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St. Johnstone 1–0 Livingston

Saturday 2 April 2022, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 32 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee Kevin Clancy · Attendance 3,321

St. Johnstone Hendry 3' (pen)

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	St. Johnstone	Livingston
Goals	1	0
xG	0.99	0.73
Non-penalty xG	0.20	0.73
Expected Points	1.65	0.97

St. Johnstone 42%Draw 38%Livingston 20%

Most likely score 1–0, 30%. Final score 1–0, 30%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

St. JohnstoneLivingston

0.99 +0.36xG0.73 −0.23

0.20Non-penalty xG0.73

1.30 +0.72xG on target0.21 −0.70

6 −2.9Shots11 +1.0

3 +0.5Shots on target4 +0.7

1 +0.5Big chances1 −0.1

9 −5Touches in the opposition box32 +14

40% −3Possession60% +20

289 −42Passes413 +108

56% −7Pass accuracy68% +5

30% −10Field tilt70% +31

23 −5Final-third entries45 +19

4 −3.1Box entries18 +9.7

11.4 −4Passes per defensive action12.9 −3

1 −3.6Corners6 +2.2

22 +7Tackles18 +2

14 +4Interceptions9 −2

45 +21Clearances9 −13

4 +0.9Saves2 −1.0

10 −2Fouls14 0

4 +2.3Offsides1 −1.5

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

Zones Shots

St. Johnstone

Livingston

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

0.17 4 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.73 11 shots, 0 goals

0.03 1 shot, 0 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 1 goalPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

1–0

Level: 3 min (3%) · St. Johnstone 0.79, Livingston 0.00 xG
St. Johnstone ahead: 96 min (97%) · St. Johnstone 0.20, Livingston 0.73 xG

Line-ups

St. Johnstone substitutes

36' Booth for Gallacher
74' May for Ciftci
88' MacPherson for Hallberg
89' Butterfield for Crawford

Livingston substitutes

66' Kelly for Omeonga
74' Bailey for Soto
80' Lewis for Penrice
80' Shinnie for Pittman

Players

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Clark	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Cleary	CB	90		0.00	0.01	0	0.04	6	12
Gordon	CB	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	21
McCart	CB	90		0.00	0.02	0	0.07	6	18
Rooney	RWB	90		0.00	0.12	1	0.11	4	2
Hallberg	CM	88		0.00	0.16	0	0.00	3	6
Davidson	CM	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	3	12
Gallacher	LWB	36		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	2	0
Crawford	AM	89		0.10	0.04	0	0.09	5	3
Hendry	ST	90	1	0.79	0.01	0	0.00	1	3
Ciftci	ST	74		0.09	0.03	1	−0.10	1	1
Booth	DF	54		0.00	0.00	0	0.04	4	6
May	FW	16		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
MacPherson	MF	2		0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
Butterfield	MF	1		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Stryjek	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.06	7	0
Devlin	RB	90	0.00	0.21	1	0.22	13	2
Fitzwater	CB	90	0.00	0.03	1	0.03	5	3
Obileye	CB	90	0.17	0.01	0	0.06	6	5
Penrice	LB	80	0.02	0.06	0	0.09	7	10
Holt	CM	90	0.00	0.03	0	0.01	6	8
Pittman	CM	80	0.07	0.03	1	0.01	1	3
Omeonga	CM	66	0.00	0.02	0	0.04	3	3
Nouble	RW	90	0.00	0.13	3	−0.02	4	1
Soto	ST	74	0.15	0.06	0	−0.02	0	1
Forrest	LW	90	0.18	0.11	0	0.15	7	1
Kelly	DF	24	0.00	0.07	1	0.10	4	1
Bailey	MF	16	0.14	0.01	0	0.04	3	0
Lewis	DF	10	0.00	0.03	1	0.01	1	0
Shinnie	FW	10	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

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

Livingston

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

From	To	Passes
Hallberg	Rooney	7
McCart	Ciftci	6
Cleary	Rooney	6
Rooney	Hallberg	6
Davidson	Booth	6

Livingston

From	To	Passes
Devlin	Nouble	12
Fitzwater	Devlin	8
Nouble	Devlin	8
Devlin	Fitzwater	8
Devlin	Pittman	7

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

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 31 matches

Livingston

Against its average of 31 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

Livingston

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

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.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
St. Johnstone
11th	78%	77%	−1
Bottom	13%	6%	−7
Livingston
Top six	59%	38%	−21
11th	1%	2%	+1
Dundee FC
11th	12%	6%	−6
Bottom	87%	93%	+6
Motherwell
Top six	26%	30%	+4
11th	2%	3%	+1

From the forecast before the match (2 April 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	St. Johnstone	Livingston
Expected goals	0.98	0.94
Win	35%	32%
Expected Points	1.37	1.30
Clean sheet	39%	38%

St. Johnstone 35%Draw 33%Livingston 32%

Most likely score 0–0, 15%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 2 April 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	St. Johnstone win	Draw	Livingston win
St. Johnstone
11th	78%	77%	80%	77%
Bottom	13%	6%	13%	19%
Livingston
Top six	59%	38%	52%	89%
11th	1%	2%	<1%	–
Dundee FC
11th	12%	6%	13%	19%
Bottom	87%	93%	87%	81%
Motherwell
Top six	26%	30%	29%	18%
11th	2%	3%	2%	1%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

St. Johnstone

Livingston

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

Season to date

Measure	St. Johnstone	Livingston
Position	11th	6th
Played	31	31
Won, drawn, lost	6–⁠9–⁠16	10–⁠7–⁠14
Points	27 (0.87 per game)	37 (1.19 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.86	1.15
Goals	20–⁠37	33–⁠40
xG per game	0.63–⁠1.31	0.96–⁠1.29
Home: points, xG per game	0.88, 0.63–⁠1.24	1.20, 1.10–⁠1.29
Away: points, xG per game	0.87, 0.63–⁠1.39	1.19, 0.83–⁠1.29
Manager	Callum Davidson (69)	David Martindale (54)

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

Ratings

This season

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

Chances	St. Johnstone		Livingston
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−49%	−4%	−23%	−2%
Counter-attacks	−76%	+178%	−17%	+13%
Set pieces	−36%	+7%	+1%	+20%
Penalties	−54%	+38%	−54%	+38%
Headers	−56%	+7%	−31%	+22%
Left side	−34%	+7%	+8%	−8%
Centre	−52%	+3%	−21%	+5%
Right side	−48%	+11%	−28%	+17%

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−34%+17%Centre−52%+5%Right side−48%−8%Open play−49%−2%Counter-attacks−76%+13%Set pieces−36%+20%Headers−56%+22%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+8%+11%Centre−21%+3%Right side−28%+7%Open play−23%−4%Counter-attacks−17%+178%Set pieces+1%+7%Headers−31%+7%

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

0.63xG0.96

1.31xG against1.29

43%Possession40%

8.9Shots10.0

13.9Shots against13.6

2.5Shots on target3.3

0.5Big chances1.1

13.7Touches in the opposition box17.5

331Passes305

64%Pass accuracy63%

4.6Corners3.8

40%Field tilt39%

28.0Final-third entries25.7

7.1Box entries8.3

15.8Passes per defensive action15.6

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	54	0.65	1.17
Ahead	13	0.67	1.97
Behind	23	0.57	1.25

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	42	0.99	1.18
Ahead	20	1.10	1.38
Behind	28	0.83	1.40

xG by period

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.12	0.18	4–5
16–30	0.09	0.13	5–4
31–45	0.08	0.23	4–7
46–60	0.09	0.24	3–7
61–75	0.14	0.23	1–7
76–90	0.11	0.30	3–7

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.12	0.21	3–8
16–30	0.17	0.18	8–5
31–45	0.18	0.18	6–4
46–60	0.20	0.17	8–7
61–75	0.14	0.18	3–7
76–90	0.15	0.36	5–9

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

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (12), 3-4-1-2 (8), 3-5-2 (7), 3-4-3 (2), 5-3-2 (2)

Livingston

Formations: 4-3-3 (16), 4-2-3-1 (4), 3-4-2-1 (3), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-4-1-1 (1), 3-1-4-2 (1), 4-3-2-1 (1), 5-4-1 (1), 4-4-2 (1), 4-5-1 (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

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
1 February 2022	Livingston	1–2	St. Johnstone	xG 1.24–0.41
16 October 2021	St. Johnstone	0–3	Livingston	xG 1.45–1.55
15 May 2021	St. Johnstone	0–0	Livingston	xG 0.22–0.30
6 February 2021	Livingston	1–2	St. Johnstone	xG 0.86–1.78
12 December 2020	St. Johnstone	1–2	Livingston	xG 1.05–0.98
26 September 2020	Livingston	2–0	St. Johnstone	xG 0.54–1.11

6 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 2, Livingston won 3, and 1 was a draw. Goals 5–9 and xG 1.00–0.91 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Hendry	12	1,008	6	0	0.25	0.04
May	12	1,147	2	1	0.20	0.10
Kane	12	1,254	3	0	0.20	0.02
Hallberg	8	625	0	3	0.03	0.19

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Anderson	20	1,593	11	4	0.37	0.10
Forrest	23	2,049	4	3	0.22	0.14
Nouble	7	590	0	3	0.07	0.28
Montano	6	612	0	1	0.19	0.07

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