March 19th features a match where Hearts and Livingston will play a match in Edinburgh in a Premiership match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 2-2 draw against Dundee United. Liam Boyce struck first for Hearts in the 1st minute on a feed from Gary Mackay-Steven, then Liam Smith tied it up for Dundee United in the 46th minute on a feed from Nicholas Clark . Hearts is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Livingston recorded a 1-3 loss against Celtic. Daizen Maeda scored the first goal for Celtic in the 17th minute, then Nicky Devlin added another on an own goal in the 46th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Livingston should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Dec 5th, Livingston hosted Hearts at the Tony Macaroni Arena in their last match together. Hearts took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Liam Boyce scored the first goal for Hearts in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Livingston was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory.
Livingston’s top weapon lately has been Bruce Anderson, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Ellis Simms has been the most prolific scorer on Hearts in his last five matches with two goals.