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Motherwell 1–0 Livingston

Saturday 20 August 2022, 15:00 · Fir Park · Round 4 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Nick Walsh · Attendance 5,375

Motherwell van Veen 68' (pen)

Livingston Bahamboula sent off 77'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Motherwell	Livingston
Goals	1	0
xG	1.43	0.27
Non-penalty xG	0.64	0.27
Expected Points	2.47	0.32

Motherwell 75%Draw 21%Livingston 4%

Most likely score 1–0, 36%. Final score 1–0, 36%.

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

MotherwellLivingston

1.43 −0.09xG0.27 −0.70

0.64Non-penalty xG0.27

1.04 −0.64xG on target0.09 −1.54

13 −0.3Shots5 −4.3

2 −1.3Shots on target1 −3.0

2 −1.0Big chances0 −2.3

58% +9Possession42% +12

409 +29Passes299 +69

73% +3Pass accuracy63% 0

68% +9Field tilt32% −3

28 −13Final-third entries21 +1

7 −2.7Box entries4 −3.7

10.7 −3Passes per defensive action14.9 −2

2 −4.0Corners1 −1.3

16 +5Tackles18 +4

2 −7.7Interceptions6 −5.0

13 −7Clearances13 −18

1 −1.7Saves1 −2.7

15 +2Fouls16 +1

2 +1.3Offsides0 −0.3

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

Motherwell

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

MotherwellLivingston

0.46 8 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.08 2 shots, 0 goals

0.05 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.13 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.19 3 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

0–01–0

Level: 68 min (72%) · Motherwell 1.05, Livingston 0.23 xG
Motherwell ahead: 27 min (28%) · Motherwell 0.38, Livingston 0.04 xG

Line-ups

Motherwell substitutes

54' Efford for Shields
54' Morris for Cornelius · yellow card 61'
83' Maguire for Spittal

Livingston substitutes

65' Bahamboula for Kelly · yellow card 74', second yellow 77'
69' Goncalves for Shinnie
81' Mullin for Holt

Players

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	0
McGinn	RB	90		0.00	0.01	0	0.04	4	4
Johansen	CB	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	9
Lamie	CB	90		0.05	0.00	1	0.06	3	5
O'Donnell	LB	90		0.02	0.03	0	0.09	7	3
Slattery	CM	90		0.04	0.02	1	0.02	7	4
Goss	CM	90		0.24	0.04	1	0.05	1	3
Cornelius	CM	54		0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	1	1
Shields	RW	54		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	1
van Veen	ST	90	1	0.84	0.04	2	0.01	3	0
Spittal	LW	83		0.05	0.08	3	0.22	6	0
Efford	FW	36		0.13	0.00	0	0.02	3	2
Morris	FW	36		0.05	0.05	2	−0.01	1	0
Maguire	MF	7		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.06	7	0
Devlin	RB	90	0.17	0.04	0	0.08	2	3
Fitzwater	CB	90	0.00	0.00	1	0.02	2	8
Obileye	CB	90	0.02	0.00	0	0.02	1	10
Montano	LB	90	0.00	0.02	1	0.07	7	5
Omeonga	CM	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	2	4
Holt	CM	81	0.00	0.01	0	−0.02	1	3
Kelly	CM	65	0.06	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Shinnie	AM	69	0.00	0.14	0	−0.01	0	3
Pittman	AM	90	0.00	0.00	0	−0.02	0	1
Nouble	ST	90	0.00	0.01	1	0.01	1	0
Bahamboula	FW	12	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	0
Goncalves	FW	21	0.02	0.00	0	−0.02	0	0
Mullin	MF	9	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2

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

Motherwell

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

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
Kelly	Lamie	18
O'Donnell	Spittal	16
McGinn	Slattery	15
Slattery	McGinn	12
Lamie	Johansen	10

Livingston

From	To	Passes
Fitzwater	George	8
Obileye	Fitzwater	8
Holt	Obileye	8
Omeonga	Montano	6
Omeonga	Devlin	6

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

Defensive actions

Motherwell

Against its average of 3 matches

Livingston

Against its average of 3 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

Motherwell

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
Motherwell
Top six	41%	50%	+9
11th	6%	5%	−1
Bottom	4%	2%	−2
Livingston
Top six	65%	57%	−8
11th	2%	3%	+1
Bottom	1%	2%	+1

From the forecast before the match (20 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	Motherwell	Livingston
Expected goals	1.25	1.09
Win	39%	31%
Expected Points	1.47	1.23
Clean sheet	34%	29%

Motherwell 39%Draw 29%Livingston 31%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 48%.

From the forecast as it stood on 20 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	Motherwell win	Draw	Livingston win
Motherwell
Top six	41%	50%	40%	32%
11th	6%	5%	6%	8%
Bottom	4%	2%	4%	6%
Livingston
Top six	65%	57%	65%	77%
11th	2%	3%	2%	2%
Bottom	1%	2%	1%	<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

Motherwell

Livingston

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

Season to date

Measure	Motherwell	Livingston
Position	4th	5th
Played	3	3
Won, drawn, lost	2–⁠0–⁠1	2–⁠0–⁠1
Points	6 (2.00 per game)	6 (2.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.32	1.21
Goals	5–⁠4	4–⁠3
xG per game	1.52–⁠1.51	0.97–⁠1.17
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.67–⁠0.87	1.50, 1.01–⁠1.50
Away: points, xG per game	3.00, 1.94–⁠1.82	3.00, 0.90–⁠0.51
Manager	Steven Hammell (3)	David Martindale (64)

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	Motherwell		Livingston
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−6%	+19%	−17%	−10%
Counter-attacks	+43%	+186%	−56%	−52%
Set pieces	+8%	+21%	−7%	+41%
Penalties	+55%	−34%	−72%	−25%
Headers	+7%	+31%	−20%	+41%
Left side	+32%	+18%	+9%	−14%
Centre	average	+39%	−45%	−6%
Right side	−38%	+4%	+8%	+32%

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

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdLivingston concededLeft side+32%+32%Centreaverage−6%Right side−38%−14%Open play−6%−10%Counter-attacks+43%−52%Set pieces+8%+41%Headers+7%+41%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdMotherwell concededLeft side+9%+4%Centre−45%+39%Right side+8%+18%Open play−17%+19%Counter-attacks−56%+186%Set pieces−7%+21%Headers−20%+31%

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

MotherwellLivingston

1.52xG0.97

1.51xG against1.17

49%Possession30%

13.3Shots9.3

14.3Shots against18.0

3.3Shots on target4.0

3.0Big chances2.3

380Passes230

71%Pass accuracy63%

6.0Corners2.3

60%Field tilt35%

41.0Final-third entries20.3

9.7Box entries7.7

13.4Passes per defensive action17.4

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	33	1.72	2.69
Ahead	35	1.51	1.23
Behind	22	1.24	0.20

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	33	1.71	0.73
Ahead	52	0.60	1.46
Behind	5	0.00	1.07

xG by period

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.07	0.10	0–0
16–30	0.12	0.29	1–1
31–45	0.33	0.36	1–1
46–60	0.30	0.26	2–1
61–75	0.10	0.14	0–0
76–90	0.59	0.34	1–1

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.24	0.01	2–0
16–30	0.08	0.04	0–0
31–45	0.23	0.14	0–0
46–60	0.10	0.39	1–1
61–75	0.12	0.31	0–2
76–90	0.21	0.28	1–0

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

Most used players by position

Motherwell

Formations: 4-4-2 (2), 4-1-4-1 (1)

Livingston

Formations: 4-3-2-1 (1), 4-3-3 (1), 4-1-4-1 (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
9 April 2022	Livingston	2–2	Motherwell	xG 1.21–0.90
26 December 2021	Motherwell	2–1	Livingston	xG 0.92–0.43
21 August 2021	Livingston	1–2	Motherwell	xG 0.95–2.30
6 March 2021	Motherwell	3–1	Livingston	xG 1.80–1.14
31 October 2020	Livingston	0–2	Motherwell	xG 0.70–1.40
12 August 2020	Motherwell	2–2	Livingston	xG 0.50–2.03

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Motherwell won 4, Livingston won 0, and 2 were drawn. Goals 13–7 and xG 1.30–1.08 per game.

Key players

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
van Veen	27	2,548	11	4	0.32	0.09
Efford	11	1,033	2	1	0.23	0.06
Tierney	5	667	2	0	0.22	0.04
Shields	20	1,706	2	3	0.16	0.09

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Anderson	20	1,622	11	4	0.36	0.10
Nouble	16	1,430	2	3	0.17	0.17
Montano	9	893	1	1	0.15	0.06
Shinnie	21	1,936	3	2	0.13	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. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.