EDINBURGH. Livingston beat Hibernian. Hibernian was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Chris Rae. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.24 degrees Celsius or 61.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 129 Attack 69
- 97 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hibernian had a superior ball possession 67% while Livingston was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hibernian was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Livingston found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Hibernian shot 13 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (Christian Doidge and Joe Newell). Regarding the opposition, Livingston received 4 yellow cards (Shamal George, Mohammed Sangare, Jamie Brandon and Kurtis Guthrie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Hibernian stays with 0 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Livingston has 4 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away with Motherwell on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
Livingston will play away agasint Hearts on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: David Marshall
, Riley Harbottle , William Fish , Rocky Bushiri Kiranga , Jordan Obita , Allan Delferriere , James Jeggo , Joe Newell , Martin Boyle , Christian Doidge and Thody Elie Youan .The home team had on the bench: Lewis Miller, Paul Hanlon, Dylan Vente
, Lewis Stevenson, Adam Le Fondre , Maksymilian Boruc , Josh Campbell , Rudi Allan Molotnikov and Kanayochukwu Megwa.Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Maksymilian Boruc (injured) and Adam Le Fondre (injured).
Substitutions
Hibernian made 4 changes: David Marshall for Maksymilian Boruc (46′), Allan Delferriere for Josh Campbell (65′), Riley Harbottle for Adam Le Fondre (65′) and Christian Doidge for Dylan Vente (65′).
Best player: Christian Doidge
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Christian Doidge.
His rating is
with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12.Livingston – Formation
Livingston started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George
, Luiyi de Lucas , Ayo Obileye , Michael Devlin , Jamie Brandon , Jason Holt , Andrew Shinnie , James Penrice , Scott Pitman , Joel Nouble and Kurtis Guthrie .These were the players on the bench: Dylan Bahamboula, Bruce Anderson
, Stephen Kelly, Morgan Boyes, Steven Bradley, Mohammed Sangare , Jack Hamilton, Calan Ledingham and Samson Lawal.Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Kurtis Guthrie for Bruce Anderson (59′), Jamie Brandon for Mohammed Sangare (66′) and Joel Nouble for Morgan Boyes (90′).
Best player: James Penrice
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was James Penrice even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 16 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – Rangers – 0-2
- Motherwell – Kilmarnock – 2-1
- Hibernian – Livingston – 2-3
- Celtic – St. Johnstone – 0-0