DINGWALL. Ross County overcome Livingston. Ross County capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,346 spectators. The referee was David Dickinson with the support of Daniel McFarlane and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.28 degrees Celsius or 45.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 13 Total 18
- 6 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 7
- 100 Attack 91
- 47 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ross County had a superior ball possession 58% while Livingston was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Livingston was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Ross County was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Ross County shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Livingston shot 18 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ross County received 2 yellow cards (Simon Murray and Max Sheaf). On the opposite side, Livingston received 1 yellow card (Michael Nottingham).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ross County has 22 points to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Livingston will stays with 16 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Hibernian on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).
Livingston will host Motherwell on the 28th of February with a 15-3 head to head in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
75'
87'
21', 27'
Ross County started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: George Wickens , Michee Efete , Loick Ayina , Ryan Leak , Teddy Jenks , Victor Loturi , Max Sheaf , Josh Reid , Eamonn Brophy , Jordan White and Simon Murray .
The home team had on the bench: Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, James Brown , Josh Sims , George Harmon, Jay Henderson, Eli King , Brandon Khela and Logan Ross.
Substitutions
Ross County made 3 changes: Teddy Jenks for Eli King (68′), Eamonn Brophy for Josh Sims (77′) and Victor Loturi for James Brown (87′).
Player of the match: Eamonn Brophy
The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was Eamonn Brophy.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
Livingston started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George , Jamie Brandon , Michael Nottingham , Ayo Obileye , Mo Sangare , David Carson , Jason Holt , Joel Nouble , Andrew Shinnie , Stephen Kelly and Tete Yengi .
They had on the bench: Cristian Montano, Michael Devlin, Bruce Anderson , Daniel MacKay , Sean Kelly , Kurtis Guthrie and Jack Hamilton.
Substitutions
Livingston made 4 changes: Andrew Shinnie for Daniel MacKay (46′), Stephen Kelly for Bruce Anderson (46′), Mo Sangare for Sean Kelly (59′) and Jamie Brandon for Kurtis Guthrie (83′).
Player of the match: Bruce Anderson
The most impressive player for Livingston was Bruce Anderson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was exceptional also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Ross County – Livingston – 3-2
- Rangers – Hearts – 5-0
- Kilmarnock – Aberdeen – 2-0
- Hibernian – Dundee – 2-1
