LIVINGSTON. Ross County beats Livingston 1-0 after O. Edwards scored just 1 goal (73′). Livingston was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

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 Graham Grainger who was helped by Calum Spence and David Dunne. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Livingston

0 - 1

Ross County

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 21 Total 5
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 21 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 129 Attack 73
  • 77 Dangerous attack 25
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Livingston had a strong ball possession 61% while Ross County was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Ross County was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Livingston shot 21 times, 0 on target, 21 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ross County shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Livingston didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Ross County received 3 yellow cards (K. Watson, A. Iacovitti and D. Samuel).

Match Timeline

22'
46'
62'
Sean Kelly- sub ->A. Shinnie
66'
Bruce Anderson- sub ->D. Bahamboula
69'
73'
78'
79'
James Penrice- sub ->C. Montano
80'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, Livingston will stay with 12 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Ross County will have 8 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will host Motherwell on the 2nd of January with a 13-2 head to head statistic in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).

Ross County will play away agasint Aberdeen on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.1
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
6.2
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
6.6
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
6.7
66'
D
Cristian Montano 11.Colombia
6.6
80'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
7.4
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
6.7
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
6.2
66'
F
Dylan Bahamboula 7.Republic of the Congo
6.8
69'
F
Joel Nouble 19.England
7.1
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England
6.5
Substitutes
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
G
I. Konovalov 31.Russia
D
Jackson Longridge 3.Scotland
D
James Penrice 29.Scotland
80'
D
Phillip Cancar 25.Australia
D
Morgan Boyes 15.Wales
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
M
Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
6.2
69'

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

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.1), Nicky Devlin (6.2), Ayo Obileye (6.6), Sean Kelly (6.7), Cristian Montano (6.6), Andrew Shinnie (6.2), Jason Holt (7.4), Scott Pitman (6.7), Dylan Bahamboula (6.8), Kurtis Guthrie (6.5) and Joel Nouble (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Ivan Konovalov, Jackson Longridge, James Penrice, Phillip Čančar, Morgan Boyes, Stephen Kelly, Jamie Brandon and Bruce Anderson (6.2).

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: A. Shinnie for S. Kelly (66′), D. Bahamboula for B. Anderson (69′) and C. Montano for J. Penrice (80′).

Best player: Jason Holt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Jason Holt.

His rating is (7.4) with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.1
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
6.4
46' 22'
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.3
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
7.4
78'
D
Ben Purrington 3.England
6.5
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
7.0
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.8
M
O. Edwards 7.England
7.1
79' 73'
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.8
M
K. Olaigbe 17.Belgium
6.6
62'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 31.England
D
Callum Johnson 12.England
6.7
46'
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
M
Josh Sims 11.England
F
William Akio 18.South Sudan
F
Jordy Hiwula 19.England
7.1
62'
F
D. Samuel 9.England
79' 90'

Ross County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (7.1), Keith Watson (6.4), Jack Baldwin (7.3), Alex Iacovitti (7.4), Ben Purrington (6.5), David Cancola (7.0), Jordan Tillson (6.8), Owura Edwards (7.1), Ross Callachan (6.8), Kazeem Olaigbe (6.6) and Jordan White (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jake Eastwood, Callum Johnson (6.7), Dylan Smith, Victor Loturi, William Akio, Yan Dhanda, Josh Sims, Jordy Hiwula (7.1) and Dominic Samuel.

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: K. Watson for C. Johnson (46′), K. Olaigbe for J. Hiwula (62′) and O. Edwards for D. Samuel (79′).

Best player: Alex Iacovitti​

The most impressive player for Ross County was Alex Iacovitti even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 17 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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