DUNDEE. Dundee prevails over Livingston 1-0 after L. McCowan scored just 1 goal (57′).

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Monday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Alan James Muir who was helped by Graeme Stewart and David Dunne. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 12.05 degrees Celsius or 53.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Dundee

1 - 0

Livingston

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 80 Attack 107
  • 32 Dangerous attack 69
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 12
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Dundee was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Livingston that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Dundee found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Dundee shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Livingston shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 2 yellow cards (Luke McCowan and Joe Shaughnessy). On the other side, Livingston received 3 yellow cards (Sean Kelly, Michael Nottingham and Danny Lloyd).

Match Timeline

Joe Shaughnessy - Yellow
6'
Luke McCowan- Yellow
12'
Malachi Boateng- sub ->Mohammad Sylla
46'
47'
Danny Lloyd- Yellow
51'
Dan MacKay- sub ->Danny Lloyd
55'
Sean Kelly(VAR_CARD)
55'
Sean Kelly- Yellow
Luke McCowan(goal)
57'
60'
Bruce Anderson- sub ->Stephen Kelly
66'
Michael Nottingham- sub ->Miles Welch-Hayes
66'
Mo Sangare- sub ->Jason Holt
Ryan Howley- sub ->Lyall Cameron
71'
Zach Robinson- sub ->Amadou Bakayoko
71'
80'
Michael Nottingham- Yellow
Aaron Donnelly- sub ->Owen Beck
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this contest, Dundee will have 14 points like Hearts to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Livingston will stay with 10 points like Ross County to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Kevin McKenna 31.Northern Ireland
7.5
D
Joe Shaughnessy 5.Republic of Ireland
7.9
6'
D
Ricki Lamie 12.Scotland
8.1
D
Antonio Portales 29.Mexico
7.5
M
O. Beck 3.Wales
8.2
90'
M
Jordan McGhee 6.Scotland
6.7
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
6.7
71'
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
7.3
12' 57'
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
7.1
46'
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
6.4
71'
F
Z. Rudden 20.Scotland
6.7
Substitutes
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
D
Cammy Kerr 2.Scotland
D
Aaron Donnelly 25.Northern Ireland
6.6
90'
M
Charlie Reilly 18.Scotland
M
F. Robertson 19.Scotland
M
Malachi Boateng 23.England
6.8
46'
F
Diego Pineda 11.Mexico
F
Zach Robinson 16.England
6.7
71'
F
Ryan Howley 21.Wales
6.4
71'

Dundee started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Tony Docherty decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (7.5), Juan Portales (7.5), Joe Shaughnessy (7.9), Ricki Lamie (8.1), Jordan McGhee (6.7), Lyall Cameron (6.7), Mohammad Sylla (7.1), Luke McCowan (7.3), Owen Beck (8.2), Amadou Bakayoko (6.4) and Zak Rudden (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Legzdins, Cammy Kerr, Diego Pineda, Zach Robinson (6.7), Charlie Reilly, Finlay Robertson, Ryan Howley (6.4), Malachi Boateng (6.8) and Aaron Donnelly (6.6).

Substitutions

Dundee made 4 changes: Mohammad Sylla for Malachi Boateng (46′), Lyall Cameron for Ryan Howley (71′), Amadou Bakayoko for Zach Robinson (71′) and Owen Beck for Aaron Donnelly (90′).

Best player: Owen Beck​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Owen Beck even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 24 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
6.6
D
Mikey Devlin 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Miles Welch-Hayes 14.England
6.4
66'
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
6.4
55'
D
James Penrice 29.Scotland
7.5
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
6.8
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.7
66'
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
7.0
M
Danny Lloyd 25.England
6.6
51' 47'
F
Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland
6.3
60'
F
Joel Nouble 19.England
6.1
Substitutes
G
Shamal George 1.England
D
Tom Parkes 4.England
90'
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
D
Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis
7.5
66' 80'
M
Mo Sangare 20.Liberia
6.8
66'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
7.3
60'
F
Dan MacKay 11.Scotland
7.1
51'
F
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England

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

David Martindale played with: Jack Hamilton (6.6), Miles Welch-Hayes (6.4), Michael Devlin (7.0), Sean Kelly (6.4), James Penrice (7.5), Andrew Shinnie (7.0), Scott Pitman (6.8), Jason Holt (6.7), Danny Lloyd (6.6), Joel Nouble (6.1) and Stephen Kelly (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Shamal George, Tom Parkes, Bruce Anderson (7.3), Daniel MacKay (7.1), Jamie Brandon, Steven Bradley, M. Sangare (6.8), Michael Nottingham (7.5) and Kurtis Guthrie.

Livingston could not rely on the presence of M. Sangare (injured) and Tom Parkes (injured).

Substitutions

Livingston made 5 changes: Stephen Kelly for Bruce Anderson (60′), Danny Lloyd for Daniel MacKay (51′), Jason Holt for M. Sangare (66′), Miles Welch-Hayes for Michael Nottingham (66′) and Michael Nottingham for Tom Parkes (90′).

Best player: Michael Nottingham​

The most impressive player for Livingston was Michael Nottingham.

His rating is (7.5) with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Results of the day

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