Livingston vs Heart Of Midlothian

Livingston

1 - 2

Heart Of Midlothian

🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Duncan Nicolson 🔁 1st Phase - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 4

1st Phase Table

Livingston 12 · Heart Of Midlothian 1

Referee Stats

Duncan Nicolson

13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.23
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	23%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (6-14).
Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (60%).
Physical contest: 9 yellows.

Team Overview

Livingston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-8-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.33 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heart Of Midlothian (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 23

Avg: 1.58 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.58

2.00

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

306

460

Passes Accurate

223

362

Passes %

73%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' C. Halkett

23'

23' T. Yengi

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Smith

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Finlayson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Halkett

1st substitution · For: A. Kyziridis

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Cláudio Braga

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kyziridis

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Bokila

1st substitution · For: A. Shinnie

62'

62' D. Finlayson

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ B. Spittal

2nd substitution · For: Ageu

71'

71' S. Pittman

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ L. Smith

2nd substitution · For: A. Winter

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Yengi

3rd substitution · For: C. McLennan

75'

75' R. Muirhead

77'

77' R. McGowan

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Baningime

3rd substitution · For: S. Kerjota

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Muirhead

4th substitution · For: S. May

83'

83' H. Milne

86'

86' C. McLennan

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

4th substitution · For: E. Kabangu

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Kyziridis

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Shankland

90+1'

90+1' S. May

Livingston vs Heart Of Midlothian 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Livingston 2-1 on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Duncan Nicolson.

First half: C. Halkett received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 18'. T. Yengi received a yellow card for Livingston at 23'. Livingston took the lead at 26' when L. Smith scored, with the assist credited to D. Finlayson, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Halkett replacing A. Kyziridis. Heart Of Midlothian leveled the score at 47' when Cláudio Braga scored, with the assist credited to A. Kyziridis, making the score 1-1. Livingston made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Bokila replacing A. Shinnie. D. Finlayson received a yellow card for Livingston at 62'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 66', with B. Spittal replacing Ageu. S. Pittman received a yellow card for Livingston at 71'. Livingston made their 2nd substitution at 73', with L. Smith replacing A. Winter. Livingston made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. Yengi replacing C. McLennan. R. Muirhead received a yellow card for Livingston at 75'. R. McGowan received a yellow card for Livingston at 77'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 80', with B. Baningime replacing S. Kerjota. Livingston made their 4th substitution at 81', with R. Muirhead replacing S. May. H. Milne received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 83'. C. McLennan received a yellow card for Livingston at 86'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 88', with Cláudio Braga replacing E. Kabangu. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 90' when A. Kyziridis scored, with the assist credited to L. Shankland, making the score 1-2. S. May received a yellow card for Livingston at 90+1'.

Livingston used 4 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 4 substitutions. Livingston got 7 yellow cards, while Heart Of Midlothian got 2 yellow cards.