In this week 17 match on Dec 5th, Livingston will host Hearts in a Premiership match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 11th placed Livingston, recorded a 0-2 loss against Aberdeen. Ryan Hedges scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 23rd minute, then David Bates added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Jonny Hayes In the end, Livingston was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory. Livingston is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Gary Mackay-Steven scored the first goal for Hearts in the 61st minute, then Stephen Kingsley added another in the 75th minute In the end, St. Mirren couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 25th, Hearts hosted Livingston at the Tynecastle Park in their last match together. Hearts was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Michael Smith struck first for Hearts in the 25th minute, then Liam Boyce added another in the 33rd minute on a penalty In the end, Livingston couldn’t muster any offence and Hearts ran away with the shutout win.
For Hearts, their top scorers are Ben Woodburn and Stephen Kingsley, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Nicholas Clark and Nicky Devlin are the top scorers for Livingston in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.