MOTHERWELL. Motherwell was after all too strong for Livingston with the goal of Kevin van Veen (9′), Kevin van Veen (33′) and Max Johnston (34′).

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Grant Irvine assisted by Sean Carr and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was David Munro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Livingston that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Motherwell found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Motherwell shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Livingston shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 1 yellow card (Stephen O’Donnell). Talking about the opposition, Livingston received 1 yellow card (Kurtis Guthrie).

Standings

After this contest, Motherwell will have 36 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Livingston will stay with 39 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Celtic on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Livingston will play away agasint Dundee United on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Livingston (3 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

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

The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (6.9), Paul McGinn (7.2), Calum Butcher (7.2), Dan Casey (6.4), Max Johnston (8.1), Sean Goss (6.8), Dean Cornelius (6.1), James Furlong (7.1), Blair Spittal (7.3), Kevin van Veen (8.3) and Mikael Mandron (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Ricki Lamie, Bevis Mugabi, Stephen O’Donnell, Stuart McKinstry, Callum Slattery, Harrison Paton, Shane Blaney and Jack Aitchison.

Motherwell could not rely on the presence of Ricki Lamie (injured).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 5 changes: Calum Butcher for Ricky Lamie (58′), Mikael Mandron for Harry Paton (64′), Dean Cornelius for Jack Aitchison (81′), Max Johnston for Stephen O’Donnell (81′) and Blair Spittal for Callum Slattery (81′).

Best player: Kevin van Veen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Kevin van Veen.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (6.0), Steven Bradley (6.0), Nicky Devlin (6.2), Jack Fitzwater (6.3), Luiyi de Lucas (6.4), James Penrice (6.1), Stephen Kelly (6.4), Stephane Omeonga (6.3), Jason Holt (6.9), Joel Nouble (6.8) and Kurtis Guthrie (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Morgan Boyes, Andrew Shinnie, Jamie Brandon (6.7), Scott Pitman, Dylan Bahamboula (6.7), Sean Kelly and Bruce Anderson (6.5).

Livingston could not rely on the presence of Dylan Bahamboula (injured).

Substitutions

Livingston made 5 changes: Luiyi de Lucas for Morgan Boyes (46′), Kurtis Guthrie for Bruce Anderson (69′), Steven Bradley for Dylan Bahamboula (69′), Jason Holt for Andrew Shinnie (69′) and James Penrice for Jamie Brandon (83′).

Best player: Jason Holt​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Jason Holt.

His rating is (6.9) with 23 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• St. Johnstone – Ross County – 0-2
• Motherwell – Livingston – 3-0
• Hearts – St. Mirren – 0-2
• Celtic – Rangers – 3-2
• Aberdeen – Kilmarnock – 2-0