DUNDEE. Dundee United defeats Livingston with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. McGrath (17′) and a goal from S. Fletcher (85′). Livingston lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Paul McAvinue. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 7 Total 8
- 3 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 102 Attack 98
- 46 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Livingston had a strong ball possession 57% while Dundee United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dundee United had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dundee United won the match.
Dundee United shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Livingston shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 4 yellow cards (Craig Sibbald, Jim Goodwin, Ian Harkes and L. Ayina). Talking about the opposition, Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Andrew Shinnie and James Penrice).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dundee United will have 31 points like Kilmarnock to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Livingston will stay with 42 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
58'
31'
17'
Dundee United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti , Kieran Freeman , Loick Ayina , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Craig Sibbald , Ilmari Niskanen , Ian Harkes , Jamie McGrath , Aziz Behich and Steven Fletcher .
The home team had on the bench: Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Rory Macleod, Kai Fotheringham , Ryan Edwards, Sadat Anaku, Arnaud Djoum, Ross Graham, Miller Thomson and Jack Newman.
Dundee United could not rely on the presence of K. Fotheringham (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee United made 3 changes: Jamie McGrath for Kai Fotheringham (31′), K. Fotheringham for Ryan Edwards (88′) and Steven Fletcher for Rory MacLeod (90′).
Best player: Steven Fletcher
The most impressive player for Dundee United was Steven Fletcher.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (45% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 28.
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
Livingston started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Morgan Boyes , Cristian Montano , Andrew Shinnie , Jason Holt , Steven Bradley , Stephen Kelly , Joel Nouble and Bruce Anderson .
These were the players on the bench: Scott Pitman , Jack Hamilton, Dylan Bahamboula, Sean Kelly, James Penrice , Tom Parkes, Kurtis Guthrie , Luiyi de Lucas and Jamie Brandon.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Steven Bradley for James Penrice (72′), S. Kelly for Kurtis Guthrie (72′) and Andrew Shinnie for Scott Pitman (77′).
Best player: Jack Fitzwater
The player that probably impressed the most for Livingston was Jack Fitzwater.
His rating is with 55 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Kilmarnock – 0-2
- St. Johnstone – Hibernian – 1-1
- Hearts – Ross County – 6-1
- Dundee United – Livingston – 2-0
- Celtic – Motherwell – 1-1
