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Livingston 0–0 St. Johnstone

Wednesday 27 December 2023, 19:45 · Tony Macaroni Arena · Round 20 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Kevin Clancy · Attendance 1,602

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Livingston	St. Johnstone
Goals	0	0
xG	0.93	0.25
Expected Points	1.94	0.66

Livingston 51%Draw 40%St. Johnstone 9%

Most likely score 0–0, 31%. Final score 0–0, 31%.

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

LivingstonSt. Johnstone

0.93 +0.02xG0.25 −0.66

0.68 0.00xG on target0.19 −0.62

14 +5.3Shots4 −5.6

3 +1.0Shots on target2 −0.7

1 0.0Big chances1 −0.2

25 +9Touches in the opposition box8 −9

50% +7Possession50% +7

348 +30Passes359 +31

62% +1Pass accuracy61% −4

70% +30Field tilt30% −9

37 +12Final-third entries17 −9

10 +2.7Box entries1 −6.4

10.4 −4Passes per defensive action19.8 +3

6 +2.6Corners3 −0.7

15 −2Tackles15 −2

10 +2.2Interceptions6 −3.6

9 −15Clearances27 +1

2 −1.1Saves3 −0.7

12 −1Fouls12 +1

2 +0.3Offsides5 +3.5

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

St. Johnstone

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

LivingstonSt. Johnstone

0.47 9 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.13 2 shots, 0 goals

0.10 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.36 4 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.12 2 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–0

Level: 93 min (100%) · Livingston 0.93, St. Johnstone 0.25 xG

Line-ups

Livingston substitutes

74' Kelly for Shinnie
77' Montano for Nottingham
80' Bradley for Nouble

St. Johnstone substitutes

41' Carey for Kucheriavyi · yellow card 90+1'
46' Considine for Gallacher
66' Sprangler for May
80' Kane for Clark

Players

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.05	7	0
Nottingham	CB	77	0.00	0.06	1	0.09	4	1
Obileye	CB	90	0.03	0.01	0	0.04	6	3
Devlin	CB	90	0.33	0.01	0	0.09	11	4
Nouble	RWB	80	0.00	0.32	3	0.21	7	2
Holt	CM	90	0.03	0.01	0	−0.01	3	4
Shinnie	CM	74	0.00	0.01	0	−0.04	1	2
Penrice	LWB	90	0.08	0.12	2	0.10	3	7
Pittman	AM	90	0.15	0.01	0	0.02	3	6
Anderson	ST	90	0.17	0.09	1	0.05	0	0
Guthrie	ST	90	0.14	0.04	1	0.10	3	1
Kelly	MF	16	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	1
Montano	FW	13	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	0
Bradley	MF	10	0.00	0.01	1	0.03	1	4

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
Olufunwa	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.04	4	7
Gordon	CB	90	0.03	0.00	0	0.01	1	9
Robinson	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	7
Brown	RWB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	4	5
Phillips	CM	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	8
Smith	CM	90	0.00	0.01	1	0.02	2	0
Gallacher	LWB	46	0.00	0.00	0	−0.03	0	5
Kucheriavyi	AM	41	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
Clark	AM	80	0.14	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
May	ST	66	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	2
Carey	MF	49	0.00	0.02	0	0.06	4	0
Considine	DF	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.04	1	3
Sprangler	MF	24	0.07	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Kane	FW	10	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	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

Livingston

St. Johnstone

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
Devlin	Guthrie	8
Nottingham	Nouble	7
Obileye	George	7
George	Guthrie	7
Devlin	George	7

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Smith	Brown	15
Brown	Smith	8
Olufunwa	Brown	8
Phillips	Smith	7
Phillips	Olufunwa	6

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

Defensive actions

Livingston

Against its average of 18 matches

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 19 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

St. Johnstone

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
Livingston
Top six	1%	<1%	−1
11th	22%	23%	+1
Bottom	47%	50%	+3
St. Johnstone
Top six	6%	5%	−1
11th	22%	22%	0
Bottom	15%	14%	−1
Motherwell
11th	22%	20%	−2
Bottom	16%	16%	0
Ross County
Top six	6%	6%	0
11th	22%	21%	−1
Bottom	17%	16%	−1

From the forecast before the match (27 December 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	St. Johnstone
Expected goals	1.30	0.96
Win	44%	27%
Expected Points	1.60	1.10
Clean sheet	38%	27%

Livingston 44%Draw 29%St. Johnstone 27%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 46%.

From the forecast as it stood on 27 December 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	St. Johnstone win
Livingston
Top six	1%	2%	<1%	<1%
11th	22%	22%	23%	20%
Bottom	47%	37%	50%	60%
St. Johnstone
Top six	6%	3%	5%	10%
11th	22%	23%	22%	18%
Bottom	15%	22%	14%	7%
Motherwell
11th	22%	21%	20%	24%
Bottom	16%	18%	16%	14%
Ross County
Top six	6%	6%	6%	5%
11th	22%	21%	21%	24%
Bottom	17%	18%	16%	15%

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

St. Johnstone

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

Season to date

Measure	Livingston	St. Johnstone
Position	12th	9th
Played	18	19
Won, drawn, lost	2–⁠5–⁠11	4–⁠6–⁠9
Points	11 (0.61 per game)	18 (0.95 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.21	0.91
Goals	10–⁠27	13–⁠27
xG per game	0.91–⁠1.32	0.91–⁠1.68
Home: points, xG per game	0.75, 1.06–⁠1.23	1.50, 1.13–⁠1.49
Away: points, xG per game	0.50, 0.79–⁠1.40	0.33, 0.68–⁠1.90
Manager	David Martindale (117)	Craig Levein (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		St. Johnstone
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−49%	−6%	−34%	+31%
Counter-attacks	−9%	−36%	−90%	+99%
Set pieces	−27%	+14%	−2%	+13%
Penalties	+31%	−2%	−69%	−38%
Headers	−25%	−6%	−1%	+24%
Left side	−40%	+4%	−42%	+13%
Centre	−36%	−6%	−15%	+31%
Right side	−49%	−5%	−45%	+50%

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 createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−40%+50%Centre−36%+31%Right side−49%+13%Open play−49%+31%Counter-attacks−9%+99%Set pieces−27%+13%Headers−25%+24%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdLivingston concededLeft side−42%−5%Centre−15%−6%Right side−45%+4%Open play−34%−6%Counter-attacks−90%−36%Set pieces−2%+14%Headers−1%−6%

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

LivingstonSt. Johnstone

0.91xG0.91

1.32xG against1.68

43%Possession43%

8.7Shots9.6

13.6Shots against15.2

2.0Shots on target2.7

1.0Big chances1.2

15.7Touches in the opposition box16.8

318Passes328

61%Pass accuracy65%

3.4Corners3.7

40%Field tilt39%

25.3Final-third entries25.7

7.3Box entries7.4

13.9Passes per defensive action17.2

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	52	0.82	1.26
Ahead	7	1.57	0.76
Behind	31	0.91	1.57

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	49	0.91	1.18
Ahead	15	0.89	1.90
Behind	26	0.94	2.53

xG by period

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.09	0.20	1–2
16–30	0.07	0.18	1–3
31–45	0.13	0.14	1–4
46–60	0.15	0.31	2–6
61–75	0.20	0.17	4–3
76–90	0.26	0.32	1–9

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.11	0.11	2–1
16–30	0.16	0.24	2–3
31–45	0.13	0.18	2–4
46–60	0.10	0.29	2–5
61–75	0.16	0.40	2–7
76–90	0.26	0.46	3–7

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

Most used players by position

Livingston

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

St. Johnstone

Formations: 3-4-1-2 (6), 4-4-1-1 (3), 4-1-4-1 (3), 3-5-2 (2), 4-4-2 (2), 4-2-3-1 (2), 5-4-1 (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
30 September 2023	St. Johnstone	1–1	Livingston	xG 0.62–0.98
28 May 2023	St. Johnstone	2–0	Livingston	xG 2.46–0.99
15 April 2023	Livingston	2–0	St. Johnstone	xG 0.72–1.13
14 January 2023	St. Johnstone	2–4	Livingston	xG 1.86–1.46
15 October 2022	Livingston	1–0	St. Johnstone	xG 1.08–0.42
7 May 2022	Livingston	1–1	St. Johnstone	xG 1.25–1.21

13 league meetings since 2020/21: Livingston won 6, St. Johnstone won 4, and 3 were drawn. Goals 18–12 and xG 0.98–1.13 per game.

Key players

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Anderson	9	962	3	0	0.38	0.05
Sean Kelly	10	818	3	0	0.30	0.04
Kelly	5	483	0	0	0.10	0.12
Penrice	16	1,428	0	2	0.02	0.19

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Kane	7	778	1	0	0.40	0.03
Kucheriavyi	10	851	2	0	0.18	0.09
Carey	16	1,448	2	2	0.04	0.16
Gallacher	5	541	0	0	0.11	0.05

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