LIVINGSTON. Livingston was capable to clinch a draw against Ross County with a late goal from A. Obileye scored in the (89′) after Ross County got a lead with a goal from D. Cancola (45′). Livingston was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

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 Grant Irvine with the help of David McGeachie and David Doig. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Livingston

1 - 1

Ross County

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 12 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 111 Attack 96
  • 63 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Livingston was in firm control of the ball 60% while Ross County was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Livingston to win the match​.

Livingston shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ross County shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 2 yellow cards (J. Penrice and A. Obileye). On the opposite side, Ross County received 4 yellow cards (D. Cancola, R. Charles-Cook, C. Randall and J. Baldwin).

Match Timeline

34'
45'
57'
65'
Ross Callachan- sub ->D. Samuel
Scott Pittman- sub ->C. Sibbald
70'
James Penrice- Yellow
72'
Bruce Anderson- sub ->A. Shinnie
74'
78'
82'
85'
88'
Connor Randall- Yellow
Ayo Obileye(goal)J. Penrice
89'
Ayo Obileye- Yellow
90'
90'
Jack Baldwin- 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 match, Livingston will have 20 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Ross County will have 15 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away with Motherwell on the 26th of December with a 11-2 head to head record in favor of Motherwell (3 draws).

Ross County will play away agasint Hearts on the 26th of December with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (11 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Max Stryjek 32.Poland
6.8
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
7.1
D
Jack Fitzwater 5.England
7.1
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
7.8
90' 89'
D
James Penrice 29.Scotland
7.0
72'
M
J. McMillan 21.Scotland
6.7
57'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
7.1
M
S. Oméonga 33.Belgium
6.8
F
Craig Sibbald 10.Scotland
6.9
70'
F
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
6.4
74'
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.9
Substitutes
G
G. Maley 36.Scotland
D
Jackson Longridge 3.Scotland
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
6.2
70'
M
Odin Bailey 14.England
6.5
57'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
7.0
74'
F
Harry Panayiotou 15.Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Max Stryjek (6.8), Nicky Devlin (7.1), Jack Fitzwater (7.1), Ayo Obileye (7.8), James Penrice (7.0), Jack McMillan (6.7), Jason Holt (7.1), Stephane Omeonga (6.8), Craig Sibbald (6.9), Andrew Shinnie (6.4) and Alan Forrest (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Gary Maley, Jackson Longridge, Sean Kelly, Scott Pitman (6.2), Bruce Anderson (7.0), Harry Panayiotou and Odin Bailey (6.5).

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: J. McMillan for O. Bailey (57′), C. Sibbald for S. Pittman (70′) and A. Shinnie for B. Anderson (74′).

Best player: Ayo Obileye​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Ayo Obileye.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 57 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 31.Australia
6.4
D
Harry Clarke 20.England
6.2
D
Connor Randall 2.England
6.9
88'
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
6.6
90'
D
J. Vokins 3.England
7.1
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
7.3
34' 45'
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.8
M
Regan Charles-Cook 17.England
6.8
85' 78'
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
7.1
82'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.7
F
D. Samuel 10.England
6.5
65'
Substitutes
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
6.2
85'
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
7.1
65'
M
Jack Burroughs 18.Scotland
6.6
82'
M
Ben Paton 24.Canada
M
Joseph Hungbo 23.England
F
Alex Samuel 9.Wales

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

Malky Mackay played with: Ashley Maynard Brewer (6.4), Connor Randall (6.9), Harry Clarke (6.2), Jack Baldwin (6.6), Jake Vokins (7.1), Regan Charles-Cook (6.8), Jordan Tillson (6.8), David Cancola (7.3), Blair Spittal (7.1), Dominic Samuel (6.5) and Jordan White (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Keith Watson (6.2), Ross Callachan (7.1), Jack Burroughs (6.6), Ben Paton, Joseph Hungbo and Alex Samuel.

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: D. Samuel for R. Callachan (65′), B. Spittal for J. Burroughs (82′) and R. Charles-Cook for K. Watson (85′).

Best player: David Cancola​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was David Cancola.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 23 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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