With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Livingston fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hamilton Academical.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This stadium uses grass, unlike Hamilton Academical's home stadium. The visitors last 38 games on grass have ended in 7 wins, 3 draws and 28 losses.
Livingston form and stats
Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Livingston are 2-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). Livingston has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager G. Holt and the players.
Livingston are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 210 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by S. Lawless).
The fans are hoping that Livingston will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Premiership game against Celtic (placed 1st). Preceding that match was a defeat to Rangers (0-2).
Livingston were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Livingston after this match as they are travelling to Hearts for a Premiership game in only four days.
Livingston aren't scoring a lot here at Tony Macaroni Arena in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. Livingston have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Hamilton Academical have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 0-3-3 (6 played).
Hamilton Academical failed to get anything from their last game, a Premiership home match vs Rangers (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-3. A 2-2 draw at Kilmarnock's stadium before that.
The schedule is very tough for Hamilton Academical now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premiership game at Celtic is waiting in only four days.
Hamilton Academical find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Hamilton Academical's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 15 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hamilton Academical - Livingston 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Livingston victories, 4 draws and 4 Hamilton Academical wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 8 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Lawless 5 goals |   G. Oakley 4 goals |  L. Dykes 3 goals |
Livingston missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| Livingston | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 86% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 86% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 64% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 64% |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 57% | 17% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 21% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 36% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 110 | 45 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 39 | 87 |
| 50 | 20 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 18 | 34 |
| 32% | 20% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 44% |
- Hamilton Academical has the most conceded goals in the first half (16)
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hamilton Academical have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamilton Academical have yet to win a game away.
- Livingston has the fewest scored goals (4) at home
- Livingston have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 34 |
| 2 | Rangers | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 34 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 7 | Ross County | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 8 | Livingston | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | Hearts | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
| 12 | St. Johnstone | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 11 |