Motherwell conquers Livingston 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MOTHERWELL. Motherwell prevails over Livingston 3-1.

December 31, 2023

MOTHERWELL. Motherwell conquers Livingston 3-1. Motherwell got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Blair Spittal (14′) and Thelonius Bair (19′). Livingston tried to recover with a goal from Scott Pitman (23′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (35′) scored by Thelonius Bair for Motherwell.

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,076 spectators. The referee was Chris Graham assisted by Alan Mulvanny and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Motherwell

3 - 1

Livingston

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

7 Total 10
4 On Target 1
2 Off Target 6
1 Shots blocked 3

88 Attack 111
41 Dangerous attack 43
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 14
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Motherwell 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 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Motherwell was capable to find the solution to win this contest.

Motherwell shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Livingston shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 4 yellow cards (Bevis Mugabi, Callum Slattery, Brodie Spencer and Mika Biereth). Talking about the opposition, Livingston received 3 yellow cards (Jason Holt, Bruce Anderson and Michael Devlin).

Match Timeline

Blair Spittal(goal)Thelonius Bair

14'

T. Bair(goal)Blair Spittal

19'

23'

Scott Pittman(goal)Cristian Montano

T. Bair(goal)Mika Biereth

35'

39'

Mikey Devlin - Yellow

43'

Jason Holt- Yellow

45'

Bevis Mugabi- sub ->Shane Blaney

46'

59'

Callum Slattery - sub ->Oli Shaw

57'

58'

Jamie Brandon- sub ->Joel Nouble

Bevis Mugabi- Yellow

71'

77'

Mo Sangare- sub ->Cristian Montano

78'

Andrew Shinnie- sub ->Jason Holt

Callum Slattery - Yellow

84'

86'

Bruce Anderson- Yellow

Harry Paton- sub ->Mika Biereth

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Motherwell has 19 points like Aberdeen and St. Johnstone to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Livingston will stays with 12 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Aberdeen on the 27th of December with a 23-21 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (13 draws).

Livingston will host Hearts on the 2nd of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell

L. Kelly 1.Scotland

6.3

Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland

7.0

Paul McGinn 16.Scotland

6.7

Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland

6.4

46'

Georgie Gent 3.England

6.8

Blair Spittal 7.Scotland

8.4

14'

Davor Zdravkovski 17.Macedonia

6.3

Oli Shaw 18.Scotland

7.0

57'

Brodie Spencer 22.Northern Ireland

7.1

59'

M. Biereth 24.Denmark

6.8

90'

45'

T. Bair 14.Canada

9.4

19', 35'

Substitutes

Aston Oxborough 13.England

Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda

6.7

46'

71'

Callum Slattery 8.England

6.3

57'

84'

Harry Paton 12.Canada

90'

Calum Butcher 66.England

Jonathan Obika 9.England

Conor Wilkinson 99.Republic of Ireland

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

The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (6.3), Stephen O’Donnell (7.0), Paul McGinn (6.7), Shane Blaney (6.4), Brodie Spencer (7.1), Davor Zdravkovski (6.3), Blair Spittal (8.4), Georgie Gent (6.8), Mika Biereth (6.8), Oli Shaw (7.0) and Thelonius Bair (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Bevis Mugabi (6.7), Callum Slattery (6.3), Jonathan Obika, Harry Paton, Aston Oxborough, Luca Ross, Max Ross, Calum Butcher and Conor Wilkinson.

Motherwell could not rely on the presence of Callum Slattery (injured).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: Shane Blaney for Bevis Mugabi (46′), Oli Shaw for Callum Slattery (57′) and Mika Biereth for Harry Paton (90′).

Player of the match: Thelonius Bair

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Thelonius Bair.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 21 passes (45% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston

Shamal George 1.England

6.0

Mikey Devlin 5.Scotland

6.1

39'

Ayo Obileye 6.England

6.8

Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.4

Cristian Montano 3.Colombia

7.3

77'

Scott Pittman 8.Scotland

7.1

23'

Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland

6.8

86'

Jason Holt 18.Scotland

6.7

78'

43'

Joel Nouble 19.England

6.4

58'

James Penrice 29.Scotland

6.7

Kurtis Guthrie 28.England

6.6

Substitutes

Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland

Tom Parkes 4.England

Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland

6.6

58'

Luiyi de Lucas 23.Dominican Republic

C. Ledingham 35.Scotland

Mo Sangare 20.Liberia

6.4

77'

Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland

6.7

78'

Samson Lawal 40.Nigeria

Steven Bradley 16.Scotland

Livingston started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (6.0), Michael Nottingham (6.4), Ayo Obileye (6.8), Michael Devlin (6.1), Cristian Montano (7.3), Scott Pitman (7.1), Jason Holt (6.7), James Penrice (6.7), Bruce Anderson (6.8), Joel Nouble (6.4) and Kurtis Guthrie (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Parkes, Jamie Brandon (6.6), Steven Bradley, Mo Sangare (6.4), Andrew Shinnie (6.7), Luiyi de Lucas, Jack Hamilton, Calan Ledingham and Samson Lawal.