LIVINGSTON. Livingston defeats Kilmarnock 3-1. Livingston was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Joel Nouble (10′), Bruce Anderson (12′) and S. Kelly (30′). Kilmarnock reduced the distance with a goal (47′) by Christian Doidge, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Colin Steven who had the assistance of Gary Hilland and Gordon McCabe. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Livingston was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Kilmarnock that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Livingston had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Livingston won the match​.

Livingston shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 2 yellow cards (James Penrice and Joel Nouble). On the opposite side, Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (Danny Armstrong and Rory McKenzie).

Standings

After playing this match, Livingston will have 35 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock will stay with 23 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away against Dundee United on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Livingston (2 draws).

Kilmarnock will play away agasint St. Mirren on the 22nd of April with a 19-13 head to head statistic in favor of Kilmarnock (13 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.4), Nicky Devlin (7.4), Jack Fitzwater (6.9), Morgan Boyes (6.6), Cristian Montano (7.3), Stephen Kelly (8.1), Sean Kelly (7.1), Steven Bradley (6.3), Scott Pitman (6.4), Joel Nouble (7.6) and Bruce Anderson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Jackson Longridge, Ayo Obileye, James Penrice (6.4), Andrew Shinnie, Dylan Bahamboula (6.2), Jason Holt (6.4), Stephane Omeonga and Kurtis Guthrie (6.3).

Substitutions

Livingston made 4 changes: Cristian Montano for James Penrice (66′), Bruce Anderson for Jason Holt (74′), Joel Nouble for Kurtis Guthrie (82′) and Steven Bradley for Dylan Bahamboula (82′).

Best player: Stephen Kelly​

The most impressive player for Livingston was Stephen Kelly.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Derek McInnes played with: Sam Walker (6.8), Ryan Alebiosu (5.9), Joe Wright (6.1), Lewis Mayo (6.2), Luke Chambers (6.3), Danny Armstrong (6.2), Alan Power (6.5), Liam Polworth (6.4), Rory McKenzie (6.4), Christian Doidge (7.1) and Kyle Vassell (7.3).

They had on the bench: Zachary Hemming, Kerr Mcinroy, Jack Sanders, Christopher Stokes, Fraser Murray, Bradley Lyons (6.6), Blair Alston, Scott Robinson and Bobby Wales.

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 4 changes: Alan Power for Bradley Lyons (62′), Liam Polworth for Fraser Murray (77′), Christian Doidge for Scott Robinson (86′) and Rory McKenzie for Blair Alston (86′).

Best player: Kyle Vassell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was Kyle Vassell.

His rating is (7.3) with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• St. Mirren – Hibernian – 0-1
• Rangers – Ross County – 2-1
• Livingston – Kilmarnock – 3-1
• Hearts – Dundee United – 3-1
• Aberdeen – Motherwell – 3-1