LIVINGSTON. Livingston prevails over Motherwell with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Anderson (53′) and a penalty scored by S. Kelly (62′).
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 assistance of Calum Spence and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was . The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 9.69 degrees Celsius or 49.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 3
- 3 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 0
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 108 Attack 101
- 58 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Livingston was in firm control of the ball 55% while Motherwell was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Livingston was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Livingston won the match.
Livingston shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Motherwell shot 3 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 1 yellow card (Jason Holt). Regarding the opposition, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (Conor Wilkinson, Brodie Spencer and Dan Casey).
Also, Motherwell didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Lennon Miller (Motherwell) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Livingston will have 10 points like Motherwell to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will stay with 10 points like Livingston to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away with Hearts on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).
Motherwell will host Hibernian on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head stats in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
62'
72'
90'
Livingston started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George , Luiyi de Lucas , Ayo Obileye , Sean Kelly , Daniel MacKay , Jason Holt , Scott Pitman , James Penrice , Stephen Kelly , Joel Nouble and Bruce Anderson .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Parkes, Jamie Brandon, Steven Bradley, Mohammed Sangare, Andrew Shinnie, Kurtis Guthrie, Jack Hamilton, Calan Ledingham and Samson Lawal.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Bruce Anderson for Kurtis Guthrie (82′), Stephen Kelly for Andrew Shinnie (72′) and Daniel MacKay for Steven Bradley (85′).
Best player: Joel Nouble
The most impressive player for Livingston was Joel Nouble even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 18 duels out of 26. He performed 1 cross.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
45'
Motherwell started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Bevis Mugabi , Dan Casey , Stephen O’Donnell , Harrison Paton , Lennon Miller , Brodie Spencer , Callum Slattery , Thelonius Bair and Blair Spittal .
They had on the bench: Georgie Gent, Aston Oxborough, Davor Zdravkovski, Oli Shaw, Shane Blaney, Luca Ross, Pape Souaré, Conor Wilkinson and Max Ross.
Substitutions
Motherwell made 4 changes: Stephen O’Donnell for Georgie Gent (67′), Bevis Mugabi for Oli Shaw (67′), Thelonius Bair for Conor Wilkinson (67′) and Harrison Paton for Davor Zdravkovski (85′).
Best player: Lennon Miller
The most impressive player for Motherwell was Lennon Miller.
His rating is with 19 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – Motherwell – 2-0
- Hearts – Hibernian – 2-2
- Celtic – Kilmarnock – 3-1
