kingsley, as he is very good at scoring at Tony Macaroni Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' Livingston FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' Alan Forrest is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Livingston FC tonight.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • It finishes all square. Livingston FC and Heart of Midlothian FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephen Kelly 3
Lawrence Shankland 3
Michael Smith 2
Kenneth Vargas 2
Beni Baningime 2
Ryan Hardie 2
Liam Boyce 1
Claudio Braga 1

Head to Head

2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-03-19 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Livingston FC 2021-09-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Livingston FC 2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2019-10-26 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Livingston FC Form

2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-08-27 Aberdeen FC 5–0 Livingston FC L 2022-08-20 Motherwell FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2022-08-13 Livingston FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2022-08-07 Dundee United FC 0–1 Livingston FC W 2022-07-30 Livingston FC 1–2 Rangers FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-09-03 Livingston FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-08-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 FC Zurich L 2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-18 FC Zurich 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 Dundee United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.91 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Livingston FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC30% Draw26% Heart of Midlothian FC44%
Actual: Livingston FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
70%
Livingston FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC16% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC37%
Actual: Livingston FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
10.2%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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