MOTHERWELL. Motherwell topped Livingston to win 2-1. K. van was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Motherwell to strike first with a goal of K. van Veen at the 13′. Then K. van Veen scored again for Motherwell in the 69′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, B. Anderson reduced the distance for Livingston (87′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Livingston lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson assisted by Graeme Stewart and Dougie Potter. The 4th official was Barry Cook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Motherwell

2 - 1

Livingston

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 87 Attack 112
  • 58 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Livingston had a superior ball possession 57% while Motherwell was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match​.

Motherwell shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Livingston shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Motherwell didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Livingston received 3 yellow cards (C. Sibbald, J. Longridge and S. Kelly).

Match Timeline

13'
42'
Craig Sibbald- Yellow
47'
60'
Bruce Anderson- sub ->C. Sibbald
69'
71'
74'
79'
84'
85'
Sean Kelly- Yellow
87'
Bruce Anderson(goal)J. Penrice
90'

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 this encounter, Motherwell will have 31 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Livingston will stay with 20 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Ross County on the 18th of January with a 16-9 head to head in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).

Livingston will host Dundee on the 18th of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Dundee (2 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
L. Kelly 1.Scotland
6.8
D
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
6.5
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
6.9
D
Sondre Solholm Johansen 21.Norway
7.3
79'
D
Nathan McGinley 19.England
6.8
M
Barry Maguire 6.Scotland
6.2
M
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
M
Sean Goss 27.England
7.2
F
K. Woolery 7.England
7.0
90'
F
Kevin van Veen 9.Netherlands
8.8
13', 69'
F
Connor Shields 29.Scotland
7.2
84'
Substitutes
G
Scott Fox 12.Scotland
D
J. Ojala 14.Finland
6.3
79'
D
Liam David Grimshaw 23.England
6.4
84'
M
Robbie Crawford 20.Scotland
M
Jordan Roberts 28.England
90'
F
Justin Amaluzor 17.England
F
Tony Watt 32.Scotland

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

The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (6.8), Stephen O’Donnell (6.5), Bevis Mugabi (6.9), Sondre Solholm Johansen (7.3), Nathan McGinley (6.8), Liam Donnelly (6.4), Barry Maguire (6.2), Sean Goss (7.2), Kaiyne Woolery (7.0), Kevin van Veen (8.8) and Connor Shields (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Juhani Ojala (6.3), Liam David Grimshaw (6.4), Robbie Crawford, Jordan Roberts, Justin Amaluzor and Tony Watt.

Motherwell could not rely on the presence of J. Ojala (injured).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: S. Johansen for J. Ojala (79′), C. Shields for L. Grimshaw (84′) and K. Woolery for J. Roberts (90′).

Best player: Kevin van Veen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Kevin van Veen.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 22 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Max Stryjek 32.Poland
6.4
D
Jackson Longridge 3.Scotland
6.8
47'
D
Jack Fitzwater 5.England
6.6
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
6.3
M
James Penrice 29.Scotland
6.1
M
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
6.4
85'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.9
M
S. Oméonga 33.Belgium
6.4
74'
M
Craig Sibbald 10.Scotland
6.9
60' 42'
F
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
6.4
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
G. Maley 36.Scotland
D
J. McMillan 21.Scotland
6.5
74'
M
M. Bartley 40.England
F
Harry Panayiotou 15.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.9
71'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
7.1
60' 87'
F
J. Hamilton 23.Scotland

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

David Martindale played with: Max Stryjek (6.4), Jack Fitzwater (6.6), Ayo Obileye (6.3), Jackson Longridge (6.8), Sean Kelly (6.4), Craig Sibbald (6.9), Jason Holt (6.9), Stephane Omeonga (6.4), James Penrice (6.1), Alan Forrest (6.8) and Andrew Shinnie (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gary Maley, Jack McMillan (6.5), Marvin Bartley, Harry Panayiotou (6.9), Bruce Anderson (7.1) and Jack Hamilton.

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: C. Sibbald for B. Anderson (60′), A. Forrest for H. Panayiotou (71′) and S. Omeonga for J. McMillan (74′).

Best player: Bruce Anderson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Livingston was Bruce Anderson.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Results of the day

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