Livingston vs Hibernian – Following a valiant effort against Aberdeen that ended in a 1-0 Premiership loss, Livingston will be looking for a better outcome this time.
In that game, Livingston had 49% of the control and 1 goal-bound shot out of 6 attempts. Aberdeen made 12 efforts at goal against their opponents, and only two of those were successful. For Aberdeen, Bojan Miovski struck at 44′.
Livingston has recently had issues with their forward play. Over the course of their prior six games, they have only scored 3 goals against other teams.
Additionally, Livingston has had 11 goals scored against them during those encounters. However, it’s not guaranteed that this trend will continue into the following game.
After defeating Kilmarnock by a score of 2-0 in the Premiership in their previous game, Hibernian will enter the match. Hibernian had a 66% control advantage in that game and attempted 20 goals, scoring on 11 of them.
The goals were scored by Will Fish (16′) and Matthew Hoppe (47′) for Hibernian. Kilmarnock, on the other hand, had 9 efforts at goal with 3 of them being successful.
In their previous six games, Lee Johnson’s Hibernian have scored 12 goals through the net. Six goals have been scored against them total during those same matchups.
In the previous four league games, Hibernian has not defeated Livingston when playing them away from home, according to pregame statistics. They haven’t lost in any of their prior three away league games, but they haven’t been traveling well at all.
Livingston vs Hibernian – Betting Analysis
Reviewing their previous head-to-head matches dating back to August 28, 2021, it can be seen that Livingston has won 4 and Hibernian has won 2, with 0 of these games ending in ties.
Between the two teams in those games, 16 goals were tallied, with 7 goals coming from Livi Lions and 9 from The Hibees. That equals 2.67 goals per game on average.
The two teams’ most recent league meeting took place on Premiership Match Day 18 on December 24, 2022, with Hibernian defeating Livingston 4-0.
At that point, Hibernian had 77% of the control and 11 of its 27 shots on goal were successful. Kevin Nisbet (33′), Chris Cadden (35′), and Kyle Magennis (40′, 50′) scored the goals. Livingston made 8 goal-scoring efforts, scoring 3 of them. Craig Napier served as the umpire for the game.
Because he has a completely healthy squad to choose from, Livingston manager David Martindale has absolutely no concerns about his players’ fitness before this game.
Lee Johnson, the manager of Hibernian, has a number of scheduling conflicts to contend with. The following players cannot be taken into consideration: Mikey Devlin (ankle surgery), Mykola Kukharevych (unknown injury), Harry McKirdy (ankle injury), Rocky Bushiri (ankle injury), and Martin Boyle (knee surgery).
Although it’s tough to pick a clear winner in this match, we believe that Hibernian and Livingston should both be able to score.
What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, a victory for Livingston is best priced at 3.02, betting on a drawn result is 3.2 and staking on a victory for Hibernian gets you 2.5. They’re the most competitive bets on offer at the moment.
Livingston vs Hibernian – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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