Premiership: Livingston recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Dundee 2-1
LIVINGSTON. Livingston was able to turn the table against Dundee to win 2-1.
LIVINGSTON. Livingston was able to turn the table against Dundee to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Dundee to strike first with a goal of J. Mulligan at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Forrest gave the win to Livingston in the 84′ minute with a goal. Livingston took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the help of Graeme Stewart and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Barry Cook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.6 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Livingston was in firm control of the ball 60% while Dundee was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Livingston was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Livingston won the encounter.
Livingston shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Dundee shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 1 yellow card (C. Montano). On the opposite side, Dundee received 2 yellow cards (J. Mulligan and J. Marshall).
After playing this match, Livingston will have 46 points like Motherwell to move up in the 2nd place. On the other side, Dundee will stay with 29 points to move down in the 11th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
J. Mulligan
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23'23'
C. Montano
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46'46'
L. McCowan
P. McMullan
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59'59'
J. Mulligan
J. Marshall
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60'60'
A. Forrest
C. Montano
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60'60'
N. Devlin
J. McMillan
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60'60'
J. Nouble
S. Soto
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64'64'
D. Mullen
Z. Rudden
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67'67'
J. Marshall
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68'68'
S. Pittman
C. Sibbald
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75'75'
G. Maley
M. Stryjek
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76'76'
V. Daley-Campbell
J. Marshall
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76'76'
C. Adam
M. Anderson
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78'78'
A. Shinnie
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84'84'
A. Forrest
O. Bailey
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Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Martindale chose to play with the following team: Max Stryjek , Jack McMillan , Jack Fitzwater , Morgan Boyes , Adam Lewis , Stephane Omeonga , Andrew Shinnie , Odin Bailey , Craig Sibbald , Cristian Montano and Sebastian Soto .
Substitutes
Livingston made 5 changes: C. Montano for A. Forrest (60′), J. McMillan for N. Devlin (60′), S. Soto for J. Nouble (60′), C. Sibbald for S. Pittman (68′) and M. Stryjek for G. Maley (75′).
Top player: Adam Lewis
The player who no doubt impressed Livingston the most was Adam Lewis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 13 crosses.
Dundee: Formation and Lineups
Dundee started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Mark McGhee played with: Harrison Sharp , Cammy Kerr , Jordan McGhee , Ryan Sweeney , Jordan Marshall , Shaun Byrne , Paul McMullan , Josh Mulligan , Max Anderson , Niall McGinn and Zak Rudden .
Substitutes
Dundee made 4 changes: P. McMullan for L. McCowan (46′), Z. Rudden for D. Mullen (64′), J. Marshall for V. Daley-Campbell (76′) and M. Anderson for C. Adam (76′).
Top player: Jordan Marshall
Probably the most impressive player in Dundee was Jordan Marshall.
His rating is with 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
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