Dundee prevails over Livingston 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Dundee had a easy win over Livingston.

By
Mark Hall
-
Dundee prevails over Livingston 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Dundee had a easy win over Livingston. Dundee scored with Amadou Bakayoko (19′), Luke McCowan (62′), Zach Robinson (79′) and Michael Mellon (87′). On the other side, Tete Yengi (78′) scored for Livingston. Livingston was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

Andrew Shinnie squandered a decisive penalty (40′). That would have allowed Livingston to draw 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 Ross Hardie who was helped by David McGeachie and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was William Collum. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.14 degrees Celsius or 46.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Livingston

1 - 4

Team 1

Dundee

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 0
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 126 Attack 82
  • 96 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Livingston had a superior ball possession 63% while Dundee was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more pushing with 96 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Dundee found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Livingston shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee shot 7 times, 5 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Livingston didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Dundee received 2 yellow cards (Luke McCowan and Owen Dodgson).

Match Timeline

19'
Amadou Bakayoko(goal)
Andrew Shinnie- missed penaltyAndrew Shinnie
40'
Jason Holt(VAR)
39'
44'
Owen Dodgson- Yellow
46'
Ryan Howley- sub ->Finlay Robertson
46'
J. Mulligan- sub ->Dara Costelloe
53'
Luke McCowan- Yellow
Jamie Brandon- sub ->Daniel MacKay
57'
Joel Nouble- sub ->Stephen Kelly
57'
Tete Yengi- sub ->Shaun Donnellan
57'
59'
Malachi Boateng- sub ->Ryan Howley
62'
Luke McCowan(goal)Michael Mellon
61'
M. Mellon- sub ->Scott Tiffoney
Mo Sangare- sub ->Andrew Shinnie
71'
72'
Zach Robinson- sub ->Amadou Bakayoko
74'
Luke McCowan(yellowredcard)
Tete Yengi(penalty)
78'
79'
Zach Robinson(goal)Michael Mellon
87'
M. Mellon(goal)Malachi Boateng
90'
M. Mellon(VAR)

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 match, Livingston stays with 12 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Dundee will has 25 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will host Ross County on the 30th of January with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Livingston (4 draws).

Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Michael McGovern 23.Northern Ireland
6.0
D
Shaun Donnellan 2.Republic of Ireland
6.8
57'
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
6.3
D
Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.7
M
Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland
6.8
57'
M
Dan MacKay 11.Scotland
7.5
57'
M
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland
7.0
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
7.3
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
6.3
71'
M
James Penrice 29.Scotland
5.7
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
6.8
Substitutes
G
Shamal George 1.England
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
6.8
57'
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
D
C. Ledingham 35.Scotland
M
Mo Sangare 20.Liberia
6.6
71'
M
Samson Lawal 40.Nigeria
F
Joel Nouble 19.England
7.7
57'
F
Tete Yengi 33.Australia
7.3
57' Goals78'

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: Michael McGovern (6.0), Shaun Donnellan (6.8), Michael Nottingham (6.7), Ayo Obileye (6.3), Daniel MacKay (7.5), Andrew Shinnie (6.3), Jason Holt (7.3), James Penrice (5.7), Stephen Kelly (6.8), Steven Bradley (7.0) and Bruce Anderson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Shamal George, Jamie Brandon (6.8), Joel Nouble (7.7), Mo Sangare (6.6), Sean Kelly, Tete Yengi (7.3), Calan Ledingham, Sam Culbert and Samson Lawal.

Substitutions

Livingston made 4 changes: Stephen Kelly for Joel Nouble (57′), Shaun Donnellan for Tete Yengi (57′), Daniel MacKay for Jamie Brandon (57′) and Andrew Shinnie for Mo Sangare (71′).

Player of the match: Joel Nouble​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Joel Nouble.

His rating is 7.7 with 18 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 57′.

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Harry Sharp 30.Scotland
7.1
D
Owen Dodgson 3.England
6.3
44'
D
Joe Shaughnessy  5.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Jordan McGhee 6.Scotland
7.1
D
L. Ashcroft 14.Scotland
7.3
M
Scott Tiffoney 7.Scotland
6.4
61'
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
6.6
53' Goals62'
M
F. Robertson 19.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
7.3
M
Dara Costelloe 44.Republic of Ireland
6.4
46'
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
7.7
72' Goals19'
Substitutes
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
D
R. Astley 4.Wales
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
M
J. Mulligan 15.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Malachi Boateng 23.England
6.7
59'
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 8.England
F
Zach Robinson 16.England
7.3
72' Goals79'
F
Ryan Howley 21.Wales
6.4
46'
F
M. Mellon 26.Scotland
8.9
61' Goals87'

Dundee started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Tony Docherty played with: Harrison Sharp (7.1), Jordan McGhee (7.1), Joe Shaughnessy (7.0), Lee Ashcroft (7.3), Owen Dodgson (6.3), Finlay Robertson (6.4), Mohammad Sylla (7.3), Luke McCowan (6.6), Dara Costelloe (6.4), Amadou Bakayoko (7.7) and Scott Tiffoney (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Adam Legzdins, Ryan Astley, Curtis Main, Lyall Cameron, Josh Mulligan (6.4), Zach Robinson (7.3), Ryan Howley (6.4), Malachi Boateng (6.7) and Michael Mellon (8.9).

Dundee could not rely on the presence of Malachi Boateng (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee made 5 changes: Dara Costelloe for Josh Mulligan (46′), Finlay Robertson for Ryan Howley (46′), Ryan Howley for Malachi Boateng (59′), Scott Tiffoney for Michael Mellon (61′) and Amadou Bakayoko for Zach Robinson (72′).

Player of the match: Michael Mellon​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee was Michael Mellon.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 5 passes (40% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 61′.

Results of the day

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