DINGWALL. Ross County beats Livingston with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Iacovitti (40′) and a goal from A. Samuel  (61′). Livingston lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Dickinson who had the assistance of Jonathan Bell and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ross County

2 - 0

Livingston

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 97 Attack 106
  • 43 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Livingston was in firm control of the ball 56% while Ross County was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Ross County succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Ross County shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Livingston shot 10 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 2 yellow cards (Victor Loturi and Connor Randall). Regarding the opposition, Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Dylan Bahamboula and S. Kelly).

Also, Livingston didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (81′).

Match Timeline

Victor Loturi- Yellow
27'
Connor Randall- Yellow
30'
40'
57'
Alex Samuel- sub ->S. Murray
57'
57'
Alex Samuel(goal)Yan Dhanda
61'
61'
James Penrice- sub ->Cristian Montano
71'
Dylan Bahamboula- sub ->Steven Bradley
71'
Jordan Tillson- sub ->David Cancola
71'
73'
Dylan Bahamboula- Yellow
73'
Kurtis Guthrie- sub ->Bruce Anderson
81'
Kurtis Guthrie- Red
81'
Kurtis Guthrie(var)
84'
90'
Stephen Kelly- Yellow

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 match, Ross County will have 27 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Livingston will stay with 42 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will play away against Dundee United on the 13th of May with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (4 draws).

Livingston will play away agasint Kilmarnock on the 13th of May with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
6.8
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
6.5
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
7.7
40'
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
6.8
M
Connor Randall 2.England
7.0
30'
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.1
57' 27'
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
7.6
84'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
7.1
71'
M
George Harmon 16.England
6.8
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.2
57'
F
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
6.4
57'
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
M
Josh Sims 11.England
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.2
71'
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.7
57'
F
O. Edwards 7.England
84'
F
Josh Stones 49.England
6.6
57'
F
Jordy Hiwula 19.England
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales
7.2
57' 61'

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

The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw (6.8), Keith Watson (6.5), Jack Baldwin (6.8), Alex Iacovitti (7.7), Connor Randall (7.0), Victor Loturi (6.1), Yan Dhanda (7.6), David Cancola (6.9), George Harmon (6.8), Jordan White (6.2) and Simon Murray (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Munro, Dylan Smith, Josh Sims, Owura Edwards, Jordan Tillson (6.2), Nohan Kenneh (6.7), Josh Stones (6.6), Jordy Hiwula and Alex Samuel (7.2).

Substitutions

Ross County made 5 changes: Victor Loturi for Nohan Kenneh (57′), S. Murray for Alex Samuel (57′), Jordan White for Josh Stones (57′), David Cancola for Jordan Tillson (70′) and Yan Dhanda for Owura Edwards (84′).

Best player: Alex Iacovitti​

The most impressive player for Ross County was Alex Iacovitti.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.1
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
6.4
D
Jack Fitzwater 5.England
6.6
71'
D
Morgan Boyes 15.Wales
6.6
D
Cristian Montano 11.Colombia
6.5
61'
M
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
6.8
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.6
M
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland
6.4
71'
M
Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland
6.2
90'
M
Joel Nouble 19.England
6.4
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
D
Tom Parkes 4.England
D
Luiyi de Lucas 23.Dominican Republic
6.4
71'
D
James Penrice 29.Scotland
6.8
61'
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
M
Dylan Bahamboula 7.Republic of the Congo
6.2
71' 73'
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England
5.5
73' 81'

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

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (6.1), Nicky Devlin (6.4), Jack Fitzwater (6.6), Morgan Boyes (6.6), Cristian Montano (6.6), Sean Kelly (6.8), Jason Holt (6.6), Steven Bradley (6.4), Stephen Kelly (6.2), Joel Nouble (6.4) and Bruce Anderson (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Tom Parkes, Luiyi de Lucas (6.4), James Penrice (6.2), Jamie Brandon, Dylan Bahamboula (6.2), Scott Pitman, Andrew Shinnie and Kurtis Guthrie (5.5).

Substitutions

Livingston made 4 changes: Cristian Montano for James Penrice (61′), Steven Bradley for Dylan Bahamboula (71′), Jack Fitzwater for Luiyi de Lucas Pérez (71′) and Bruce Anderson for Kurtis Guthrie (73′).

Best player: Sean Kelly​

The most impressive player for Livingston was Sean Kelly.

His rating is (6.8) with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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