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St. Johnstone 2–0 Livingston

Sunday 28 May 2023, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 38 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee Graham Grainger · Attendance 4,362

St. Johnstone Wright 17', Kane 68' (pen)

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

St. JohnstoneLivingston
Goals20
xG2.460.99
Non-penalty xG1.670.99
Expected Points2.460.37

St. Johnstone 76%Draw 17%Livingston 7%

Most likely score 2–1, 17%. Final score 2–0, 11%.

Livingston goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+4%8%3%11%8%1%9%6%1%4%6%2%1%17%14%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

01230153045607590HTKane on for May, 64'Wotherspoon on for Wright and Phillips on for MacPherson, 75'Davidson on for Ballantyne, 90'Bahamboula on for Bradley and Shinnie on for Holt, 58'Brandon on for Devlin, 70'Omeonga on for Parkes, 72'Wright 17'Kane 68' (pen)St. Johnstone 2.46Livingston 0.9901230153045607590HTKane on for May, 64'Wotherspoon on for Wright and Phillips on for MacPherson, 75'Davidson on for Ballantyne, 90'Bahamboula on for Bradley and Shinnie on for Holt, 58'Brandon on for Devlin, 70'Omeonga on for Parkes, 72'Wright 17'Kane 68' (pen)2.460.99St. JohnstoneLivingston

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

2.46 +1.50xG0.99 +0.03
1.67Non-penalty xG0.99
1.35 +0.38xG on target0.44 −0.50
9 −1.7Shots9 −0.8
3 −0.3Shots on target4 +0.7
4 +2.6Big chances1 −0.2
40% −3Possession60% +17
310 −12Passes484 +178
66% +1Pass accuracy76% +14
35% −6Field tilt65% +23
29 0Final-third entries32 +5
5 −3.6Box entries9 +0.5
14.6 −2Passes per defensive action9.4 −6
4 −0.2Corners2 −1.8
15 −1Tackles16 +2
9 −1.2Interceptions4 −5.0
20 −4Clearances18 −7
4 +1.3Saves1 −1.7
9 −2Fouls11 −1
0 −1.4Offsides0 −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

St. Johnstone

Wright 64', 0.74 xGCarey 85', 0.30 xGMontgomery 78', 0.14 xGMcGowan 14', 0.08 xGWright 16', 0.07 xGMacPherson 22', 0.07 xGBallantyne 85', 0.04 xGWright 17', 0.22 xG, goal45%0.74 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.74 xG, 0 goals36%0.60 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.60 xG, 1 goal13%0.21 xGWide in the box: 2 shots, 0.21 xG, 0 goals7%0.11 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.11 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGFurther out: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals

Livingston

Pittman 50', 0.52 xGShinnie 90+3', 0.10 xGParkes 30', 0.08 xGStephen Kelly 5', 0.07 xGAnderson 4', 0.06 xGPittman 6', 0.06 xGPerez 86', 0.05 xGPenrice 44', 0.03 xGPenrice 49', 0.03 xG52%0.52 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.52 xG, 0 goals26%0.26 xGCentral box: 4 shots, 0.26 xG, 0 goals13%0.13 xGWide in the box: 2 shots, 0.13 xG, 0 goals9%0.09 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.09 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGFurther out: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals

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

1.45 5 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.80 6 shots, 0 goals
0.07 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals
0.15 2 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

Level
17 min (18%) · St. Johnstone 0.38, Livingston 0.18 xG
St. Johnstone ahead
76 min (82%) · St. Johnstone 2.09, Livingston 0.81 xG

Line-ups

202561913141825237SinclairBrownMitchellGordonMontgomeryMcGowanWrightMacPhersonBallantyneCareyMayGoal75'75'90'64'St. Johnstone 4-1-4-1Steven MacLean322234291824168179HamiltonDevlinPerezParkesPenriceHoltSean KellyBradleyPittmanStephen KellyAndersonYellow cardYellow cardYellow card70'72'58'58'Livingston 4-2-3-1David Martindale

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 64' Kane for May · goal 68' (pen)
  • 75' Phillips for MacPherson
  • 75' Wotherspoon for Wright
  • 90' Davidson for Ballantyne

Livingston substitutes

  • 58' Shinnie for Holt
  • 58' Bahamboula for Bradley
  • 70' Brandon for Devlin
  • 72' Omeonga for Parkes

Players

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
SinclairGK900.000.0000.0210
BrownRB900.000.0100.0652
MitchellCB900.000.0100.05310
GordonCB900.000.0000.0336
MontgomeryLB900.140.0100.0777
McGowanDM9010.080.1210.0935
WrightRM7511.030.0000.0222
MacPhersonCM750.070.0110.0022
BallantyneCM900.040.0000.0127
CareyLM900.300.5110.1963
MayST640.000.0100.0000
KaneFW2610.790.0000.0001
PhillipsMF150.000.0000.0111
WotherspoonMF150.000.0210.0211
DavidsonMF00.000.0000.0000

Livingston

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
HamiltonGK900.000.0000.0240
DevlinRB700.000.0500.0042
Perez CB900.050.1620.21108
ParkesCB720.080.0000.0566
Penrice LB900.060.0210.0351
HoltDM580.000.4210.1742
Sean Kelly DM900.000.0100.0446
BradleyRW580.000.0110.0223
PittmanAM900.570.0310.0104
Stephen KellyLW900.070.1210.0992
AndersonST900.060.020−0.0320
ShinnieMF320.100.0100.0321
BahamboulaFW320.000.4200.2273
BrandonMF200.000.0100.0550
OmeongaMF180.000.000−0.0102

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

Sinclair and Brown: 3 passesSinclair and Montgomery: 3 passesMitchell and Montgomery: 3 passesGordon and MacPherson: 3 passesMontgomery and MacPherson: 3 passesMontgomery and May: 3 passesMcGowan and Carey: 3 passesBallantyne and May: 3 passesSinclair and Gordon: 4 passesMitchell and McGowan: 4 passesMitchell and Wright: 4 passesGordon and Wright: 4 passesMitchell and Gordon: 5 passesMitchell and MacPherson: 5 passesWright and MacPherson: 5 passesBallantyne and Carey: 5 passesBrown and Mitchell: 6 passesGordon and Carey: 6 passesMontgomery and Ballantyne: 9 passesBrown and Wright: 11 passesBrown and MacPherson: 11 passesMontgomery and Carey: 15 passesSinclair: 7 completed passesBrown: 21 completed passesMitchell: 17 completed passesGordon: 14 completed passesMontgomery: 24 completed passesMcGowan: 11 completed passesWright: 12 completed passesBallantyne: 9 completed passesMacPherson: 16 completed passesCarey: 18 completed passesMay: 4 completed passes202561913142518237SinclairBrownMitchellGordonMontgomeryMcGowanWrightBallantyneMacPhersonCareyMayStarters until 64' · lines join pairs with 3+ passes

Livingston

Devlin and Bradley: 4 passesPerez and Pittman: 4 passesPerez and Bradley: 5 passesPerez and Anderson: 5 passesPenrice and Pittman: 5 passesSean Kelly and Holt: 5 passesHolt and Bradley: 5 passesBradley and Stephen Kelly: 5 passesHamilton and Devlin: 6 passesDevlin and Holt: 6 passesHolt and Pittman: 6 passesParkes and Holt: 7 passesHamilton and Parkes: 8 passesHamilton and Perez: 8 passesPerez and Sean Kelly: 8 passesPerez and Holt: 8 passesSean Kelly and Stephen Kelly: 8 passesPittman and Stephen Kelly: 8 passesParkes and Stephen Kelly: 10 passesParkes and Sean Kelly: 11 passesParkes and Penrice: 15 passesPenrice and Stephen Kelly: 15 passesParkes and Perez: 16 passesDevlin and Perez: 17 passesHamilton: 11 completed passesDevlin: 22 completed passesParkes: 34 completed passesPerez: 42 completed passesPenrice: 26 completed passesSean Kelly: 19 completed passesHolt: 26 completed passesBradley: 13 completed passesPittman: 15 completed passesStephen Kelly: 29 completed passesAnderson: 6 completed passes322423292418168179HamiltonDevlinParkesPerezPenriceSean KellyHoltBradleyPittmanStephen KellyAndersonStarters until 58' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

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

FromToPasses
MontgomeryCarey14
CareyMontgomery10
BrownWright9
MontgomeryBallantyne8
MacPhersonBrown6

Livingston

FromToPasses
PenriceStephen Kelly14
DevlinPerez13
PerezParkes12
ParkesPenrice10
Sean KellyPerez10

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

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

6−2.110−4.510+1.84−1.910+1.24−3.86+0.212+2.86−2.25−0.84−0.86+3.08+3.17+0.71−3.04+0.53+0.69+6.29+4.91−1.80−1.52+1.40−0.97+4.60−0.70−0.30−0.50−0.41+0.41−5.1FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 37 matches

Livingston

4−1.413−1.36+0.36−1.58+2.07+2.17−0.611+5.12−2.64+1.25+0.54−3.18+3.55+1.93+0.67+3.84−0.33+0.41−0.60−1.02+0.62−0.70−1.22+1.71+0.51+0.70−0.62−5.82−6.33−5.7FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 37 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

0.020.020.010.010.030.010.050.010.030.010.010.020.110.02−0.010.010.040.20LessMore

Livingston

0.010.060.030.020.040.010.040.020.020.020.010.04−0.020.060.030.020.04−0.010.010.020.250.18LessMore

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

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.26AttackSt. Johnstone0.98 → 1.02Livingston0.94 → 0.93Defence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.35 → 1.31Livingston1.45 → 1.49

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.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

St. JohnstoneLivingston
Expected goals1.350.91
Win46%25%
Expected Points1.681.03
Clean sheet40%26%

St. Johnstone 46%Draw 29%Livingston 25%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 45%.

Livingston goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+9%4%1%6%2%9%9%4%1%4%4%2%1%1%11%13%13%

From the forecast as it stood on 28 May 2023: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

St. Johnstone

  1. D3–324 MayRoss County (A)xG 2.53–2.29
  2. W1–020 MayKilmarnock (A)xG 1.62–1.48
  3. L0–213 MayMotherwell (H)xG 0.75–1.53
  4. W1–06 MayDundee United (H)xG 1.12–1.26
  5. D1–122 AprHibernian (H)xG 0.84–0.45
  6. L0–215 AprLivingston (A)xG 1.13–0.72

Livingston

  1. D1–124 MayMotherwell (H)xG 0.70–0.47
  2. W2–120 MayDundee United (H)xG 1.06–1.17
  3. L0–213 MayKilmarnock (A)xG 0.32–1.75
  4. L0–26 MayRoss County (A)xG 0.58–0.72
  5. L0–222 AprDundee United (A)xG 0.51–0.72
  6. W2–015 AprSt. Johnstone (H)xG 0.72–1.13

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

Season to date

St. JohnstoneLivingston
Position9th8th
Played3737
Won, drawn, lost11–⁠7–⁠1913–⁠7–⁠17
Points40 (1.08 per game)46 (1.24 per game)
Expected Points per game1.131.03
Goals39–⁠5936–⁠58
xG per game0.96–⁠1.300.96–⁠1.50
Home: points, xG per game0.89, 0.92–⁠1.141.68, 1.04–⁠1.36
Away: points, xG per game1.26, 1.00–⁠1.460.78, 0.88–⁠1.64
ManagerSteven MacLean (5)David Martindale (98)

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

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.26AttackSt. Johnstone0.98, 10thLivingston0.94, 12thDefence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.35, 8thLivingston1.45, 10th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone attack: 0.98Livingston attack: 0.940.980.94LivingstonSt. JohnstoneDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone defence: 1.35Livingston defence: 1.451.451.35

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

St. JohnstoneLivingston
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play−27%+12%−38%+8%
Counter-attacks−57%−78%−79%−6%
Set pieces−23%−15%−11%+14%
Penalties−31%−31%+11%+38%
Headers−37%−7%−41%+8%
Left side−28%+13%−14%+4%
Centre−26%−5%−42%+3%
Right side−29%−1%−37%+24%

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−28%+24%Centre−26%+3%Right side−29%+4%Open play−27%+8%Counter-attacks−57%−6%Set pieces−23%+14%Headers−37%+8%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−14%−1%Centre−42%−5%Right side−37%+13%Open play−38%+12%Counter-attacks−79%−78%Set pieces−11%−15%Headers−41%−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

0.96xG0.96
1.30xG against1.50
43%Possession43%
10.7Shots9.8
13.7Shots against13.3
3.3Shots on target3.3
1.4Big chances1.2
16.1Touches in the opposition box18.5
322Passes306
65%Pass accuracy63%
4.2Corners3.8
41%Field tilt42%
28.5Final-third entries27.4
8.6Box entries8.5
16.9Passes per defensive action15.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level400.831.17
Ahead200.881.21
Behind301.201.53

Livingston

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level361.041.32
Ahead260.891.53
Behind270.931.70

xG by period

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.090.235–7
16–300.130.156–7
31–450.140.265–15
46–600.170.214–7
61–750.150.208–7
76–900.290.2711–16

Livingston

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.220.1411–5
16–300.150.185–7
31–450.150.338–15
46–600.130.284–9
61–750.120.254–13
76–900.200.334–9

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

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

GKRWBCBCBCBLWBCMCMCMSTSTMatthews 34Parish 2Sinclair 1Wright 27Brown 7Carey 2Mitchell 24McGowan 17Gordon 28Phillips 3Wright 1Considine 32Brown 5Montgo… 20MontgomeryBrown 6Carey 3Carey 15Wright 8Montgomery 5Hallberg 27Phillips 13McGowan 9MacPherson 16Wotherspoon 4Murphy 3May 29Bair 6Rudden 2Clark 18Murphy 10McLennan 65-3-2 in 10 of 37 starts

Formations: 5-3-2 (10), 3-4-1-2 (8), 3-4-2-1 (6), 4-1-4-1 (5), 3-1-4-2 (3), 4-2-3-1 (2), 5-4-1 (2), 3-5-2 (1)

Livingston

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTGeorge 32Konovalov 4Hamilton 1Devlin 36Bradley 1Fitzwater 23Perez 7Devlin 1Obileye 20Boyes 15Sean Kelly 6Montano 24Penrice 8Anderson 1Sean Kelly 17Omeonga 13Shinnie 12Holt 14Pittman 10Stephen Kelly 7Bradley 8Bahamboula 8Holt 5Stephen Kelly 6Shinnie 6Pittman 6Nouble 14Stephen Kelly 8Pittman 5Anderson 19Nouble 14Guthrie 34-2-3-1 in 10 of 37 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (10), 4-3-2-1 (9), 4-3-3 (9), 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)

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

DateHomeAwayxG
15 April 2023Livingston2–0St. JohnstonexG 0.72–1.13
14 January 2023St. Johnstone2–4LivingstonxG 1.86–1.46
15 October 2022Livingston1–0St. JohnstonexG 1.08–0.42
7 May 2022Livingston1–1St. JohnstonexG 1.25–1.21
2 April 2022St. Johnstone1–0LivingstonxG 0.99–0.73
1 February 2022Livingston1–2St. JohnstonexG 1.24–0.41

11 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 3, Livingston won 6, and 2 were drawn. Goals 9–17 and xG 1.06–0.97 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
May292,557960.240.12
Carey231,955320.210.11
Clark191,486420.250.05
McLennan7978110.170.08

Livingston

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Anderson201,768620.230.08
Bradley11883120.130.14
Guthrie6615000.240.02
Sean Kelly282,263220.150.09

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