PERTH. St. Johnstone succeeded in clinch a draw against Livingston with a late goal from N. Clark scored in the (87′) after Livingston got a lead with a goal from A. Shinnie (37′). St. Johnstone was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Chris Graham with the collaboration of David Dunne and Scott Robert Anderson. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.56 degrees Celsius or 81.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Johnstone

1 - 1

Livingston

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 140 Attack 121
  • 54 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

St. Johnstone had a superior ball possession 61% while Livingston was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Johnstone was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough St. Johnstone to win the match​.

St. Johnstone shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Sven Sprangler and Luke Robinson). On the other side, Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Montano and Kurtis Guthrie).

Match Timeline

Luke Robinson- Yellow
30'
37'
Andrew Shinnie(goal)Michael Devlin
Sven Sprangler- Yellow
40'
Graham Carey- sub ->Diallang Jaiyesimi
45'
50'
Kurtis Guthrie- sub ->Michael Devlin
Andy Considine- sub ->Liam Gordon
56'
Stevie May- sub ->Benjamin Kimpioka
56'
68'
Cristian Montano- Yellow
Adama Sidibeh- sub ->Matt Smith
77'
81'
Joel Nouble- sub ->Daniel MacKay
85'
Jamie Brandon- sub ->Andrew Shinnie
85'
Mo Sangare- sub ->Cristian Montano
Nicky Clark(goal)Graham Carey
87'
90'
Kurtis Guthrie- Yellow

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 this match, St. Johnstone has 28 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Livingston will has 17 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will play away against Celtic on the 16th of March with a 38-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (8 draws).

Livingston will play away against Hibernian on the 16th of March with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (4 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.3
D
Ryan McGowan 5.Australia
7.3
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
6.7
56'
D
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
7.0
30'
D
David Keltjens 33.Israel
6.4
M
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
7.1
87'
M
Diallang Jaiyesimi 13.England
6.3
45'
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
7.0
77'
M
Sven Sprangler 23.Austria
6.7
40'
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
7.0
F
Benjamin Kimpioka 29.Sweden
6.8
56'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
6.6
56'
D
Kerr Smith 35.Scotland
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
7.9
45'
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
M
Connor Smith 50.Scotland
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.7
56'
F
Adama Sidibeh 16.
6.4
77'

St. Johnstone adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Craig Levein decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov (7.3), David Keltjens (6.4), Ryan McGowan (7.3), Liam Gordon  (6.7), Luke Robinson (7.0), Sven Sprangler (6.7), Daniel Phillips (7.0), Matt Smith (7.0), Nicky Clark (7.1), Diallang Jaiyesimi (6.3) and Benjamin Kimpioka (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tony Gallacher, Andy Considine (6.6), Stevie May (6.7), Graham Carey (7.9), Maksym Kucheryavyi, Adama Sidibeh (6.4), Dave Richards, Kerr Smith and C. Smith.

St. Johnstone could not rely on the presence of Graham Carey (injured) and Andy Considine (injured).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 4 changes: Diallang Jaiyesimi for Graham Carey (45′), Liam Gordon  for Andy Considine (56′), Benjamin Kimpioka for Stevie May (56′) and Matt Smith for Adama Sidibeh (77′).

Player of the match: Graham Carey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Graham Carey.

His rating is 7.9 with 29 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 45′.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
7.1
D
Mikey Devlin 5.Scotland
7.3
50'
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
7.0
D
Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis
7.3
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
7.0
M
Cristian Montano 3.Colombia
6.7
85' 68'
M
David Carson 4.England
7.0
M
Dan MacKay 11.Scotland
6.7
81'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.4
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
7.3
85' 37'
F
Tete Yengi 33.Australia
7.1
Substitutes
G
Michael McGovern 23.Northern Ireland
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
6.4
85'
M
Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland
M
Mo Sangare 20.Liberia
6.6
85'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
F
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland
F
Joel Nouble 19.England
6.6
81'
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England
6.7
50' 90'

Also Livingston adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (7.1), Michael Nottingham (7.3), Ayo Obileye (7.0), Michael Devlin (7.3), Sean Kelly (7.0), David Carson (7.0), Jason Holt (6.4), Daniel MacKay (6.7), Andrew Shinnie (7.3), Cristian Montano (6.7) and Tete Yengi (7.1).

They had on the bench: Bruce Anderson, Stephen Kelly, Jamie Brandon (6.4), Steven Bradley, Joel Nouble (6.6), Mo Sangare (6.6), Michael McGovern, Kurtis Guthrie (6.7) and Sam Culbert.

Livingston could not rely on the presence of Kurtis Guthrie (injured) and Mo Sangare (injured).

Substitutions

Livingston made 4 changes: Michael Devlin for Kurtis Guthrie (50′), Daniel MacKay for Joel Nouble (81′), Andrew Shinnie for Jamie Brandon (85′) and Cristian Montano for Mo Sangare (85′).

Player of the match: Michael Devlin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Michael Devlin.

His rating is 7.3 with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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