Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

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' KICK OFF: Heart of Midlothian FC gets underway.
  • 5' GOAL! Stevie May scores on 5.
  • 10' It looks surprising Livingston FC does not make any changes. Danny Finlayson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 22' Livingston FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 24' GOAL! Lawrence Shankland scores on 24. Assisted by Marc Leonard
  • 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a card for Scott Arfield.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Islam Chesnokov made 305 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordi Altena, as he is very good at scoring at Almondvale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oisin McEntee on 45.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' What a strike from Claudio Braga! The score is 1-2.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' What an equalizer from Lewis Smith!
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 305 games and scored 322 goals.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Scott Pittman. He replaces Scott Arfield on 65 minute.
  • 70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Oisin McEntee suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 77 minute. Islam Chesnokov leaves to be changed by Sabah Kerjota.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Robbie Muirhead. He replaces Joel Nouble on 78 minute.
  • 83' Stephen Kingsley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Jordi Altena. He replaces Stephen Kingsley on 84 minute.
  • 87' Another substitution for Livingston FC to replace Babacar Fati by Samson Lawal on 87 minute.
  • 89' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Cameron Devlin by Beni Baningime on 89 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Marc Leonard.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Stevie May 1
Marvin Bartley 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
2 / 4
1.23 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC24% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Livingston FC18% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 3
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 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.