St. Johnstone FC vs Livingston FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

St. Johnstone FC

1 – 2

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Livingston FC

Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

David Wotherspoon 52' Y

Chris Kane 52' Y

Y 72' Scott Pittman

Alistair McCann 74' Y

Y 89' Marvin Bartley

Overview

Match Preview

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

St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Livingston FC 33 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Referee Graeme Leslie
Referee Steven Reid
Referee Jonathan (Scotland)

7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 2.1 goals Livingston FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Livingston FC 2020-09-26 Livingston FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-03-07 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-08-10 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Livingston FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Livingston FC	H	1–2	L
06 Dec	Celtic FC	A	1–1	D
24 Nov	Hibernian FC	A	2–2	D
21 Nov	Motherwell FC	H	1–1	D
06 Nov	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–0	W
24 Oct	Dundee United FC	H	0–0	D

Livingston FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Dundee United FC	H	2–0	W
21 Nov	St. Mirren FC	H	0–1	L
06 Nov	Ross County FC	A	1–1	D
31 Oct	Motherwell FC	H	0–2	L
25 Oct	Rangers FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/6

61-75

3/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	5 G
Josh Campbell	3 G
Enes Alic	2 G	4 A
Kai Fotheringham	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! St. Johnstone FC welcome Livingston FC for this crunch clash at McDiarmid Park.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Tanser made 264 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Scotland international Stevie May has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Livingston FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Livingston FC's shape.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' The Livingston FC bench stirs into life. Matej Poplatnik is withdrawn and Scott Tiffoney gets his opportunity.
48' Jon Guthrie adds to his 0 season tally! Livingston FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
52' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. David Wotherspoon will be fuming at that decision.
54' What composure from Chris Kane! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-1.
55' A change in the Livingston FC ranks — Scott Tiffoney exits the field as Scott Robinson enters on 55.
60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' A tactical swap from Livingston FC — Ciaron Brown on, Alan Forrest off on 62 minutes.
65' Magnificent from Scott Robinson! That is 11 goals in 251 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 68 minute. Stevie May leaves to be changed by Guy Melamed.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Scott Pittman is booked for Livingston FC — Yellow card on 72.
72' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Kerr departs to be replaced by Shaun Rooney.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Alistair McCann is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 74.
77' The Livingston FC bench stirs into life. Josh Mullin is withdrawn and Jason Holt gets his opportunity.
82' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Julien Serrano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Murray Davidson comes on to replace Craig Bryson.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marvin Bartley.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Livingston FC take all three points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Craig Conway
12
Elliot Parish
8
Murray Davidson ↑ 84'
26
Liam Craig
22
Callum Hendry ↑ 68'
19
Shaun Rooney ↑ 72'
24
Callum Booth
17
Guy Melamed ↑ 68'

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-12-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Livingston FC L 2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-11-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D

Livingston FC Form

2020-12-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Livingston FC W 2020-12-05 Livingston FC 2–0 Dundee United FC W 2020-11-21 Livingston FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC L 2020-11-06 Ross County FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2020-10-31 Livingston FC 0–2 Motherwell FC L 2020-10-25 Rangers FC 2–0 Livingston FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.14 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Livingston FC xG

I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Livingston FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC34% Draw31% Livingston FC35%

Actual: Livingston FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Livingston FC

66%

St. Johnstone FC or Livingston FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC24% Draw51% Livingston FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.3%

0 – 1

10.5%

1 – 0

10.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.8%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Livingston FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Livingston FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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