LIVINGSTON. Livingston and Kilmarnock didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
Bruce Anderson didn’t convert a decisive penalty (83′). That would have allowed Livingston to win the match.
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 William Collum assisted by Craig Ferguson and Drew Kirkland. The 4th official was Ross Hardie. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.27 degrees Celsius or 52.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 1 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 84
- 39 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Livingston was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Kilmarnock that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kilmarnock was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Kilmarnock to win the match.
Livingston shot 8 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Michael Devlin and Ayo Obileye). On the opposite side, Kilmarnock received 1 yellow card (Robbie Deas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Livingston has 11 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock will has 24 points like Hibernian to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away against Aberdeen on the 20th of December with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).
Kilmarnock will host St. Johnstone on the 23rd of December with a 19-15 head to head in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
77'
74'
Livingston started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George , Michael Nottingham , Ayo Obileye , Michael Devlin , Joel Nouble , Jason Holt , Sean Kelly , James Penrice , Scott Pitman , Andrew Shinnie and Kurtis Guthrie .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Montano , Tom Parkes, Bruce Anderson , Stephen Kelly , Jamie Brandon, Miles Welch-Hayes, Steven Bradley, Mo Sangare and Jack Hamilton.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Sean Kelly for Bruce Anderson (46′), Andrew Shinnie for Cristian Montano (74′) and Kurtis Guthrie for Stephen Kelly (83′).
Player of the match: Michael Nottingham
The player that probably impressed the most for Livingston was Michael Nottingham.
His rating is with 21 passes (48% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Stuart Findlay , Robbie Deas , Danny Armstrong , Brad Lyons , David Watson , Liam Polworth , Corrie Ndaba , Marley Watkins and Kyle Vassell .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rory McKenzie, Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray, Kyle Magennis, Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas , Steven Warnock and Gary Mackay-Steven.
Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of Andrew Dallas (injured) and Rory McKenzie (injured).
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 4 changes: Marley Watkins for Andrew Dallas (33′), Liam Polworth for Gary Mackay-Steven (87′), Danny Armstrong for Kyle Magennis (87′) and Kyle Magennis for Rory McKenzie (90′).
Player of the match: Danny Armstrong
The most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Danny Armstrong.
His rating is with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 15 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Hibernian – 1-0
- St. Mirren – Motherwell – 0-0
- Ross County – Dundee – 0-1
- Livingston – Kilmarnock – 0-0
- Celtic – Hearts – 0-2
