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

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Livingston FC
Wed 23 Jan 2019 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Craig Halkett
Richard Foster 44' Y
Y 68' Scott Pittman
Murray Davidson 88' Y
David Wotherspoon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Livingston FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Alastair Mather
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee Scott Millar

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

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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Livingston FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Dundee FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec St. Mirren FC A 1–0 W
23 Dec Rangers FC H 1–2 L
15 Dec Motherwell FC H 1–2 L
08 Dec Aberdeen FC A 2–0 W
Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Dundee FC A 0–0 D
22 Dec Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
14 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 5–0 W
11 Dec Aberdeen FC A 2–3 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Johnstone FC is hosting Livingston FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Livingston FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Livingston FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Ricki Lamie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Craig Halkett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' The 31-year-old Scott Tanser has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Jason Kerr is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 44' Richard Foster catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Livingston FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zander Clark, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Ross Callachan departs to be replaced by Chris Kane.
  • 67' It’s high time Gary Holt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Scott Pittman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Gregg Wylde gets the nod from Livingston FC. He replaces Steven Lawless and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' What a moment for Murray Davidson! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' The whistle greets Chris Erskine as he departs to be replaced by Nicky Cadden.
  • 84' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Matthew Kennedy exits the field as Blair Alston enters on 84.
  • 88' Murray Davidson was booked on 88.
  • 90' Poor challenge from David Wotherspoon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Michael O'Halloran comes on to replace Tony Watt.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Pittman 5
Callum Hendry 4
Stephen Kelly 4
James Penrice 2
Craig Halkett 2
Chris Kane 2
Bruce Anderson 2
Drey Wright 2

Head to Head

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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2018-12-29 Dundee FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2018-12-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2018-12-08 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC W

Livingston FC Form

2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2018-12-29 Livingston FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC L 2018-12-26 Dundee FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2018-12-22 Hibernian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2018-12-14 Livingston FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2018-12-11 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Livingston FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.18 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Livingston FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC49% Draw30% Livingston FC21%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Livingston FC
51%
St. Johnstone FC or Livingston FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC29% Draw55% Livingston FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Livingston FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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