Livingston 1-0 Hibernian: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by J. McMillan

LIVINGSTON. Livingston prevails over Hibernian 1-0 after J. McMillan scored just 1 goal (16').

LIVINGSTON. Livingston prevails over Hibernian 1-0 after J. McMillan scored just 1 goal (16′).

Also, Hibernian had 2 players sent off: P. McGinn (85′ for a double yellow card) and P. Hanlon (90′ for a double yellow card).

M. Boyle missed a decisive penalty (18′). That would have allowed Hibernian to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson who had the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and David Doig. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.​

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  Livingston

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  Hibernian

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  8 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Livingston was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Hibernian that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Livingston was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Livingston won the contest.

Livingston shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Hibernian shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 3 yellow cards (M. Stryjek, S. Omeonga and J. Penrice). On the other side, Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (P. McGinn, J. Doyle-Hayes and P. Hanlon).

Also, Hibernian didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after

Hibernian had 2 players sent off: P. McGinn (85′ for double yellow card) and P. Hanlon (90′ for double yellow card).

After playing this match, Livingston will have 13 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Hibernian will stay with 19 points to stay in the 7th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, Livingston will play away with Dundee United on the 11th of December with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Livingston (1 draw).

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  Dundee United

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  Livingston

  1

  11 Dec 2021 Full time

Hibernian will play away with St. Mirren on the 11th of December with a 19-8 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (11 draws).

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  St. Mirren

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  Hibernian

  1

  11 Dec 2021 Full time

Livingston: Formation and Lineups

Livingston started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager David Martindale chose to play with the following team: Max Stryjek (7.0), Nicky Devlin (6.9), Jack Fitzwater (6.5), Tom Parkes (6.4), James Penrice (7.0), Jack McMillan (7.7), Jason Holt (6.4), Stephane Omeonga (7.8), Craig Sibbald (7.2), Andrew Shinnie (7.7) and Alan Forrest (6.4).

Livingston could not rely on the presence of A. Obileye (injured).

Substitutes

Livingston made 3 changes: T. Parkes for A. Obileye (46′), C. Sibbald for C. Montano (59′) and J. McMillan for S. Pittman (67′).

Top player: Stephane Omeonga

Probably the most impressive player in Livingston was Stephane Omeonga even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Hibernian: Formation and Lineups

Hibernian started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

On the other side, Jack Ross played with: Matt Macey (6.6), Paul McGinn (6.8), Ryan Porteous (6.8), Paul Hanlon (6.4), Josh Doig (6.7), Martin Boyle (6.2), Jake Doyle Hayes (7.0), Joe Newell (7.6), Jamie Murphy (6.4), Josh Campbell (6.8) and Kevin Nisbet (6.9).

Hibernian could not rely on the presence of P. McGinn (injured).

Substitutes

Hibernian made 3 changes: J. Murphy for S. Allan (46′), J. Campbell for C. Doidge (46′) and R. Porteous for D. McGregor (82′).

Top player: Joe Newell

The player who no doubt impressed Hibernian the most was Joe Newell.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.