LIVINGSTON. Livingston defeated Dundee United to win 2-1. It was Livingston to strike first with a goal of Bruce Anderson at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 21′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, James Penrice gave the win to Livingston in the 59′ minute with a goal. Dundee United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
Aziz Behich received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Dundee United lost the match.
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 Don Robertson with the help of Gary Hilland and Chris Rae. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 14 Total 17
- 7 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 8
- 91 Attack 116
- 35 Dangerous attack 62
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 12
Fouls
- 16 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Dundee United had a strong ball possession 59% while Livingston was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dundee United was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Livingston was able to find the solution to win this match.
Livingston shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Stephane Omeonga and Steven Bradley). On the other side, Dundee United received 3 yellow cards (Ilmari Niskanen, Aziz Behich and ).
Also, Dundee United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Aziz Behich (Dundee United) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Livingston will have 42 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Dundee United will stay with 31 points like Kilmarnock to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away with St. Johnstone on the 28th of May with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Livingston (5 draws).
Dundee United will play away agasint Motherwell on the 28th of May with a 22-16 head to head stats in favor of Dundee United (14 draws).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
58'
59'
80'
Livingston adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George , Nicky Devlin , Luiyi de Lucas , Morgan Boyes , Cristian Montano , Sean Kelly , Andrew Shinnie , James Penrice , Stephen Kelly , Joel Nouble and Bruce Anderson .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Tom Parkes , Stephane Omeonga , Jamie Brandon , Jason Holt, Scott Pitman and Steven Bradley .
Livingston could not rely on the presence of Scott Pittman (injured) and Steven Bradley (injured).
Substitutions
Livingston made 5 changes: Andrew Shinnie for Stephane Omeonga (46′), M. Boyes for Tom Parkes (58′), Cristian Montano for Scott Pitman (70′), S. Kelly for Steven Bradley (78′) and Bruce Anderson for Jamie Brandon (78′).
Best player: Bruce Anderson
The most impressive player for Livingston was Bruce Anderson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14.
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
90'
Also Dundee United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jim Goodwin played with: Mark Birighitti , Ilmari Niskanen , Loick Ayina , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Ian Harkes , Craig Sibbald , Glenn Middleton , Jamie McGrath , Aziz Behich and Rory Macleod .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Newman, Ryan Edwards, Peter Pawlett , Kieran Freeman, Mathew Anim Cudjoe , Miller Thomson , Dylan Levitt , Arnaud Djoum and Kai Fotheringham.
Dundee United could not rely on the presence of K. Fotheringham (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee United made 5 changes: Glenn Middleton for Miller Thomson (65′), R. MacLeod for Peter Pawlett (65′), Craig Sibbald for Dylan Levitt (76′), Charlie Mulgrew for Mathew Anim Cudjoe (88′) and Ian Harkes for Kai Fotheringham (88′).
Best player: Jamie McGrath
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee United was Jamie McGrath.
His rating is with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 24. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Ross County – 1-0
- Livingston – Dundee United – 2-1
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- Hearts – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Celtic – St. Mirren – 2-2
