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Livingston 2–1 Dundee United

Saturday 20 May 2023, 15:00 · Tony Macaroni Arena · Round 36 · Half-time 1–1 · Referee Don Robertson · Attendance 2,612

Livingston Anderson 11', Penrice 59'

Dundee United Harkes 21' · Behich sent off 90+4'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Livingston	Dundee United
Goals	2	1
xG	1.06	1.17
Expected Points	1.25	1.42

Livingston 31%Draw 33%Dundee United 37%

Most likely score 1–1, 18%. Final score 2–1, 8%.

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

LivingstonDundee United

1.06 +0.09xG1.17 +0.20

0.95 +0.01xG on target0.93 +0.02

14 +4.3Shots17 +6.5

7 +3.8Shots on target4 +0.4

1 −0.2Big chances1 −0.1

40% −3Possession60% +15

301 −3Passes414 +64

59% −4Pass accuracy70% +1

39% −3Field tilt61% +17

32 +5Final-third entries44 +9

12 +3.6Box entries19 +9.9

14.6 0Passes per defensive action10.3 −6

1 −2.9Corners12 +7.4

14 0Tackles24 +8

9 −0.1Interceptions7 −2.0

26 +2Clearances15 −11

3 +0.2Saves5 +1.7

16 +4Fouls11 +1

2 +1.0Offsides0 −1.3

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

Livingston

Dundee United

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

LivingstonDundee United

0.93 12 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.84 11 shots, 1 goal

0.10 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.14 1 shot, 0 goals

0.03 1 shot, 0 goalsSet pieces0.19 5 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–01–12–1

Level: 49 min (52%) · Livingston 0.68, Dundee United 0.29 xG
Livingston ahead: 46 min (48%) · Livingston 0.38, Dundee United 0.88 xG

Line-ups

Livingston substitutes

46' Omeonga for Shinnie · yellow card 80'
58' Parkes for Boyes
70' Pittman for Montano
77' Brandon for Anderson
78' Bradley for Stephen Kelly · yellow card 84'

Dundee United substitutes

65' Thomson for Middleton
65' Pawlett for MacLeod
76' Levitt for Sibbald
88' Fotheringham for Harkes
88' Cudjoe for Mulgrew

Players

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	4	1
Devlin	RB	90			0.00	0.03	0	0.04	2	9
Perez	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.04	2	11
Boyes	CB	58			0.00	0.05	0	−0.03	3	4
Montano	LB	70		1	0.05	0.03	1	0.13	11	6
Sean Kelly	DM	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	5	2
Shinnie	DM	46			0.00	0.12	1	0.07	2	2
Penrice	RW	90	1		0.09	0.01	2	−0.03	0	3
Stephen Kelly	AM	78		1	0.22	0.05	1	0.02	2	2
Nouble	LW	90			0.02	0.06	1	0.14	9	1
Anderson	ST	77	1		0.48	0.06	3	0.10	5	1
Omeonga	MF	44			0.00	0.01	1	−0.01	1	5
Parkes	DF	32			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	3	6
Pittman	MF	20			0.00	0.04	1	0.05	1	2
Brandon	MF	13			0.02	0.01	0	0.02	1	2
Bradley	FW	12			0.18	0.00	0	0.02	1	0

Dundee United

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Birighitti	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	0
Niskanen	RB	90		0.00	0.03	1	0.12	7	10
Ayina	CB	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.06	4	9
Mulgrew	CB	88		0.09	0.00	0	0.04	3	9
McMann	LB	90		0.03	0.08	1	0.23	12	6
Harkes	DM	88	1	0.16	0.02	0	−0.07	0	2
Sibbald	DM	76		0.02	0.08	0	0.17	6	4
Middleton	RW	65		0.08	0.09	2	0.13	3	2
McGrath	AM	90		0.15	0.16	4	−0.01	2	4
Behich	LW	90		0.13	0.04	2	0.06	7	0
MacLeod	ST	65		0.00	0.02	1	−0.01	2	0
Thomson	MF	25		0.14	0.13	1	0.20	2	0
Pawlett	MF	25		0.36	0.00	0	0.02	2	0
Levitt	MF	14		0.00	0.01	0	0.01	3	1
Fotheringham	MF	2		0.00	0.13	0	−0.16	0	0
Cudjoe	FW	2		0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	1	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

Livingston

Dundee United

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

Livingston

From	To	Passes
Anderson	Nouble	7
Montano	Stephen Kelly	5
Sean Kelly	Anderson	5
Stephen Kelly	Montano	4
Nouble	Anderson	4

Dundee United

From	To	Passes
McMann	Behich	10
McMann	McGrath	8
Niskanen	Behich	8
Niskanen	McGrath	7
Mulgrew	Sibbald	7

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

Defensive actions

Livingston

Against its average of 35 matches

Dundee United

Against its average of 35 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

Livingston

Dundee United

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
11th	22%	13%	−9
Bottom	69%	85%	+16
Ross County
11th	43%	50%	+7
Bottom	19%	9%	−10
Kilmarnock
11th	21%	21%	0
Bottom	10%	5%	−5

From the forecast before the match (20 May 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	Livingston	Dundee United
Expected goals	1.32	1.04
Win	42%	29%
Expected Points	1.56	1.15
Clean sheet	35%	27%

Livingston 42%Draw 29%Dundee United 29%

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

From the forecast as it stood on 20 May 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	Livingston win	Draw	Dundee United win
Dundee United
11th	22%	13%	23%	34%
Bottom	69%	85%	72%	41%
Ross County
11th	43%	50%	43%	32%
Bottom	19%	9%	17%	35%
Kilmarnock
11th	21%	21%	19%	20%
Bottom	10%	5%	10%	17%

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

Livingston

Dundee United

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

Season to date

Measure	Livingston	Dundee United
Position	8th	12th
Played	35	35
Won, drawn, lost	12–⁠6–⁠17	8–⁠7–⁠20
Points	42 (1.20 per game)	31 (0.89 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.01	0.99
Goals	33–⁠56	37–⁠62
xG per game	0.97–⁠1.54	0.97–⁠1.63
Home: points, xG per game	1.65, 1.06–⁠1.43	1.11, 1.04–⁠1.61
Away: points, xG per game	0.78, 0.88–⁠1.64	0.65, 0.89–⁠1.66
Manager	David Martindale (96)	Jim Goodwin (9)

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	Livingston		Dundee United
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−40%	+11%	−29%	+32%
Counter-attacks	−83%	−6%	−29%	+76%
Set pieces	−5%	+18%	−44%	+16%
Penalties	+16%	+45%	+16%	−27%
Headers	−36%	+13%	−41%	+35%
Left side	−17%	+7%	−18%	+52%
Centre	−41%	+6%	−35%	+27%
Right side	−36%	+28%	−44%	+8%

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

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdDundee United concededLeft side−17%+8%Centre−41%+27%Right side−36%+52%Open play−40%+32%Counter-attacks−83%+76%Set pieces−5%+16%Headers−36%+35%

Dundee United attacking

Dundee United createdLivingston concededLeft side−18%+28%Centre−35%+6%Right side−44%+7%Open play−29%+11%Counter-attacks−29%−6%Set pieces−44%+18%Headers−41%+13%

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

LivingstonDundee United

0.97xG0.97

1.54xG against1.63

43%Possession45%

9.7Shots10.5

13.4Shots against15.6

3.2Shots on target3.6

1.2Big chances1.1

18.5Touches in the opposition box17.3

304Passes350

63%Pass accuracy69%

3.9Corners4.6

42%Field tilt44%

27.1Final-third entries35.2

8.4Box entries9.1

15.0Passes per defensive action15.8

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	36	1.04	1.35
Ahead	27	0.89	1.51
Behind	27	0.95	1.82

Dundee United

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	34	0.89	1.66
Ahead	22	0.76	1.22
Behind	34	1.18	1.88

xG by period

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.21	0.14	10–4
16–30	0.15	0.18	5–6
31–45	0.15	0.34	8–15
46–60	0.13	0.29	3–9
61–75	0.12	0.26	4–13
76–90	0.19	0.32	3–9

Dundee United

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.15	0.23	8–9
16–30	0.15	0.18	6–3
31–45	0.15	0.27	3–14
46–60	0.11	0.35	4–14
61–75	0.20	0.25	8–7
76–90	0.20	0.35	8–15

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

Most used players by position

Livingston

Formations: 4-3-2-1 (9), 4-3-3 (9), 4-2-3-1 (8), 5-3-2 (2), 3-5-1-1 (2), 3-5-2 (2), 5-4-1 (1), 4-3-1-2 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1)

Dundee United

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (14), 4-3-3 (5), 5-3-2 (4), 3-5-2 (3), 4-1-4-1 (3), 3-4-1-2 (2), 4-3-2-1 (1), 3-5-1-1 (1), 5-4-1 (1), 4-2-3-1 (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
22 April 2023	Dundee United	2–0	Livingston	xG 0.72–0.51
8 March 2023	Livingston	1–1	Dundee United	xG 1.17–1.04
7 August 2022	Dundee United	0–1	Livingston	xG 0.51–0.90
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

9 league meetings since 2020/21: Livingston won 5, Dundee United won 2, and 2 were drawn. Goals 10–9 and xG 1.28–0.92 per game.

Key players

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Anderson	18	1,615	5	2	0.22	0.08
Bradley	11	871	1	2	0.11	0.14
Guthrie	6	615	0	0	0.24	0.02
Sean Kelly	26	2,127	2	2	0.16	0.10

Dundee United

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Fletcher	28	2,377	8	2	0.38	0.08
McGrath	26	2,147	7	2	0.20	0.16
Niskanen	6	702	1	1	0.22	0.13
Watt	12	1,018	4	1	0.24	0.08

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