Livingston prevails over Ross County 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Livingston beat Ross County to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Livingston prevails over Ross County 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Livingston topped Ross County to win 2-1. It was Livingston to strike first with a goal of Joel Nouble at the 37′. Then Nicky Devlin scored again for Livingston in the 39′ minute. Eventually, S. Murray reduced the distance for Ross County (72′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

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 William Collum with the support of Craig Ferguson and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Matthew McDermid. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Livingston

2 - 1

Team 1

Ross County

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 93 Attack 87
  • 69 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Livingston was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Ross County that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Livingston won the match​.

Livingston shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ross County shot 11 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 3 yellow cards (Jason Holt, Dylan Bahamboula and Shamal George). On the opposite side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (Alex Iacovitti).

Match Timeline

Joel Nouble(goal)James Penrice
37'
39'
59'
Ross Callachan- sub ->Josh Sims
59'
Simon Murray- sub ->Gwion Edwards
64'
64'
Dylan Smith- sub ->Keith Watson
Jason Holt- Yellow
68'
72'
Simon Murray(goal)
78'
Alex Samuel- sub ->Victor Loturi
Dylan Bahamboula- sub ->Bruce Anderson
79'
79'
83'
Stephen Kelly- sub ->Cristian Montano
83'
Dylan Bahamboula- Yellow
89'
Shamal George- Yellow
90'
Kurtis Guthrie- sub ->Scott Pittman
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this contest, Livingston will have 39 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Ross County will stay with 24 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

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

Ross County will play away agasint Hearts on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.3
90'
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
7.4
Goals39'
D
Morgan Boyes 15.Wales
7.0
D
Luiyi de Lucas  23.Dominican Republic
6.8
D
Cristian Montano 11.Colombia
6.2
83'
M
James Penrice 29.Scotland
7.2
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
7.1
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.9
79' 68'
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
6.6
90'
M
Joel Nouble 19.England
6.8
Goals37'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
7.4
79'
Substitutes
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
M
S. Oméonga 33.Belgium
6.8
79'
M
Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland
6.4
83'
M
Dylan Bahamboula 7.Republic of the Congo
6.4
79' 89'
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England
90'

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 (6.3), Nicky Devlin (7.4), Luiyi de Lucas (6.8), Morgan Boyes (7.0), Cristian Montano (6.2), Jason Holt (6.9), Andrew Shinnie (7.1), James Penrice (7.2), Scott Pitman (6.6), Joel Nouble (6.8) and Bruce Anderson (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Stephane Omeonga (6.8), Jack Hamilton, Stephen Kelly (6.4), Kurtis Guthrie, Dylan Bahamboula (6.4), Jamie Brandon and Lucas Stenhouse.

Substitutions

Livingston made 4 changes: Jason Holt for Stephane Omeonga (79′), Bruce Anderson for Dylan Bahamboula (79′), Cristian Montano for Stephen Kelly (83′) and Scott Pittman for Kurtis Guthrie (90′).

Best player: Nicky Devlin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Nicky Devlin.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 33 passes (48% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.0
D
Keith Watson 15.Scotland
6.4
64'
D
Connor Randall 2.England
6.9
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
6.6
83'
M
George Harmon 16.England
6.9
M
Gwion Edwards 29.Wales
7.3
59'
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.6
64'
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.8
78'
F
Josh Sims 11.England
6.4
59'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.8
F
Eamonn Brophy 27.Scotland
6.4
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
7.0
64'
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
7.1
59'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
6.6
64'
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales
6.5
78'
F
Josh Stones 49.England
F
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
6.9
59' Goals72'
F
D. Samuel 9.England

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

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (7.0), Connor Randall (6.9), Keith Watson (6.4), Alex Iacovitti (6.6), Gwion Edwards (7.3), Nohan Kenneh (6.6), Victor Loturi (6.8), George Harmon (6.9), Josh Sims (6.4), Jordan White (6.8) and Eamonn Brophy (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Munro, Alex Samuel (6.5), Ross Callachan (7.1), Josh Stones, David Cancola (6.6), Simon Murray (6.9), Dominic Samuel and Dylan Smith (7.0).

Substitutions

Ross County made 5 changes: Gwion Edwards for Simon Murray (59′), Josh Sims for Ross Callachan (59′), Nohan Kenneh for David Cancola (64′), Keith Watson for Dylan Smith (64′) and Victor Loturi for Alex Samuel (78′).

Best player: Gwion Edwards​

The most impressive player for Ross County was Gwion Edwards.

His rating is (7.3) with 14 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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