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Motherwell 3–0 Livingston

Saturday 8 April 2023, 15:00 · Fir Park · Round 31 · Half-time 3–0 · Referee Grant Irvine · Attendance 4,844

Motherwell van Veen 9', 33', Johnston 34'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Motherwell	Livingston
Goals	3	0
xG	1.59	0.84
Expected Points	1.98	0.74

Motherwell 57%Draw 28%Livingston 15%

Most likely score 1–1, 17%. Final score 3–0, 5%.

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

1.59 +0.38xG0.84 −0.19

1.18 +0.06xG on target0.09 −0.97

11 −0.4Shots11 +1.3

6 +2.7Shots on target2 −1.4

2 +0.4Big chances0 −1.4

19 +3Touches in the opposition box14 −5

47% −1Possession53% +12

339 −12Passes404 +113

66% 0Pass accuracy72% +10

48% 0Field tilt52% +11

34 0Final-third entries50 +24

9 +0.7Box entries12 +3.6

11.9 −2Passes per defensive action13.7 −2

4 −0.9Corners2 −2.1

21 +4Tackles13 −1

6 −3.1Interceptions12 +2.4

15 −3Clearances18 −8

2 −0.8Saves3 0.0

16 +3Fouls6 −6

3 +1.2Offsides0 −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

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

1.31 8 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.66 10 shots, 0 goals

0.15 1 shot, 1 goalCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.13 2 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.18 1 shot, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–03–0

Level: 9 min (9%) · Motherwell 0.34, Livingston 0.00 xG
Motherwell ahead: 86 min (91%) · Motherwell 1.25, Livingston 0.84 xG

Line-ups

Motherwell substitutes

58' Lamie for Butcher
64' Paton for Mandron
81' O'Donnell for Johnston · yellow card 90+2'
81' Slattery for Spittal
81' Aitchison for Cornelius

Livingston substitutes

46' Boyes for de Lucas
69' Shinnie for Holt
69' Anderson for Guthrie
69' Bahamboula for Bradley
83' Brandon for Penrice

Players

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.07	4	1
McGinn	CB	90			0.10	0.01	0	0.15	6	17
Butcher	CB	58			0.03	0.00	0	0.02	2	9
Casey	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.04	5	1
Johnston	RWB	81	1	1	0.98	0.07	2	0.11	2	1
Goss	CM	90			0.00	0.04	0	0.09	7	3
Cornelius	CM	81			0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	2	2
Furlong	LWB	90		1	0.00	0.03	1	0.01	2	3
Spittal	AM	81		1	0.16	0.07	4	0.01	3	3
van Veen	ST	90	2		0.28	0.18	1	0.12	2	1
Mandron	ST	64			0.00	0.00	0	−0.02	1	0
Lamie	DF	32			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
Paton	MF	26			0.00	0.04	0	0.02	1	0
O'Donnell	DF	9			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Slattery	MF	9			0.00	0.00	0	0.06	1	3
Aitchison	MF	9			0.04	0.01	0	0.01	1	0

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	5	0
Bradley	RWB	69	0.02	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Devlin	CB	90	0.00	0.08	2	0.23	9	4
Fitzwater	CB	90	0.20	0.00	0	0.03	3	7
de Lucas	CB	46	0.00	0.04	0	0.15	4	2
Penrice	LWB	83	0.14	0.02	0	0.05	3	7
Stephen Kelly	CM	90	0.08	0.11	1	0.14	5	2
Omeonga	CM	90	0.02	0.03	1	0.07	5	6
Holt	CM	69	0.00	0.30	0	0.20	4	7
Nouble	ST	90	0.15	0.26	3	−0.10	2	0
Guthrie	ST	69	0.11	0.01	1	−0.20	0	2
Boyes	DF	44	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	5	6
Shinnie	MF	21	0.00	0.11	1	0.12	4	1
Anderson	FW	21	0.11	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
Bahamboula	FW	21	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Brandon	MF	7	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1

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	McGinn	9
Johnston	Cornelius	7
Furlong	Goss	6
Goss	Furlong	6
McGinn	Johnston	6

Livingston

From	To	Passes
Omeonga	Devlin	11
Devlin	Fitzwater	10
Stephen Kelly	Omeonga	9
Fitzwater	George	8
Devlin	Bradley	7

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

Defensive actions

Motherwell

Against its average of 30 matches

Livingston

Against its average of 30 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	<1%	0%	0
11th	1%	<1%	−1
Livingston
Top six	38%	26%	−12
St. Mirren
Top six	78%	85%	+7
Hibernian
Top six	84%	89%	+5

From the forecast before the match (8 April 2023): 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	1.50	0.96
Win	49%	23%
Expected Points	1.75	0.97
Clean sheet	38%	22%

Motherwell 49%Draw 27%Livingston 23%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 48%.

From the forecast as it stood on 8 April 2023: 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	<1%	0%	–	–
11th	1%	<1%	1%	2%
Livingston
Top six	38%	26%	36%	69%
St. Mirren
Top six	78%	85%	79%	59%
Hibernian
Top six	84%	89%	85%	74%

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	8th	7th
Played	30	30
Won, drawn, lost	9–⁠6–⁠15	11–⁠6–⁠13
Points	33 (1.10 per game)	39 (1.30 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.24	1.04
Goals	39–⁠45	31–⁠47
xG per game	1.21–⁠1.39	1.03–⁠1.60
Home: points, xG per game	0.86, 1.17–⁠1.21	1.56, 1.08–⁠1.45
Away: points, xG per game	1.31, 1.24–⁠1.56	1.00, 0.98–⁠1.77
Manager	Stuart Kettlewell (6)	David Martindale (91)

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	−17%	+14%	−38%	+14%
Counter-attacks	+49%	+7%	−79%	+1%
Set pieces	−9%	+10%	+3%	+28%
Penalties	+17%	−50%	+34%	+51%
Headers	−24%	+33%	−31%	+15%
Left side	+1%	+2%	−15%	+3%
Centre	−18%	+29%	−34%	+16%
Right side	−15%	−2%	−36%	+33%

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

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdLivingston concededLeft side+1%+33%Centre−18%+16%Right side−15%+3%Open play−17%+14%Counter-attacks+49%+1%Set pieces−9%+28%Headers−24%+15%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdMotherwell concededLeft side−15%−2%Centre−34%+29%Right side−36%+2%Open play−38%+14%Counter-attacks−79%+7%Set pieces+3%+10%Headers−31%+33%

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

1.21xG1.03

1.39xG against1.60

48%Possession41%

11.4Shots9.7

12.3Shots against14.0

3.3Shots on target3.4

1.6Big chances1.4

16.3Touches in the opposition box18.8

351Passes291

66%Pass accuracy62%

4.9Corners4.1

48%Field tilt40%

33.7Final-third entries26.0

8.3Box entries8.4

13.7Passes per defensive action15.8

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	38	1.26	1.72
Ahead	21	1.19	1.00
Behind	31	1.15	1.27

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	38	1.08	1.38
Ahead	29	0.92	1.55
Behind	23	1.08	2.01

xG by period

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.10	0.22	4–5
16–30	0.14	0.24	5–8
31–45	0.21	0.23	5–5
46–60	0.23	0.22	11–7
61–75	0.28	0.22	5–14
76–90	0.24	0.26	9–6

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.23	0.14	10–3
16–30	0.16	0.18	4–5
31–45	0.17	0.37	7–12
46–60	0.13	0.30	3–7
61–75	0.14	0.26	4–12
76–90	0.21	0.35	3–8

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

Most used players by position

Motherwell

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (11), 4-3-3 (8), 3-4-1-2 (5), 4-4-2 (2), 5-3-2 (1), 3-5-2 (1), 4-5-1 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1)

Livingston

Formations: 4-3-2-1 (8), 4-3-3 (8), 4-2-3-1 (6), 3-5-1-1 (2), 3-5-2 (2), 5-3-2 (1), 5-4-1 (1), 4-3-1-2 (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
2 January 2023	Livingston	1–1	Motherwell	xG 2.40–1.82
20 August 2022	Motherwell	1–0	Livingston	xG 1.43–0.27
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

8 league meetings since 2020/21: Motherwell won 5, Livingston won 0, and 3 were drawn. Goals 15–8 and xG 1.38–1.14 per game.

Key players

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
van Veen	28	2,456	16	1	0.52	0.07
McKinstry	10	1,045	4	1	0.16	0.16
Tierney	4	574	2	0	0.19	0.10
Spittal	28	2,150	4	5	0.10	0.18

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Bradley	7	569	1	2	0.15	0.19
Anderson	15	1,316	5	1	0.23	0.06
Guthrie	5	521	0	0	0.26	0.02
Sean Kelly	24	1,939	2	2	0.17	0.10

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