Livingston vs Heart Of Midlothian

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Clancy 🔁 1st Phase - 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 32
1st Phase Table
Livingston 12 · Heart Of Midlothian 1
Referee Stats
13 matches · 3.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.15
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 15%
Home wins 62%
Draws 15%
Away wins 23%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (15-19).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (65%).

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
Heart Of Midlothian (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 23
Avg: 1.58 / 1.21

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.61
PPG
1.63
1.33
GF
1.58
2.00
GA
1.21
69%
O2.5
56%
88%
BTTS
44%
50%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Livingston rank12th
Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Livingston points16
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Livingston: #12 · 16 pts · GD -31
53 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.
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.
54-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.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-8
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%

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Livingston score at home88%
Livingston clean sheet at home0%
Heart Of Midlothian score away75%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Livingston score first50%
Livingston win after scoring first13%
Heart Of Midlothian score first38%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Livingston 43% · Heart Of Midlothian 57%
Avg first goal minute: Livingston 24.1' · Heart Of Midlothian 20.0'

Vs league average

Livingston score at home1.33 vs 1.58
Livingston concede at home2.00 vs 1.16
Heart Of Midlothian score away1.58 vs 1.16
Heart Of Midlothian concede away1.21 vs 1.58
Livingston score 16% below league average, while Heart Of Midlothian score 37% above league average.
Defensive side: Livingston are 73% above league average at home, and Heart Of Midlothian are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.20 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

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 6
46-60 4
61-75 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
15
19
Shots off Goal
5
8
Blocked Shots
7
5
Shots Inside Box
9
17
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
35%
65%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
288
549
Passes Accurate
212
481
Passes %
74%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
S. May
Normal Goal
22'
22' L. Smith
24'
24' Goal · 1-1
L. Shankland
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Leonard
34'
34' S. Arfield
45'
45' O. McEntee
51'
51' Goal · 1-2
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Shankland
58'
58' Goal · 2-2
L. Smith
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Nouble
65'
65' S. Arfield
1st substitution · For: S. Pittman
65'
65' S. May
2nd substitution · For: E. Danso
77'
77' I. Chesnokov
1st substitution · For: S. Kerjota
78'
78' J. Nouble
3rd substitution · For: R. Muirhead
84'
84' S. Kingsley
2nd substitution · For: J. Altena
87'
87' Babacar Fati
4th substitution · For: S. Lawal
89'
89' C. Devlin
3rd substitution · For: B. Baningime
89'
89' A. Kyziridis
4th substitution · For: B. Spittal
90+7'
90+7' M. Leonard

Livingston vs Heart Of Midlothian 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Livingston drew 2-2 with Heart Of Midlothian on Sunday, 05 April 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Kevin Clancy.

First half: Livingston took an early lead at 5' when S. May scored, making the score 1-0. L. Smith received a yellow card for Livingston at 22'. Heart Of Midlothian leveled the score at 24' when L. Shankland scored, with the assist credited to M. Leonard, making the score 1-1. S. Arfield received a yellow card for Livingston at 34'. O. McEntee received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 45'.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 51' when Cláudio Braga scored, with the assist credited to L. Shankland, making the score 1-2. Livingston leveled the score at 58' when L. Smith scored, with the assist credited to J. Nouble, making the score 2-2. Livingston made their 1st substitution at 65', with S. Arfield replacing S. Pittman. Livingston made their 2nd substitution at 65', with S. May replacing E. Danso. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 77', with I. Chesnokov replacing S. Kerjota. Livingston made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Nouble replacing R. Muirhead. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 84', with S. Kingsley replacing J. Altena. Livingston made their 4th substitution at 87', with Babacar Fati replacing S. Lawal. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 89', with C. Devlin replacing B. Baningime. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 89', with A. Kyziridis replacing B. Spittal. M. Leonard received a red card for Heart Of Midlothian at 90+7'.

Livingston used 4 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 4 substitutions. Livingston got 2 yellow cards, while Heart Of Midlothian got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (15-19).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (65%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins2
Draws7
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals6 (35.3%)
BTTS6 (35.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

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