Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Mirren FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Livingston FC
Sat 1 Aug 2020 · 14:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Conor McCarthy 13' Y
Cameron MacPherson 79' Y
Y 84' Salim Kouider-Aissa
Richard Tait 90' Y
Y 90' Efe Ambrose

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Livingston FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee David Munro
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee

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

9
9
6
St. Mirren FC 24 games · Avg 2.1 goals Livingston FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-01 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2019-12-14 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Livingston FC 2019-08-31 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2019-04-20 Livingston FC 1–3 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Livingston FC H 1–0 W
11 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
07 Mar Celtic FC A 0–5 L
04 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
12 Feb Livingston FC A 1–2 L
Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
07 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Celtic FC H 2–2 D
22 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Rangers FC A 0–1 L
12 Feb St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Livingston FC
#10 Position #12
30 Points 16
33 Played 33
7 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 1 / 13 / 19
27 Scored 35
48 Conceded 66
-21 GD -31
0.91 PPG 0.48
21% Win % 3%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts). Livingston FC are 12th (16 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at The Simple Digital Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Mirren FC and Livingston FC.
  • 5' Conor McCarthy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Jon Guthrie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 65 appearances.
  • 13' Poor challenge from Conor McCarthy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 18' Livingston FC is showing some good football. However, Livingston FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Richard Tait has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Mirren FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' The travelling Livingston FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' It’s high time James Goodwin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 61' Junior Morias is replacing Kyle McAllister for the St. Mirren FC side.
  • 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Mirren FC and Livingston FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Craig Sibbald as he leaves the pitch. Scott Robinson steps in for Livingston FC.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' Isak Snaer THorvaldsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilkay Durmus on 77 minute.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron MacPherson is booked for St. Mirren FC — Yellow card on 79.
  • 83' The whistle greets Aaron Taylor-Sinclair as he departs to be replaced by Aymen Souda.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Salim Kouider-Aissa on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Livingston FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lyndon Dykes, as he is very good at scoring at The Simple Digital Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Richard Tait is booked for St. Mirren FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Another three points for St. Mirren FC.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Livingston FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Holt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Obika 3
Alan Lithgow 2
Curtis Main 2
Mark O'Hara 2
Lyndon Dykes 2
Scott Pittman 2
Aymen Souda 2
Bruce Anderson 2

Head to Head

2020-08-01 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2019-12-14 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Livingston FC 2019-08-31 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2019-04-20 Livingston FC 1–3 St. Mirren FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-08-01 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2020-03-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-03-07 Celtic FC 5–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC W 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L

Livingston FC Form

2020-08-01 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2020-03-07 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2020-03-04 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2020-02-22 Hibernian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2020-02-16 Rangers FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2020-02-12 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Livingston FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC48% Draw29% Livingston FC23%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Livingston FC
52%
St. Mirren FC or Livingston FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC31% Draw51% Livingston FC18%
Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Livingston FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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