EDINBURGH. Livingston beat Hibernian. Hibernian was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Chris Rae. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.24 degrees Celsius or 61.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Hibernian

2 - 3

Livingston

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 129 Attack 69
  • 97 Dangerous attack 23
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hibernian had a superior ball possession 67% while Livingston was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hibernian was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Livingston found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Hibernian shot 13 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (Christian Doidge and Joe Newell). Regarding the opposition, Livingston received 4 yellow cards (Shamal George, Mohammed Sangare, Jamie Brandon and Kurtis Guthrie).

Match Timeline

Joe Newell- Yellow
6'
Jordan Obita(owngoal)
8'
15'
33'
Kurtis Guthrie- Yellow
40'
Jamie Brandon- Yellow
Max Boruc- sub ->David Marshall
46'
59'
Martin Boyle(goal)Christian Doidge
61'
63'
Josh Campbell- sub ->Allan Delferriere
65'
Adam Le Fondre- sub ->Riley Harbottle
65'
Dylan Vente- sub ->Christian Doidge
65'
66'
Mo Sangare- sub ->Jamie Brandon
75'
Mo Sangare(goal)Joel Nouble
77'
Mo Sangare- Yellow
79'
Shamal George- Yellow
Josh Campbell(goal)
86'
90'
Morgan Boyes- sub ->Joel Nouble

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this contest, Hibernian stays with 0 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Livingston has 4 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away with Motherwell on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).

Livingston will play away agasint Hearts on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
6.4
46'
D
Will Fish 5.England
7.0
D
Jordan Obita 21.England
6.4
D
Riley Harbottle 26.England
6.4
65'
D
Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium
6.3
M
Joe Newell 11.England
6.8
6'
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
7.3
M
Allan Delferriere 28.Belgium
7.3
65'
F
Élie Youan 7.France
6.8
F
Martin Boyle 10.Australia
7.1
61'
F
Christian Doidge 23.Wales
7.5
65' 15'
Substitutes
G
Max Boruc 25.Poland
6.3
46'
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
D
Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
D
Kanayochukwu Megwa 42.England
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
7.1
65' 86'
F
Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands
6.6
65'
F
Adam Le Fondre 19.England
6.6
65'

Hibernian started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (6.4), Riley Harbottle (6.4), William Fish (7.0), Rocky Bushiri Kiranga (6.3), Jordan Obita (6.4), Allan Delferriere (7.3), James Jeggo (7.3), Joe Newell (6.8), Martin Boyle (7.1), Christian Doidge (7.5) and Thody Elie Youan (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Miller, Paul Hanlon, Dylan Vente (6.6), Lewis Stevenson, Adam Le Fondre (6.6), Maksymilian Boruc (6.3), Josh Campbell (7.1), Rudi Allan Molotnikov and Kanayochukwu Megwa.

Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Maksymilian Boruc (injured) and Adam Le Fondre (injured).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 4 changes: David Marshall for Maksymilian Boruc (46′), Allan Delferriere for Josh Campbell (65′), Riley Harbottle for Adam Le Fondre (65′) and Christian Doidge for Dylan Vente (65′).

Best player: Christian Doidge​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Christian Doidge.

His rating is (7.5) with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.4
79'
D
Mikey Devlin 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
7.1
D
Luiyi de Lucas 23.Dominican Republic
8.1
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
6.6
M
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
7.0
66' 40'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.4
M
Joel Nouble 19.England
6.7
90'
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
7.1
M
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England
7.1
59' 33'
M
James Penrice 29.Scotland
8.2
Substitutes
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
D
Morgan Boyes 15.Wales
90'
D
C. Ledingham 35.Scotland
M
Dylan Bahamboula 7.Republic of the Congo
M
Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland
M
Mo Sangare 20.Liberia
7.1
66' 77' 75'
M
Samson Lawal 40.Nigeria
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
7.5
59' 63'
F
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland

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

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (6.4), Luiyi de Lucas (8.1), Ayo Obileye (7.1), Michael Devlin (7.0), Jamie Brandon (7.0), Jason Holt (6.4), Andrew Shinnie (7.1), James Penrice (8.2), Scott Pitman (6.6), Joel Nouble (6.7) and Kurtis Guthrie (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Dylan Bahamboula, Bruce Anderson (7.5), Stephen Kelly, Morgan Boyes, Steven Bradley, Mohammed Sangare (7.1), Jack Hamilton, Calan Ledingham and Samson Lawal.

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: Kurtis Guthrie for Bruce Anderson (59′), Jamie Brandon for Mohammed Sangare (66′) and Joel Nouble for Morgan Boyes (90′).

Best player: James Penrice​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was James Penrice even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 16 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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