Livingston vs Dundee Utd

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🕒 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Grant Irvine 🔁 1st Phase - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 20
1st Phase Table
Livingston 12 · Dundee Utd 7
Referee Stats
5 matches · 3.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.20
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 20%
Draws 40%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Dundee Utd outshot their opponent (10-22).
  • Livingston controlled possession (56%).
  • Dundee Utd had the sharper finishing (6-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Livingston (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 1-8-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36
Avg: 1.33 / 2.00

Points

11
Avg: 0.61

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2
Dundee Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-8-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 38
Avg: 1.32 / 2.00

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.61
PPG
0.89
1.33
GF
1.32
2.00
GA
2.00
69%
O2.5
56%
88%
BTTS
69%
50%
Score 1st
44%

League-position context

Livingston rank12th
Dundee Utd rank7th
Livingston points16
Dundee Utd points40
Livingston: #12 · 16 pts · GD -31
53 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.
Dundee Utd: #7 · 40 pts · GD -9
29 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Livingston last 5 home

D D D L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals6-9
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Dundee Utd last 5 away

L D L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals9-13
Record1-1-3
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.

Livingston trend breakdown

Over 2.569%
BTTS88%
BTTS + O2.569%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 13%

Dundee Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.581%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 56% · 1H BTTS 19%

Scoring reliability

Livingston score at home88%
Livingston clean sheet at home0%
Dundee Utd score away75%
Dundee Utd clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Livingston score first50%
Livingston win after scoring first13%
Dundee Utd score first44%
Dundee Utd win after scoring first29%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Livingston 43% · Dundee Utd 38%
Avg first goal minute: Livingston 24.1' · Dundee Utd 29.6'

Vs league average

Livingston score at home1.33 vs 1.58
Livingston concede at home2.00 vs 1.16
Dundee Utd score away1.32 vs 1.16
Dundee Utd concede away2.00 vs 1.58
Livingston score 16% below league average, while Dundee Utd score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Livingston are 73% above league average at home, and Dundee Utd are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Livingston goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 3

Dundee Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
31-45 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
31-45 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
10
Total Shots
10
22
Shots off Goal
2
8
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
4
18
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
2
7
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
7
5
Total Passes
453
337
Passes Accurate
328
237
Passes %
72%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
33'
33' Goal · 0-1
Z. Sapsford
Normal Goal
45'
45' D. Finlayson
58'
58' M. Tait
59'
59' M. Sylla
1st substitution · For: Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho
60'
60' L. Smith
2nd substitution · For: C. McLennan
60'
60' S. May
3rd substitution · For: T. Yengi
64'
64' J. Bokila
4th substitution · For: R. Muirhead
70'
70' D. Naamo
1st substitution · For: J. Eskesen
70'
70' S. Pittman
5th substitution · For: J. Brenet
75'
75' Z. Sapsford
2nd substitution · For: A. Ahmed Fatah
75'
75' O. Stirton
3rd substitution · For: M. Watters
79'
79' C. McLennan
83'
83' K. Trapanovski
4th substitution · For: I. Dolček
84'
84' Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho
86'
86' Goal · 0-2
R. McGowan
Own Goal
90'
90' Goal · 0-3
A. Ahmed Fatah
Normal Goal
90'
90' Goal · 1-3
C. McLennan
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Montaño

Livingston vs Dundee Utd 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Dundee Utd beat Livingston 3-1 on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Grant Irvine.

First half: Dundee Utd took the lead at 33' when Z. Sapsford scored, making the score 0-1. D. Finlayson received a yellow card for Livingston at 45'.

Second half: M. Tait received a yellow card for Livingston at 58'. Livingston made their 1st substitution at 59', with M. Sylla replacing Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho. Livingston made their 2nd substitution at 60', with L. Smith replacing C. McLennan. Livingston made their 3rd substitution at 60', with S. May replacing T. Yengi. Livingston made their 4th substitution at 64', with J. Bokila replacing R. Muirhead. Dundee Utd made their 1st substitution at 70', with D. Naamo replacing J. Eskesen. Livingston made their 5th substitution at 70', with S. Pittman replacing J. Brenet. Dundee Utd made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Z. Sapsford replacing A. Ahmed Fatah. Dundee Utd made their 3rd substitution at 75', with O. Stirton replacing M. Watters. C. McLennan received a yellow card for Livingston at 79'. Dundee Utd made their 4th substitution at 83', with K. Trapanovski replacing I. Dolček. Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho received a yellow card for Livingston at 84'. Dundee Utd extended the lead at 86' when R. McGowan scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-2. Dundee Utd added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when A. Ahmed Fatah scored, making the score 0-3. Livingston scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when C. McLennan scored, with the assist credited to C. Montaño, making the score 1-3.

Livingston used 5 substitutions while Dundee Utd used 4 substitutions. Livingston got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Dundee Utd outshot their opponent (10-22).
  • Livingston controlled possession (56%).
  • Dundee Utd had the sharper finishing (6-10 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins6
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (42.9%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)

Livingston vs Dundee Utd Head-to-Head History by Season