Motherwell defeats Livingston 2-1 with K. van scoring a double
MOTHERWELL. Motherwell bested Livingston to win 2-1. K. van was the key to score 2 goals.
MOTHERWELL. Motherwell bested Livingston to win 2-1. K. van was the key to score 2 goals. It was Motherwell to strike first with a goal of K. van Veen at the 13′. Then K. van Veen scored again for Motherwell in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, B. Anderson reduced the distance for Livingston with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Livingston lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the assistance of Graeme Stewart and Dougie Potter. The 4th official was Barry Cook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.26 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Livingston was in firm control of the ball 56% while Motherwell was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Motherwell was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Motherwell won the match.
Motherwell shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Motherwell. On the opposite side, Livingston received 3 yellow cards (C. Sibbald, J. Longridge and S. Kelly).
After this contest, Motherwell will have 28 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Livingston will stay with 20 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
K. van Veen
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42'42'
C. Sibbald
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47'47'
J. Longridge
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60'60'
B. Anderson
C. Sibbald
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69'69'
K. van Veen
C. Shields
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71'71'
H. Panayiotou
A. Forrest
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74'74'
J. McMillan
S. Omeonga
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79'79'
J. Ojala
S. Johansen
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84'84'
L. Grimshaw
C. Shields
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85'85'
S. Kelly
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87'87'
B. Anderson
J. Penrice
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90'90'
J. Roberts
K. Woolery
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Motherwell will play away against Ross County on the 18th of January with a 16-9 head to head stats in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).
Livingston will host Dundee on the 18th of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Dundee (2 draws).
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Alexander chose to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Nathan McGinley , Liam Donnelly , Barry Maguire , Sean Goss , Kaiyne Woolery , Kevin van Veen and Connor Shields .
Substitutes
Motherwell made 3 changes: S. Johansen for J. Ojala (79′), C. Shields for L. Grimshaw (84′) and K. Woolery for J. Roberts (90′).
Top player: Kevin van Veen
The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Kevin van Veen.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the other side, David Martindale played with: Max Stryjek , Jack Fitzwater , Ayo Obileye , Jackson Longridge , Sean Kelly , Craig Sibbald , Jason Holt , Stephane Omeonga , James Penrice , Alan Forrest and Andrew Shinnie .
Substitutes
Livingston made 3 changes: C. Sibbald for B. Anderson (60′), A. Forrest for H. Panayiotou (71′) and S. Omeonga for J. McMillan (74′).
Top player: Bruce Anderson
Probably the most impressive player in Livingston was Bruce Anderson.
His rating is with 9 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 60′.
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
