LIVINGSTON. Livingston tops Celtic 1-0 after A. Shinnie scored just 1 goal (25′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (79%).
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Euan Anderson who was helped by David McGeachie and Ross MacLeod. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Livingston started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1). On the opposite side, Celtic adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
1'
65'
25'
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Max Stryjek , Nicky Devlin , Ayo Obileye , Jack Fitzwater , Jackson Longridge , Ben Williamson , Adam Lewis , Jack McMillan , Jason Holt , James Penrice and Andrew Shinnie .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Barden, Sean Kelly, Cristian Montano, Alan Forrest , Scott Pitman , Bruce Anderson and Odin Bailey .
Livingston could not rely on the presence of O. Bailey (injured) and A. Forrest (injured).
Best player: Max Stryjek
The player that probably impressed the most for Livingston was the goalkeeper: Max Stryjek. His rating is 7.80. He performed 0 saves.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Josip Juranović , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Stephen Welsh , Boli Bolingoli , Tom Rogić , James McCarthy , David Turnbull , Liel Abada , Albian Ajeti and Jota .
They had on the bench: Scott Bain, Liam Scales, Nir Bitton , Anthony Ralston, Adam Montgomery, Ismaila Soro and Michael Johnston .
Best player: David Turnbull
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was David Turnbull.
His rating is with 61 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Match Statistics
- ! 21 Ball Possession 79
Shots
- 7 Total 17
- 4 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 17
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 52 Attack 162
- 25 Dangerous attack 91
- 84 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 79% while Livingston was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Celtic was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Livingston found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Livingston shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 17 times, 0 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 3 yellow cards (N. Devlin, J. Holt and A. Lewis). On the opposite side, Celtic received 2 yellow cards (S. Welsh and B. Bolingoli).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Livingston will have 4 points like St. Mirren to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Celtic will stay with 9 points to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away against Hearts on the 25th of September with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (4 draws).
Celtic will host Dundee United on the 26th of September with a 29-3 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (12 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – Celtic – 1-0
- Rangers – Motherwell – 1-1
- Dundee United – Dundee – 1-0
