LIVINGSTON. Livingston and Aberdeen didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Aberdeen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,797 spectators. The referee was Graham Grainger with the collaboration of Ross MacLeod and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Iain Snedden. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.23 degrees Celsius or 55.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 5
- 1 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 105
- 43 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Aberdeen had a strong ball possession 56% while Livingston was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Livingston had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Livingston to win the match.
Livingston shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen shot 5 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Mikey Devlin and Tete Yengi). On the opposite side, Aberdeen didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Livingston has 18 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen will has 34 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away against Hearts on the 13th of April with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Hearts (6 draws).
Aberdeen will host Dundee on the 13th of April with a 18-2 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
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Livingston adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George , Michael Nottingham , Mikey Devlin , Ayo Obileye , Sean Kelly , Jamie Brandon , Scott Pittman , Steven Bradley , Stephen Kelly , Dan MacKay and Tete Yengi .
The home team had on the bench: David Carson, Bruce Anderson , Jason Holt , Mo Sangare and Jack Hamilton.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Steven Bradley for Bruce Anderson (59′), Michael Nottingham for Mo Sangare (81′) and Jamie Brandon for Jason Holt (66′).
Player of the match: Michael Nottingham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Michael Nottingham.
His rating is with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
Also Aberdeen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Neil Warnock played with: Kelle Roos , Nicky Devlin , Stefan Gartenmann , Richard Jensen , J. MacKenzie , C. Barron , Graeme Shinnie , Jamie McGrath , Leighton Clarkson , Junior Hoilett and Bojan Miovski .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Duk , James McGarry, Ester Sokler , Shayden Morris, Dante Polvara , Ryan Duncan, Angus MacDonald , J. Milne and Ross Doohan.
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of Angus MacDonald (injured) and Duk (injured).
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 4 changes: Richard Jensen for Angus MacDonald (46′), C. Barron for Dante Polvara (73′), Junior Hoilett for Duk (66′) and Jamie McGrath for Ester Sokler (84′).
Player of the match: Stefan Gartenmann
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Stefan Gartenmann.
His rating is with 84 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Hearts – 1-2
- Livingston – Aberdeen – 0-0
- Kilmarnock – Ross County – 1-0
- Hibernian – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Dundee – Motherwell – 2-3
