Livingston vs Motherwell

0 - 2
🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Steven McLean 🔁 1st Phase - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 24
1st Phase Table
Livingston 12 · Motherwell 4
Referee Stats
24 matches · 3.58 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.58
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 25%
Draws 38%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Motherwell outshot their opponent (4-14).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Motherwell had the sharper finishing (1-6 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
Motherwell (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 23
Avg: 1.42 / 1.21

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.61
PPG
1.32
1.33
GF
1.42
2.00
GA
1.21
69%
O2.5
50%
88%
BTTS
63%
50%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Livingston rank12th
Motherwell rank4th
Livingston points16
Motherwell points54
Livingston: #12 · 16 pts · GD -31
53 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.
Motherwell: #4 · 54 pts · GD +23
15 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
38-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.

Motherwell last 5 away

L L L W W
Points6/15
Weighted index20
Goals10-8
Record2-0-3
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%

Motherwell trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 81% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Livingston score at home88%
Livingston clean sheet at home0%
Motherwell score away75%
Motherwell clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Livingston score first50%
Livingston win after scoring first13%
Motherwell score first50%
Motherwell win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Livingston 43% · Motherwell 40%
Avg first goal minute: Livingston 24.1' · Motherwell 27.9'

Vs league average

Livingston score at home1.33 vs 1.58
Livingston concede at home2.00 vs 1.16
Motherwell score away1.42 vs 1.16
Motherwell concede away1.21 vs 1.58
Livingston score 16% below league average, while Motherwell score 23% above league average.
Defensive side: Livingston are 73% above league average at home, and Motherwell are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Motherwell goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
61-75 6
16-30 5
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 7
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
6
Total Shots
4
14
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
3
8
Shots Outside Box
1
6
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
7
7
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
518
568
Passes Accurate
443
503
Passes %
86%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
5'
5' Goal · 0-1
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Just
28'
28' Goal · 0-2
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Slattery
65'
65' E. Just
1st substitution · For: E. Björgólfs­son
65'
65' I. Said
2nd substitution · For: S. Nicholson
67'
67' E. Danso
1st substitution · For: M. Sylla
68'
68' S. May
2nd substitution · For: J. Zimmerman
77'
77' C. McLennan
3rd substitution · For: L. Smith
77'
77' R. Muirhead
4th substitution · For: A. Tamm
77'
77' Babacar Fati
5th substitution · For: S. Lawal
77'
77' Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
3rd substitution · For: M. Emmanuel
86'
86' J. Koutroumbis
4th substitution · For: L. Gordon
89'
89' M. Sylla

Livingston vs Motherwell 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Motherwell beat Livingston 2-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Steven McLean.

First half: Motherwell took an early lead at 5' when Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored, with the assist credited to E. Just, making the score 0-1. Motherwell extended the lead at 28' when Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored, with the assist credited to C. Slattery, making the score 0-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Motherwell made their 1st substitution at 65', with E. Just replacing E. Björgólfs­son. Motherwell made their 2nd substitution at 65', with I. Said replacing S. Nicholson. Livingston made their 1st substitution at 67', with E. Danso replacing M. Sylla. Livingston made their 2nd substitution at 68', with S. May replacing J. Zimmerman. Livingston made their 3rd substitution at 77', with C. McLennan replacing L. Smith. Livingston made their 4th substitution at 77', with R. Muirhead replacing A. Tamm. Livingston made their 5th substitution at 77', with Babacar Fati replacing S. Lawal. Motherwell made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise replacing M. Emmanuel. Motherwell made their 4th substitution at 86', with J. Koutroumbis replacing L. Gordon. M. Sylla received a yellow card for Livingston at 89'.

Livingston used 5 substitutions while Motherwell used 4 substitutions. Livingston got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Motherwell outshot their opponent (4-14).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Motherwell had the sharper finishing (1-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins3
Draws6
Away Wins15
Over 2.5 Goals14 (58.3%)
BTTS14 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (33.3%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)

Livingston vs Motherwell Head-to-Head History by Season