Heart Of Midlothian vs Livingston

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Graham 🔁 1st Phase - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 21
1st Phase Table
Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Livingston 12
Referee Stats
4 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.75
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (17-10).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11
Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

0
Livingston (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 1-7-12

Goals For / Against

16 / 39
Avg: 0.80 / 1.95

Points

10
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.58
PPG
0.50
1.95
GF
0.80
0.58
GA
1.95
41%
O2.5
59%
41%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
6%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Livingston rank12th
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Livingston points16
Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Livingston: #12 · 16 pts · GD -31
53 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.
54-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals7-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Livingston last 5 away

L L D D L
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Livingston trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home59%
Livingston score away53%
Livingston clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first53%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first89%
Livingston score first6%
Livingston win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Livingston 21%
Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 46.7' · Livingston 34.0'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.16
Livingston score away0.80 vs 1.16
Livingston concede away1.95 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian score 23% above league average, while Livingston score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 50% below league average at home, and Livingston are 23% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Livingston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
0-15 7
16-30 6
61-75 6
31-45 5
46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
17
10
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
7
4
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
5
15
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
511
299
Passes Accurate
415
205
Passes %
81%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
18'
18' Goal · 1-0
C. Halkett
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Altena
32'
32' S. Pittman
52'
52' C. Montaño
1st substitution · For: S. Lawal
53'
53' S. Lawal
72'
72' S. May
2nd substitution · For: J. Zimmerman
72'
72' S. Pittman
3rd substitution · For: E. Danso
75'
75' J. Altena
1st substitution · For: M. Steinwender
75'
75' Cláudio Braga
2nd substitution · For: S. Kerjota
83'
83' M. Sylla
4th substitution · For: R. Muirhead
85'
85' Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho
86'
86' T. Magnússon
3rd substitution · For: F. Kent

Heart Of Midlothian vs Livingston 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Livingston 1-0 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Chris Graham. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 18' when C. Halkett scored, with the assist credited to J. Altena, making the score 1-0. S. Pittman received a yellow card for Livingston at 32'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Livingston made their 1st substitution at 52', with C. Montaño replacing S. Lawal. S. Lawal received a yellow card for Livingston at 53'. Livingston made their 2nd substitution at 72', with S. May replacing J. Zimmerman. Livingston made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Pittman replacing E. Danso. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. Altena replacing M. Steinwender. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Cláudio Braga replacing S. Kerjota. Livingston made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Sylla replacing R. Muirhead. Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho received a yellow card for Livingston at 85'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 86', with T. Magnússon replacing F. Kent.

Heart Of Midlothian used 3 substitutions while Livingston used 4 substitutions. Livingston got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (17-10).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (63%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins8
Draws7
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (35.3%)
BTTS6 (35.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (22.2%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Heart Of Midlothian vs Livingston Head-to-Head History by Season