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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 22
Jan 2, 2024 at 3pm UK
Tony Macaroni Arena
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Livingston
1 - 2
Hearts

Shinnie (79' pen.)
Parkes (45+4')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Vargas (53'), Shankland (64')
Nieuwenhof (42'), Shankland (45+4'), Kent (60')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Livingston and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Motherwell 3-1 Livingston
Saturday, December 30 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hearts 2-2 Ross County
Saturday, December 30 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Livingston 1-3 Hearts

Having dropped points to Ross County, Naismith knows the dangers of facing teams towards the bottom of the standings. We feel that should sharpen Hearts' focus, however, and the visitors should run out convincing winners on their travels. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 43.74%. A win for Livingston had a probability of 28.69% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.61%) and 0-2 (8.42%). The likeliest Livingston win was 1-0 (9.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
LivingstonDrawHearts
28.69% (0.198 0.2) 27.56% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05) 43.74% (-0.154 -0.15)
Both teams to score 47.1% (0.25 0.25)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.8% (0.265 0.27)58.2% (-0.268 -0.27)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.15% (0.205 0.21)78.85% (-0.21000000000001 -0.21)
Livingston Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.01% (0.3 0.3)35.99% (-0.304 -0.3)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.23% (0.306 0.31)72.76% (-0.30999999999999 -0.31)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.58% (0.043999999999997 0.04)26.42% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.41% (0.059000000000005 0.06)61.58% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Livingston 28.69%
    Hearts 43.74%
    Draw 27.56%
LivingstonDrawHearts
1-0 @ 9.72% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-1 @ 6.61% (0.05 0.05)
2-0 @ 4.97% (0.031 0.03)
3-1 @ 2.25% (0.036 0.04)
3-0 @ 1.69% (0.025 0.02)
3-2 @ 1.5% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 28.69%
1-1 @ 12.93% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 9.51% (-0.097 -0.1)
2-2 @ 4.4% (0.04 0.04)
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 27.56%
0-1 @ 12.65% (-0.11 -0.11)
1-2 @ 8.61% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-2 @ 8.42% (-0.064 -0.06)
1-3 @ 3.82% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.74% (-0.023 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.95% (0.02 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.27% (0.004 0)
0-4 @ 1.24% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 43.74%

Head to Head
Nov 1, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 11
Hearts
1-0
Livingston
Vargas (79')
Baningime (40'), Devlin (44')

Holt (63'), Holt (64+64'), Shinnie (77'), Anderson (90')
Jan 29, 2023 1.30pm
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 16
Hearts
1-1
Livingston
Ginnelly (90+7')
Kelly (55')
Sep 3, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Livingston
1-0
Hearts
Montano (28')
Omeonga (23'), Holt (34'), Pittman (68'), Nouble (90+3')

Devlin (52'), Shankland (65')
Mar 19, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 31
Hearts
2-0
Livingston
Baningime (3'), McKay (58')

Omeonga (37'), Nouble (84'), Holt (90+1'), Devlin (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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