Livingston vs Motherwell match preview: Even contest expected at Tony Macaroni Arena

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tony Macaroni Arena (9521 seats)

This is the Premiership season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Who will get that important first win?

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Livingston form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Livingston perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Livingston as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Livingston has won 4 of these, drawn 6 and lost 2.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Livingston, who have participated in three training matches. Livingston have won 1 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

Last season, Livingston's league statistics were 11 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Premiership. Over these 38 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 44. Playing at home last season Livingston managed 0-0-2 (win-draw-lost) with 1 goal and 4 conceded.

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Motherwell form and stats

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Motherwell in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Motherwell, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Just as the home team, Motherwell have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Motherwell win, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Let's have a look at how Motherwell performed last season in the Premiership: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 6 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 56 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 1 and lost 1 with 1/3 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Livingston 1 win, 1 draw and Motherwell 8 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

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Livingston Motherwell
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Livingston Last season Motherwell
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   19 38
11 10   Won   6 15
11 2   Drew   2 6
16 7   Lost   11 17
42 28   Scored   17 46
44 17   Conceded   36 56
84% 89%   Over 0.5   95% 97%
63% 63%   Over 1.5   79% 71%
42% 53%   Over 2.5   53% 50%
24% 26%   Over 3.5   26% 21%
11% 5%   Over 4.5   11% 13%
39% 37%   BTTS   47% 42%
37% 47%   Clean Sheets   16% 24%
39% 26%   Failed To Score   42% 37%
 
4.3 3.8   Corners For (avg)   4.4 4.6
5.1 4.2   Corners Against (avg)   4.7 4.7
1.5 1.3   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.1 2
3 2   Red Cards   1 4
Key stats last season:
  • Livingston have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Motherwell have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Livingston
All Playoffs 1/2 Premiership Championship League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
03-07-19 CF Paksi SE 1 - 0 Livingston
09-07-19 CF Alloa Athletic 0 - 2 Livingston
13-07-19 LC Falkirk 1 - 1 Livingston
16-07-19 LC Livingston 2 - 1 Ayr United
23-07-19 LC Stranraer 1 - 2 Livingston
27-07-19 LC Livingston 14:00 Berwick Rangers
03-08-19 PR Livingston 14:00 Motherwell
10-08-19 PR St. Johnstone 13:00 Livingston
24-08-19 PR Ross County 14:00 Livingston
31-08-19 PR Livingston 14:00 St. Mirren
Motherwell
All Premiership League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup
All Home Away
26-06-19 CF Crusaders 1 - 0 Motherwell
29-06-19 CF Linfield 0 - 3 Motherwell
13-07-19 LC Queen of the South 0 - 3 Motherwell
19-07-19 LC Motherwell 4 - 0 Greenock Morton
23-07-19 LC Dumbarton 0 - 2 Motherwell
27-07-19 LC Motherwell 14:00 Annan Athletic
03-08-19 PR Livingston 14:00 Motherwell
10-08-19 PR Motherwell 11:00 Celtic
24-08-19 PR Hamilton Academical 14:00 Motherwell
31-08-19 PR Motherwell 14:00 Hibernian

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 St. Johnstone 38 15 7 16 38 48 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -10 52
2 Motherwell 38 15 6 17 46 56 3 2 1 0 8 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -10 51
3 Livingston 38 11 11 16 42 44 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 2 1 6 7 -2 44
4 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 28 75 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 -47 33
5 St. Mirren 38 8 8 22 34 66 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 7 4 -32 32
6 Dundee 38 5 6 27 31 78 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 1 0 2 4 6 -47 21

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