LIVINGSTON. Hearts conquers Livingston 1-0 after L. Boyce scored just 1 goal (49′).

The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Steven Reid. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.7 degrees Celsius or 33.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Livingston

0 - 1

Hearts

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 121 Attack 98
  • 36 Dangerous attack 36
  • 115 Ball safe 103
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Livingston was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Hearts that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was has a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Hearts managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Livingston shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Hearts shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 3 yellow cards (J. Holt, C. Sibbald and B. Anderson). On the opposite side, Hearts received 4 yellow cards (P. Haring, J. Souttar, A. Gnanduillet and C. Devlin).

Match Timeline

17'
29'
Peter Haring - sub ->B. Woodburn
Jason Holt- Yellow
32'
49'
L. Boyce(goal)B. McKay
Craig Sibbald- Yellow
50'
Bruce Anderson- sub ->C. Sibbald
63'
Cristian Montano- sub ->J. McMillan
63'
67'
70'
Peter Haring - Yellow
Bruce Anderson- Yellow
73'
78'
80'
90'
90'
Cammy Devlin- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
93
5
Livingston
49
5
Rangers
89
5
Hibernian
45
5
Hearts
61
5
St. Mirren
44
5
Aberdeen
41
5
Dundee United
48
5
St. Johnstone
35
5
Motherwell
46
5
Dundee
29
5
Ross County
41
5

After playing this encounter, Livingston will stay with 13 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Hearts will have 30 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away with Dundee United on the 11th of December with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Livingston (2 draws).

Hearts will host Rangers on the 12th of December with a 27-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (8 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Max Stryjek 32.Poland
6.8
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
6.8
D
Jack Fitzwater 5.England
6.6
D
Tom Parkes 4.England
6.3
D
James Penrice 29.Scotland
6.6
M
J. McMillan 21.Scotland
6.9
63'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.7
32'
M
S. Oméonga 33.Belgium
6.8
67'
M
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
7.0
F
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
7.0
F
Craig Sibbald 10.Scotland
6.8
63' 50'
Substitutes
G
G. Maley 36.Scotland
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
M
Cristian Montano 11.Colombia
6.5
63'
M
Ben Williamson 12.Scotland
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
6.6
63' 73'
F
Harry Panayiotou 15.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.2
67'

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

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Max Stryjek (6.8), Nicky Devlin (6.8), Jack Fitzwater (6.6), Tom Parkes (6.3), James Penrice (6.6), Jack McMillan (6.9), Jason Holt (6.7), Stephane Omeonga (6.8), Alan Forrest (7.0), Craig Sibbald (6.8) and Andrew Shinnie (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Gary Maley, Cristian Montano (6.5), Ayo Obileye, Sean Kelly, Ben Williamson, Bruce Anderson (6.6) and Harry Panayiotou (6.2).

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: C. Sibbald for B. Anderson (63′), J. McMillan for C. Montano (63′) and S. Omeonga for H. Panayiotou (67′).

Best player: Alan Forrest​

The player that probably impressed the most for Livingston was Alan Forrest.

His rating is (7.0) with 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
8.4
D
J. Souttar 4.Scotland
8.0
78'
D
Craig Halkett 19.Scotland
6.6
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
6.4
M
Michael Smith 2.Northern Ireland
6.5
17'
M
Aaron McEneff 8.Northern Ireland
7.8
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
7.6
90'
M
Alex Cochrane 17.England
7.0
F
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
7.6
F
L. Boyce 10.Northern Ireland
8.0
80' 49'
F
Ben Woodburn 9.Wales
6.1
29'
Substitutes
G
R. Stewart 13.Scotland
D
T. Moore 15.England
6.1
17'
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
7.0
29' 70'
M
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
M
Gary Mackay-Steven 11.Scotland
M
Josh Ginnelly 30.England
F
Armand Gnanduillet 21.France
6.3
80' 90'

Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon (8.4), John Souttar (8.0), Craig Halkett (6.6), Stephen Kingsley (6.4), Michael Smith (6.5), Aaron McEneff (7.8), Cameron Devlin (7.6), Alex Cochrane (7.0), Barrie McKay (7.6), Liam Boyce (8.0) and Ben Woodburn (6.1).

They had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Peter Haring (7.0), Taylor Moore (6.1), Jamie Walker, Gary Mackay-Steven, Josh Ginnelly and Armand Gnanduillet (6.3).

Hearts could not rely on the presence of T. Moore (injured) and A. Gnanduillet (injured).

Substitutions

Hearts made 3 changes: M. Smith for T. Moore (17′), B. Woodburn for P. Haring (29′) and L. Boyce for A. Gnanduillet (80′).

Best player: Craig Gordon​

The most impressive player for Hearts was the goalkeeper: Craig Gordon. His rating is 8.42. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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