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Dundee United 0–1 Livingston

Sunday 7 August 2022, 15:00 · Tannadice Park · Round 2 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Steven McLean · Attendance 7,442

Livingston Montano 49'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Dundee United	Livingston
Goals	0	1
xG	0.51	0.90
Expected Points	0.94	1.67

Dundee United 18%Draw 39%Livingston 42%

Most likely score 0–0, 24%. Final score 0–1, 23%.

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

Dundee UnitedLivingston

0.51 +0.13xG0.90 +0.33

0.52 −0.46xG on target1.25 +0.35

10 +3.0Shots11 +6.0

3 −2.0Shots on target4 +2.0

0 0.0Big chances1 −1.0

62% +14Possession38% +21

495 +131Passes304 +147

80% +13Pass accuracy71% +16

49% +5Field tilt51% +45

40 +6Final-third entries32 +21

10 +4.0Box entries9 +6.0

14.9 +2Passes per defensive action15.8 −3

9 +5.0Corners4 +4.0

13 −3Tackles16 +1

5 −4.0Interceptions13 +2.0

20 −1Clearances13 −28

4 0.0Saves3 −1.0

11 0Fouls14 −3

1 +1.0Offsides0 −1.0

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

Dundee United

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

Dundee UnitedLivingston

0.34 7 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.82 9 shots, 1 goal

0.17 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.07 2 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–00–1

Level: 49 min (52%) · Dundee United 0.03, Livingston 0.58 xG
Livingston ahead: 46 min (48%) · Dundee United 0.47, Livingston 0.31 xG

Line-ups

Dundee United substitutes

52' Niskanen for Sibbald
52' Cudjoe for Middleton
82' Clark for Fletcher

Livingston substitutes

77' Brandon for Shinnie
85' Longridge for Montano
90+4' Bitsindou for Kelly · yellow card 90+5'

Players

Dundee United

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Birighitti	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Smith	RB	90	0.00	0.07	1	0.14	7	4
Edwards	CB	90	0.05	0.20	1	0.20	10	4
Graham	CB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.14	12	9
McMann	LB	90	0.00	0.08	1	0.19	9	6
Sibbald	DM	52	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	2	4
Levitt	DM	90	0.00	0.13	3	0.09	9	2
Middleton	RW	52	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
McGrath	AM	90	0.00	0.02	0	−0.03	3	1
Watt	LW	90	0.13	0.01	1	0.01	2	5
Fletcher	ST	82	0.14	0.11	0	−0.10	1	1
Niskanen	DF	38	0.11	0.03	1	0.09	1	2
Cudjoe	FW	38	0.08	0.07	1	0.15	9	0
Clark	FW	8	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.08	11	2
Devlin	RB	90		1	0.00	0.02	1	0.04	4	3
Fitzwater	CB	90			0.02	0.11	1	0.21	8	3
Obileye	CB	90			0.19	0.00	0	0.07	2	3
Montano	LB	85	1		0.03	0.01	1	0.14	4	8
Omeonga	CM	90			0.00	0.03	1	0.03	2	11
Holt	CM	90			0.00	0.12	0	0.11	7	6
Kelly	CM	90			0.08	0.03	0	0.02	1	4
Shinnie	RW	77			0.00	0.08	3	−0.02	1	3
Nouble	ST	90			0.32	0.21	1	0.07	6	0
Pittman	LW	90			0.25	0.01	2	0.07	1	1
Brandon	MF	13			0.00	0.00	0	–	–	0
Longridge	DF	5			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Bitsindou	MF	0			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

Dundee United

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

Dundee United

From	To	Passes
Edwards	Graham	17
McMann	Graham	15
McMann	Watt	13
Graham	Birighitti	13
Graham	McMann	12

Livingston

From	To	Passes
George	Nouble	9
Montano	Kelly	8
Fitzwater	George	8
Nouble	Shinnie	7
Fitzwater	Nouble	6

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

Defensive actions

Dundee United

Against its average of 1 match

Livingston

Against its average of 1 match

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

Dundee United

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
Dundee United
Top six	33%	23%	−10
11th	10%	13%	+3
Bottom	7%	10%	+3
Livingston
Top six	45%	56%	+11
11th	6%	4%	−2
Bottom	4%	2%	−2

From the forecast before the match (7 August 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	Dundee United	Livingston
Expected goals	1.24	1.04
Win	40%	30%
Expected Points	1.50	1.20
Clean sheet	35%	29%

Dundee United 40%Draw 30%Livingston 30%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 47%.

From the forecast as it stood on 7 August 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	Dundee United win	Draw	Livingston win
Dundee United
Top six	33%	43%	31%	23%
11th	10%	8%	10%	13%
Bottom	7%	4%	7%	10%
Livingston
Top six	45%	36%	46%	56%
11th	6%	8%	6%	4%
Bottom	4%	6%	4%	2%

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

Dundee United

Livingston

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

Season to date

Measure	Dundee United	Livingston
Position	8th	10th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠1–⁠0	0–⁠0–⁠1
Points	1 (1.00 per game)	0 (0.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.64	0.86
Goals	1–⁠1	1–⁠2
xG per game	0.38–⁠1.24	0.57–⁠1.15
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	0.00, 0.57–⁠1.15
Away: points, xG per game	1.00, 0.38–⁠1.24	–⁠
Manager	Jack Ross (1)	David Martindale (62)

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

Ratings

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	Dundee United		Livingston
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−24%	+26%	−28%	−4%
Counter-attacks	−4%	−52%	−27%	−20%
Set pieces	−16%	+26%	+4%	+21%
Penalties	−37%	−22%	−53%	+25%
Headers	−9%	+10%	−34%	+18%
Left side	−25%	+4%	−10%	−3%
Centre	−18%	+28%	−34%	−6%
Right side	−28%	+32%	−9%	+22%

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. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Dundee United attacking

Dundee United createdLivingston concededLeft side−25%+22%Centre−18%−6%Right side−28%−3%Open play−24%−4%Counter-attacks−4%−20%Set pieces−16%+21%Headers−9%+18%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdDundee United concededLeft side−10%+32%Centre−34%+28%Right side−9%+4%Open play−28%+26%Counter-attacks−27%−52%Set pieces+4%+26%Headers−34%+10%

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

Dundee UnitedLivingston

0.38xG0.57

1.24xG against1.15

48%Possession17%

7.0Shots5.0

18.0Shots against21.0

5.0Shots on target2.0

0.0Big chances2.0

364Passes157

67%Pass accuracy55%

4.0Corners0.0

44%Field tilt6%

34.0Final-third entries11.0

6.0Box entries3.0

12.4Passes per defensive action18.4

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Dundee United

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	43	0.36	1.61
Ahead	47	0.42	0.90
Behind	0	–	–

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	7	3.60	1.03
Ahead	67	0.38	1.18
Behind	16	0.00	1.07

xG by period

Dundee United

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.03	0.30	0–0
16–30	0.07	0.34	0–0
31–45	0.07	0.08	1–0
46–60	0.22	0.14	0–0
61–75	0.00	0.11	0–0
76–90	0.00	0.28	0–1

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.28	0.03	1–0
16–30	0.07	0.09	0–0
31–45	0.15	0.10	0–0
46–60	0.06	0.36	0–0
61–75	0.00	0.39	0–2
76–90	0.00	0.19	0–0

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

Most used players by position

Dundee United

Livingston

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
2 March 2022	Livingston	2–1	Dundee United	xG 2.16–0.93
11 December 2021	Dundee United	0–1	Livingston	xG 0.87–1.22
27 October 2021	Livingston	1–1	Dundee United	xG 0.34–1.83
13 February 2021	Dundee United	3–0	Livingston	xG 1.93–0.93
5 December 2020	Livingston	2–0	Dundee United	xG 1.20–0.42
2 October 2020	Dundee United	1–2	Livingston	xG 0.06–3.09

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Dundee United won 1, Livingston won 4, and 1 was a draw. Goals 6–8 and xG 1.01–1.49 per game.

Key players

Dundee United

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Watt	16	1,362	1	2	0.10	0.21
Niskanen	25	2,259	1	4	0.07	0.13
Levitt	24	2,119	6	1	0.07	0.12
Harkes	28	2,539	3	2	0.11	0.07

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Anderson	20	1,607	11	4	0.36	0.10
Nouble	14	1,250	1	3	0.11	0.17
Montano	7	744	0	1	0.18	0.06
Shinnie	19	1,784	3	2	0.14	0.06

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.