EDINBURGH. Hearts beats Livingston 1-0 after K. Vargas scored just 1 goal (79′). Hearts was definitely better in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Chris Graham who had the assistance of Dougie Potter and Sean Carr. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.99 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hearts had a superior ball possession 77% while Livingston was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts was more pushing with 107 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match​.

Hearts shot 25 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Livingston shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 2 yellow cards (Beni Baningime and Cammy Devlin). On the opposite side, Livingston received 4 yellow cards (Jason Holt, Bruce Anderson, Andrew Shinnie and James Penrice).

Standings

After this match, Hearts will have 14 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Livingston will stay with 10 points like Ross County to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Rangers on the 6th of December with a 34-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (9 draws).

Livingston will play away agasint Dundee on the 5th of November with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (2 draws).

Hearts – Formation

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

The manager Steven Naismith decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark (7.0), Stephen Kingsley (8.5), Frankie Kent (7.9), Kye Rowles (8.5), Alan Forrest (7.0), Cammy Devlin (6.4), Beni Baningime (6.4), Alex Cochrane  (7.9), Alex Lowry (8.5), Lawrence Shankland (7.9) and Liam Boyce (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Haring, Jorge Grant (7.5), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.8), Yutaro Oda (6.7), Michael McGovern, Andy Halliday, Toby Sibbick, Odel Offiah and Kenneth Vargas (7.5).

Hearts could not rely on the presence of Jorge Grant (injured), Andy Halliday (injured) and Andy Halliday (injured).

Substitutions

Hearts made 6 changes: Cammy Devlin for Jorge Grant (46′), Beni Baningime for Calem Nieuwenhof (76′), Alan Forrest for Yutaro Oda (62′), Liam Boyce for Kenneth Vargas (69′), Alex Lowry for Andy Halliday (90′) and Alex Lowry for Andy Halliday (67′).

Best player: Stephen Kingsley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hearts was Stephen Kingsley even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 91 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

Livingston – Formation

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

David Martindale played with: Jack Hamilton (9.1), Miles Welch-Hayes (7.3), Michael Devlin (6.7), Sean Kelly (6.8), James Penrice (7.3), Andrew Shinnie (6.4), M. Sangare (7.1), Jason Holt (7.0), Scott Pitman (7.0), Joel Nouble (6.8) and Stephen Kelly (6.4).

They had on the bench: Shamal George, Tom Parkes, Bruce Anderson (6.4), Daniel MacKay (6.4), Jamie Brandon (6.7), Steven Bradley, Luiyi de Lucas, Danny Lloyd (6.8) and Samson Lawal.

Livingston could not rely on the presence of Bruce Anderson (injured).

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: Stephen Kelly for Jamie Brandon (67′), Jason Holt for Danny Lloyd (82′) and Andrew Shinnie for Bruce Anderson (82′).

Best player: Jack Hamilton​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was the goalkeeper: Jack Hamilton. His rating is 9.08. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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

• St. Johnstone – Kilmarnock – 2-1
• Motherwell – Aberdeen – 2-4
• Hearts – Livingston – 1-0
• Dundee – Rangers – 0-5
• Celtic – St. Mirren – 2-1