KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock snatched a late win Livingston 1-0 after M. Watkins scored just 1 goal (88′). Kilmarnock was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 4,328 spectators. The referee was David Dickinson who had the assistance of Steven Traynor and John Stewart. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4 degrees Celsius or 39.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 6 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 129 Attack 99
- 58 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Kilmarnock was in firm control of the ball 64% while Livingston was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kilmarnock was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kilmarnock won the match.
Kilmarnock shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Shamal George and Mo Sangare).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Kilmarnock has 36 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Livingston will stays with 13 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will play away with Celtic on the 17th of February with a 45-5 head to head record in favor of Celtic (8 draws).
Livingston will host St. Mirren on the 17th of February with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of St. Mirren (7 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
71'
88'
Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Joe Wright , Stuart Findlay , Danny Armstrong , David Watson , Liam Donnelly , Thomas Davies , Greg Stewart , Kyle Vassell and Marley Watkins .
The home team had on the bench: Rory McKenzie , Matty Kennedy , James Balagizi, Fraser Murray , Innes Cameron, Kieran O’Hara, Liam Polworth , Gary Mackay-Steven and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Thomas Davies for Matty Kennedy (46′), David Watson for Liam Polworth (46′), Danny Armstrong for Fraser Murray (71′), Kyle Vassell for Kevin van Veen (71′) and Greg Stewart for Rory McKenzie (71′).
Player of the match: Will Dennis
The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was the goalkeeper: Will Dennis. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
90'
Livingston started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George , Michael Nottingham , Shaun Donnellan , Ayo Obileye , Jamie Brandon , Steven Bradley , Jason Holt , David Carson , Scott Pitman , Daniel MacKay and Tete Yengi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bruce Anderson , Stephen Kelly, Mo Sangare , Andrew Shinnie , Michael McGovern, Sean Kelly, Calan Ledingham, Sam Culbert and Samson Lawal.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Daniel MacKay for Mo Sangare (64′), Tete Yengi for Bruce Anderson (81′) and Steven Bradley for Andrew Shinnie (57′).
Player of the match: Steven Bradley
The most impressive player for Livingston was Steven Bradley.
His rating is with 16 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Dundee – 2-0
- St. Johnstone – Hearts – 0-1
- Kilmarnock – Livingston – 1-0
- Hibernian – Celtic – 1-2
