GLASGOW. Celtic had a surprising win over Livingston with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Furuhashi (46′) and a goal from L. Scales (51′). Celtic was much better in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid with the help of Daniel McFarlane and Andy Milne. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 22 Total 0
- 7 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 0
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 161 Attack 76
- 120 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 4
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 77% while Livingston was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 120 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 22 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Livingston received 1 yellow card (Jason Holt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celtic has 45 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Livingston will stays with 11 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away against Dundee on the 26th of December with a 19-0 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (4 draws).
Livingston will host St. Johnstone on the 27th of December with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Livingston (6 draws).
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
51'
80'
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Paulo Bernardo , Daizen Maeda , Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma .
The home team had on the bench: Hyun-jun Yang , David Turnbull , Hyeon-gyu Oh , Hyeok-kyu Kwon, Scott Bain, James Forrest , Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh and Mikey Johnston.
Substitutions
Celtic made 4 changes: Daizen Maeda for James Forrest (63′), Luis Palma for Hyun-jun Yang (71′), Paulo Bernardo for David Turnbull (80′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyeon-gyu Oh (71′).
Player of the match: Luis Palma
The most impressive player for Celtic was Luis Palma even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 17 crosses.
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
67'
Livingston started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
David Martindale played with: Jack Hamilton , Luiyi de Lucas , Ayo Obileye , Tom Parkes , Jamie Brandon , Jason Holt , Andrew Shinnie , James Penrice , Joel Nouble , Scott Pitman and Bruce Anderson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shamal George, Cristian Montano , Stephen Kelly , Miles Welch-Hayes, Steven Bradley, Michael Nottingham , Kurtis Guthrie , Calan Ledingham and Samson Lawal .
Livingston could not rely on the presence of Michael Nottingham (injured).
Substitutions
Livingston made 4 changes: Tom Parkes for Michael Nottingham (42′), Andrew Shinnie for Stephen Kelly (65′), Bruce Anderson for Kurtis Guthrie (65′) and James Penrice for Cristian Montano (86′).
Player of the match: Jack Hamilton
The most impressive player for Livingston was the goalkeeper: Jack Hamilton. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 2-1
- Hearts – St. Mirren – 2-0
- Celtic – Livingston – 2-0
