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St. Johnstone 0–0 Livingston

Saturday 15 May 2021, 12:30 · McDiarmid Park · Round 38 · Half-time 0–0

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

St. JohnstoneLivingston
Goals00
xG0.220.30
Expected Points1.051.28

St. Johnstone 13%Draw 66%Livingston 21%

Most likely score 0–0, 61%. Final score 0–0, 61%.

Livingston goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+20%11%6%1%61%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.250.50153045607590HTMiddleton on for Melamed, 57'Kane on for May, 66'Conway on for Wotherspoon, 67'Bryson on for Booth, 84'Forrest on for Poplatnik, 69'Holt on for Bartley, 78'Mullin on for Kabia, 82'Livingston 0.30St. Johnstone 0.2200.250.50153045607590HTMiddleton on for Melamed, 57'Kane on for May, 66'Conway on for Wotherspoon, 67'Bryson on for Booth, 84'Forrest on for Poplatnik, 69'Holt on for Bartley, 78'Mullin on for Kabia, 82'0.300.22St. JohnstoneLivingston

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

St. JohnstoneLivingston

0.22 −1.05xG0.30 −0.84
0.14 −0.74xG on target0.25 −0.80
5 −7.4Shots2 −7.9
1 −2.3Shots on target2 −1.0
0 −1.5Big chances1 −0.5
45% 0Possession55% +8
363 +3Passes464 +128
55% −10Pass accuracy68% +7
46% −5Field tilt54% +5
18 −17Final-third entries39 +8
1 −8.4Box entries1 −6.9
22.9 +8Passes per defensive action9.1 −4
4 −0.6Corners1 −3.5
11 −5Tackles18 +2
9 −4Interceptions22 +10
11 −9Clearances26 +8
2 +0.2Saves1 −1.3
5 −7Fouls13 −1
2 +0.1Offsides1 −0.9

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

St. Johnstone

Davidson 12', 0.06 xGWotherspoon 23', 0.05 xGMay 23', 0.05 xGCraig 65', 0.03 xGMiddleton 68', 0.03 xG0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals50%0.11 xGCentral box: 2 shots, 0.11 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGWide in the box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals27%0.06 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.06 xG, 0 goals23%0.05 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.05 xG, 0 goals

Livingston

Kabia 72', 0.26 xGEmmanuel-Thomas 27', 0.04 xG0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals87%0.26 xGCentral box: 1 shot, 0.26 xG, 0 goals13%0.04 xGWide in the box: 1 shot, 0.04 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGEdge of the box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGFurther out: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

St. JohnstoneLivingston

0.09 2 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.30 2 shots, 0 goals
0.13 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

Level
90 min (100%) · St. Johnstone 0.22, Livingston 0.30 xG

Line-ups

252195424826101714ZlamalBrownRooneyKerrMcCartBoothDavidsonCraigWotherspoonMelamedMayYellow card84'67'57'66'St. Johnstone 5-3-2Callum Davidson322152723628983715StryjekMcMillanFitzwaterGuthrieLongridgeBartleyDianiEmmanuel-ThomasPittmanKabiaPoplatnikYellow card78'82'69'Livingston 4-2-3-1David Martindale

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 57' Middleton for Melamed
  • 66' Kane for May
  • 67' Conway for Wotherspoon
  • 84' Bryson for Booth

Livingston substitutes

  • 69' Forrest for Poplatnik
  • 78' Holt for Bartley
  • 82' Mullin for Kabia

Players

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
ZlamalGK900.000.0000.0110
BrownRWB900.000.0000.0022
RooneyCB900.000.0100.0337
KerrCB900.000.0000.0215
McCartCB900.000.0100.0966
BoothLWB840.000.0100.0241
DavidsonCM900.060.0000.0014
Craig CM900.030.0200.0962
WotherspoonCM670.050.011−0.0202
MelamedST570.000.0100.0110
MayST660.050.0000.0001
MiddletonMF330.030.000−0.0101
KaneFW240.000.0000.0000
ConwayMF230.000.000−0.0100
BrysonMF60.000.000−0.0100

Livingston

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
StryjekGK900.000.0100.13111
McMillanRB900.000.0100.0344
FitzwaterCB900.000.0100.09106
GuthrieCB900.000.0200.05318
LongridgeLB900.000.0100.03610
Bartley DM780.000.0100.0332
DianiDM900.000.0200.041010
Emmanuel-ThomasRW900.040.010−0.0323
PittmanAM900.000.010−0.0213
KabiaLW820.260.000−0.0212
PoplatnikST690.000.0100.0005
ForrestFW210.000.0100.0014
HoltMF120.000.0000.0001
MullinMF80.000.0000.0010

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

St. Johnstone

Kerr and Craig: 3 passesRooney and Wotherspoon: 3 passesBooth and Davidson: 3 passesBooth and Melamed: 3 passesKerr and Wotherspoon: 4 passesMcCart and Melamed: 4 passesWotherspoon and Craig: 4 passesKerr and McCart: 5 passesKerr and Rooney: 5 passesMcCart and Wotherspoon: 5 passesCraig and Melamed: 5 passesBrown and Rooney: 6 passesMcCart and Craig: 8 passesBooth and Craig: 10 passesZlamal and McCart: 11 passesMcCart and Booth: 13 passesBooth and Wotherspoon: 19 passesZlamal: 11 completed passesBrown: 6 completed passesKerr: 11 completed passesMcCart: 25 completed passesRooney: 10 completed passesBooth: 28 completed passesWotherspoon: 17 completed passesCraig: 18 completed passesDavidson: 3 completed passesMelamed: 5 completed passesMay: 3 completed passes252541924102681714ZlamalBrownKerrMcCartRooneyBoothWotherspoonCraigDavidsonMelamedMayStarters until 57' · lines join pairs with 3+ passes

Livingston

Fitzwater and Longridge: 4 passesFitzwater and Bartley: 4 passesFitzwater and Emmanuel-Thomas: 4 passesLongridge and Kabia: 4 passesBartley and Emmanuel-Thomas: 4 passesBartley and Poplatnik: 4 passesStryjek and Emmanuel-Thomas: 5 passesDiani and Pittman: 5 passesStryjek and Longridge: 6 passesStryjek and Diani: 6 passesMcMillan and Bartley: 6 passesLongridge and Pittman: 6 passesMcMillan and Fitzwater: 8 passesGuthrie and Diani: 8 passesDiani and Bartley: 8 passesStryjek and McMillan: 10 passesStryjek and Guthrie: 10 passesMcMillan and Diani: 10 passesMcMillan and Emmanuel-Thomas: 10 passesGuthrie and Longridge: 11 passesLongridge and Diani: 14 passesDiani and Emmanuel-Thomas: 14 passesFitzwater and Diani: 16 passesFitzwater and Guthrie: 17 passesStryjek and Fitzwater: 19 passesStryjek: 26 completed passesMcMillan: 25 completed passesFitzwater: 40 completed passesGuthrie: 32 completed passesLongridge: 25 completed passesDiani: 49 completed passesBartley: 14 completed passesEmmanuel-Thomas: 20 completed passesPittman: 11 completed passesKabia: 9 completed passesPoplatnik: 7 completed passes322152723286983715StryjekMcMillanFitzwaterGuthrieLongridgeDianiBartleyEmmanuel-ThomasPittmanKabiaPoplatnikStarters until 69' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

St. Johnstone

FromToPasses
BoothWotherspoon14
ZlamalMcCart11
BoothMcCart10
WotherspoonBooth10
BoothCraig9

Livingston

FromToPasses
GuthrieFitzwater15
FitzwaterStryjek14
DianiLongridge12
McMillanEmmanuel-Thomas9
LongridgeGuthrie9

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

5+0.76+1.03−1.85−0.19+0.36−2.16−1.34−4.211+2.84−2.37+0.86+0.511+4.79+2.31−3.83−1.31−1.93−0.85+0.34+1.01−0.90−1.61−0.80−2.90−1.40−0.30−0.50−0.50−0.84−8.9FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 37 matches

Livingston

3−2.22−2.912+1.67+2.04−0.715+6.98+1.34−2.76−1.617+7.811+5.412+6.69+5.04−1.57+0.66+1.95+0.51−1.96+2.37+2.61−2.11−1.41−0.23+1.53+0.21−0.40−0.40−0.71+0.41−0.1FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 37 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

St. Johnstone

0.010.010.010.010.020.02−0.010.02−0.010.02−0.010.02−0.010.030.040.04LessMore

Livingston

0.020.020.010.010.030.010.020.050.030.020.030.01−0.020.02−0.02−0.01−0.02−0.020.080.08LessMore

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.0League average 1.19AttackSt. Johnstone1.13 → 1.09Livingston1.09 → 1.05Defence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.03 → 1.00Livingston1.26 → 1.21

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

St. JohnstoneLivingston
Expected goals1.310.91
Win45%25%
Expected Points1.651.05
Clean sheet40%27%

St. Johnstone 45%Draw 29%Livingston 25%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 44%.

Livingston goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+9%4%1%6%2%9%8%4%1%4%4%2%1%1%11%14%14%

From the forecast as it stood on 15 May 2021: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

St. Johnstone

  1. L0–412 MayCeltic (A)xG 1.53–2.22
  2. W1–01 MayHibernian (A)xG 0.73–1.08
  3. D1–121 AprRangers (H)xG 1.93–0.23
  4. L0–110 AprAberdeen (H)xG 1.39–1.26
  5. W1–020 MarRoss County (H)xG 1.93–0.15
  6. W1–06 MarHibernian (H)xG 0.29–1.03

Livingston

  1. L0–312 MayRangers (H)xG 0.87–2.44
  2. L1–21 MayAberdeen (H)xG 1.35–1.78
  3. L1–221 AprHibernian (A)xG 1.77–2.31
  4. L0–610 AprCeltic (A)xG 0.79–2.83
  5. D1–120 MarHibernian (H)xG 1.09–0.68
  6. W2–113 MarHamilton Academical (H)xG 1.26–0.19

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

St. JohnstoneLivingston
Position5th6th
Played3737
Won, drawn, lost11–⁠11–⁠1512–⁠8–⁠17
Points44 (1.19 per game)44 (1.19 per game)
Expected Points per game1.541.28
Goals36–⁠4642–⁠54
xG per game1.27–⁠0.951.14–⁠1.26
Home: points, xG per game1.11, 1.12–⁠0.801.16, 1.05–⁠1.38
Away: points, xG per game1.26, 1.42–⁠1.091.22, 1.24–⁠1.14
ManagerCallum Davidson (37)David Martindale (22)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.0League average 1.19AttackSt. Johnstone1.13, 4thLivingston1.09, 6thDefence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.03, 5thLivingston1.26, 7th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone attack: 1.13Livingston attack: 1.091.131.09LivingstonSt. JohnstoneDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone defence: 1.03Livingston defence: 1.261.261.03

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

St. JohnstoneLivingston
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play−11%−18%−7%−5%
Counter-attacks+61%−81%−92%−31%
Set pieces+23%−23%+6%+3%
Penalties−4%−52%−36%+28%
Headers+10%−19%+5%average
Left side+15%−21%−20%−28%
Centre−11%−22%+8%+4%
Right side+9%−24%−19%+9%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdLivingston concededLeft side+15%+9%Centre−11%+4%Right side+9%−28%Open play−11%−5%Counter-attacks+61%−31%Set pieces+23%+3%Headers+10%average

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−20%−24%Centre+8%−22%Right side−19%−21%Open play−7%−18%Counter-attacks−92%−81%Set pieces+6%−23%Headers+5%−19%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

St. JohnstoneLivingston

1.27xG1.14
0.95xG against1.26
45%Possession47%
12.4Shots9.9
9.6Shots against10.1
3.3Shots on target3.0
1.5Big chances1.5
21.5Touches in the opposition box17.1
360Passes336
66%Pass accuracy61%
4.6Corners4.5
51%Field tilt49%
34.9Final-third entries31.3
9.4Box entries7.9
14.9Passes per defensive action12.6

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level531.150.92
Ahead151.521.13
Behind221.400.89

Livingston

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level470.961.20
Ahead151.060.86
Behind281.501.58

xG by period

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.180.102–4
16–300.150.126–6
31–450.200.208–12
46–600.210.197–9
61–750.230.145–3
76–900.310.198–12

Livingston

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.140.118–4
16–300.210.235–14
31–450.140.313–13
46–600.200.2510–14
61–750.200.135–3
76–900.250.2411–6

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

GKCBCBCBRWBCMCMLWBAMAMSTClark 27Parish 9Zlamal 1Kerr 29Rooney 8Craig 2Gordon 35McCart 36McNamara 20Rooney 11Brown 3McCann 27Bryson 11McNamara 2Craig 13Davidson 13Wotherspoon 4Tanser 22Booth 14Bryson 1Conway 17Melamed 8Middleton 3Wotherspoon 23O'Halloran 11May 4Kane 14May 12Hendry 73-4-2-1 in 22 of 37 starts

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (22), 3-4-3 (5), 3-4-1-2 (4), 5-3-2 (2), 3-5-2 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-1-2-2-1 (1), 4-1-2-1-2 (1)

Livingston

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTStryjek 21McCrorie 16Devlin 34Ambrose 1Robinson 1Fitzwater 15Ambrose 12Lithgow 1Guthrie 34Brown 8Taylor-Sinclair 4Serrano 17Longridge 7Brown 5Bartley 27Pittman 6Lawson 4Holt 22Sibbald 11Forrest 2Mullin 12Sibbald 6Robinson 6Pittman 24Bartley 4Sibbald 2Forrest 19Sibbald 9Mullin 3Emmanuel-Thomas 11Robinson 5Poplatnik 44-2-3-1 in 22 of 37 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (22), 3-4-2-1 (6), 4-3-3 (3), 5-4-1 (1), 4-4-2 (1), 3-4-3 (1), 5-3-2 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-4-1-1 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

DateHomeAwayxG
6 February 2021Livingston1–2St. JohnstonexG 0.86–1.78
12 December 2020St. Johnstone1–2LivingstonxG 1.05–0.98
26 September 2020Livingston2–0St. JohnstonexG 0.54–1.11

3 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 1, Livingston won 2, and 0 were drawn. Goals 3–5 and xG 1.31–0.79 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Melamed10751520.490.16
May161,644540.420.16
Kane171,544410.390.09
Conway191,599320.210.19

Livingston

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Poplatnik4536020.290.15
Forrest211,816410.180.20
Emmanuel-Thomas131,321500.290.06
Robinson161,473410.200.08

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.