Aberdeen have performed better than Livingston so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Aberdeen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Livingston has the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Aberdeen and Livingston.
Aberdeen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Pittodrie Stadium as Aberdeen have scored 21 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Premiership are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 193 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Considine was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Aberdeen, as their goalkeeper Joe Lewis has completely shut out the opponents for 270 minutes in the Premiership.
Aberdeen manager D. McInnes and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Livingston (placed 5th) in the Premiership. Preceding that game was the away draw at St. Johnstone that finished 0-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Aberdeen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Aberdeen as a small favourite), we find two games. Aberdeen has won one of these, drawn zero and lost one.
The manager D. McInnes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hibernian in only four days.
A decent goal production from Aberdeen in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Aberdeen have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Livingston form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Livingston playing as the away team in the Premiership this season. Things are running smoothly for Livingston who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against St. Mirren.
The Livingston goalkeeper Maksymilian Stryjek is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 232 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Livingston's last game was the home draw against Aberdeen (0-0). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Kilmarnock.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Livingston in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Livingston, five draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Livingston are hosting St. Johnstone in the Premiership only four days away.
Livingston are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Livingston in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Livingston - Aberdeen 0-0 earlier this season. Aberdeen-Livingston H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Aberdeen seven wins, Livingston zero wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Ferguson 8 goals |   J. Guthrie 5 goals |  S. Pittman 5 goals |
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| Aberdeen | Livingston | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 31 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 80% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 64% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 76% |
| 40% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 48% |
| 16% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 24% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 36% | 46% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 58% | 48% |
| 52% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 36% |
| 32% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 11.2 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 36% | 48% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 41% | 42% |
- Aberdeen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Livingston has the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Premiership
- Livingston has the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premiership
- Livingston have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 59 | 72 |
| 2 | Celtic | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 31 | 49 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 43 |
| 5 | Livingston | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | St. Mirren | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 28 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -10 | 27 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Ross County | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -31 | 20 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
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