GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren conquered Livingston to win 2-1. A goal from was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was St. Mirren to strike first with a goal of at the 69′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, gave the win to St. Mirren in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Livingston lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
St. Mirren remained in players after J. Ayunga received a red card in the 76′. Nevertheless, St. Mirren still found a way to win this contest competing only in 10.
S. Kelly didn’t score a decisive penalty (77′). That would have allowed Livingston to draw the match.
The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier assisted by Sean Carr and Chris Rae. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 6 Total 10
- 3 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 71 Attack 87
- 16 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 16 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Livingston had a superior ball possession 59% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Livingston was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, St. Mirren succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
St. Mirren shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (, and ). Talking about the opposition, Livingston received 1 yellow card ().
(St. Mirren) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, St. Mirren will have 15 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Livingston will stay with 12 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will play away with Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).
Livingston will host Motherwell on the 2nd of January with a 13-2 head to head in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).
St. Mirren – Formation
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St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson
, Marcus Fraser , Alexander Gogić , Declan Gallagher , Charles Dunne , Scott Tanser , Keanu Baccus , Ethan Erhahon , Mark O’Hara , Greg Kiltie and Jonah Ayunga .The home team had on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Luke Kenny, Joe Shaughnessy, Ryan Strain, Dylan Reid, Jay Henderson, Ryan Flynn
, Alex Greive and Fraser Taylor.Substitutions
St. Mirren made 6 changes: G. Kiltie for A. Greive (59′), A. Gogic for R. Strain (60′), M. Fraser for R. Flynn (67′), K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′), K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′) and K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′).
Best player: Ryan Flynn
The most impressive player for St. Mirren was Ryan Flynn even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.
Livingston – Formation
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Livingston started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George
, Nicky Devlin , Ayo Obileye , Sean Kelly , Dylan Bahamboula , Stephane Omeonga , Scott Pitman , Jason Holt , James Penrice , Joel Nouble and Kurtis Guthrie .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Ivan Konovalov, Phillip Čančar, Morgan Boyes, Jackson Longridge, Stephen Kelly, Jamie Brandon, Andrew Shinnie and Bruce Anderson
.Substitutions
Livingston made only 1 change substituting S. Kelly for A. Shinnie (82′).
Best player: Stephane Omeonga
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Stephane Omeonga.
His rating is
with 24 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Livingston – 2-1
- Ross County – Hibernian – 0-2
- Hearts – Rangers – 0-4
- Dundee United – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Celtic – Motherwell – 2-1
- Aberdeen – Kilmarnock – 4-1