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Livingston FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Livingston FC
1 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Wed 22 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC Tony Macaroni Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack McMillan 40' Y
Marvin Bartley 44' Y
Y 80' Chris Kane

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee Ralph Gordon
  • Referee Kylie Cockburn

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
2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-08-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Livingston FC 2019-05-04 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC

Recent Form

Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Hibernian FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Ross County FC H 4–0 W
14 Dec St. Mirren FC A 3–3 D
07 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 3–0 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Livingston FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Ross County FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
21 Dec St. Mirren FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W
04 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D

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' What a night it is going to be! Livingston FC welcome St. Johnstone FC for this crunch clash at Tony Macaroni Arena.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Tony Macaroni Arena. Livingston FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Livingston FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jason Holt, as he is very good at scoring at Tony Macaroni Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Robby McCrorie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Robinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Livingston FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Jack McMillan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marvin Bartley.
  • 49' Keaghan Jacobs has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' 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.
  • 56' Scott Pittman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' It’s high time Gary Holt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' 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.
  • 70' Anthony Ralston makes way for Chris Kane at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 71' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Stevie May by Scott Tanser on 71 minute.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Livingston FC team. Steve Lawson is replaced by Ricki Lamie on 72 minute.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 81' Steven Lawless makes way for Chris Erskine at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Livingston FC.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Livingston FC — Robbie Crawford on, Jack McMillan off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • With this win, Livingston FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

Head to Head

2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-08-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Livingston FC 2019-05-04 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC 2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC

Livingston FC Form

2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-29 Livingston FC 2–0 Hibernian FC W 2019-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2019-12-21 Livingston FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2019-12-14 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Livingston FC D 2019-12-07 Livingston FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2019-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-04 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.35 Livingston FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC51% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC20%
Actual: Livingston FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Livingston FC or Draw
79%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
49%
Livingston FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Livingston FC32% Draw52% St. Johnstone FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Livingston FC

Handicap Livingston FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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