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Livingston FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Livingston FC
3 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Craig Sibbald 62' Y
Y 63' Sean Goss

Overview

Match Preview

Livingston FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Tony Macaroni Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Andy Milne
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

9
7
7
Livingston FC 23 games · Avg 2.1 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2018-10-31 Livingston FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 3–1 W
02 Mar St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
23 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
16 Feb Dundee FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–0 D
02 Feb Motherwell FC A 0–3 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Livingston FC A 1–3 L
27 Feb Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb Aberdeen FC H 0–2 L
16 Feb Rangers FC A 0–0 D
06 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Celtic FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Livingston FC launch into their encounter with St. Johnstone FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 14' GOAL! Joe Shaughnessy scores on 14.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ciaron Brown made 378 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Holt might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' Against the run of play, Craig Halkett has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' What composure from Craig Sibbald! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Blair Alston, as he is very good at scoring at Tony Macaroni Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' Murray Davidson, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Livingston FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Livingston FC player. Craig Sibbald gets a Yellow card.
  • 63' A moment of madness from Sean Goss on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 67' The Livingston FC bench stirs into life. Steve Lawson is withdrawn and Shaun Byrne gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Shaun Byrne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Sibbald at the 68 minute mark.
  • 70' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Sean Goss is withdrawn and Tony Watt gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Matthew Kennedy by Michael O'Halloran on 73 minute.
  • 78' Blair Alston has so much to prove this time. He replaces Murray Davidson on 78 minute.
  • 83' Ryan Hardie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Livingston FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Assisted by Steve Lawson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Pittman makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Pittman 5
Stephen Kelly 4
Callum Hendry 4
Andrew Shinnie 2
Matt Kennedy 2
James Penrice 2
Craig Halkett 2
Chris Kane 2

Head to Head

2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2018-10-31 Livingston FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Livingston FC Form

2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-03-02 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2019-02-23 Livingston FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-02-16 Livingston FC 1–2 Dundee FC L 2019-02-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2019-02-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Livingston FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-02-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L 2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC L 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-02-06 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC49% Draw28% St. Johnstone FC23%
Actual: Livingston FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
76%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
51%
Livingston FC or St. Johnstone FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC32% Draw49% St. Johnstone FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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