Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 2nd, where Livingston and Motherwell will play a match in Livingston in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Livingston, recorded a 1-1 draw against St. Mirren. Cristian Montano scored the first goal for Livingston in the 56th minute, but Curtis Main got the equalizer for St. Mirren in the 63rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for St. Mirren. Livingston is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Motherwell recorded a 0-3 loss against Rangers. Alfredo Morelos scored the first goal for Rangers in the 13th minute, then Connor Goldson added another in the 39th minute In the end, Motherwell was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Livingston and Motherwell last played eachother at the Fir Park on Sat Aug 20th. Motherwell won by a score of 1 to 0. Kevin van Veen scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 68th minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Livingston was frustrated by Motherwell’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Motherwell ended the match with the shutout victory.
Motherwell’s top weapon lately has been Blair Spittal, who has two goals in the last five matches. James Penrice 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.