Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Livingston and Celtic, taking place on Sunday, 31 March 2024, at The Tony Macaroni Arena in Livingston.
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Livingston, Recent FormLivingston boss David Martindale will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 away mauling from Hibernian. In that game they had 43% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Hibernian who had 14 attempts and 4 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 5 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 25 of their 30 games overall.
They have been on a bad run over their last 6 league matches, with 4 defeats and only 1 victory, so they know full well that a change of form is needed if they want to begin moving up the league table. It's fair to say that their form in the league has not been good this season, given they have clocked up just 3 wins from 30 matches.
Celtic, Recent FormHaving secured a 3-1 home win against St Johnstone in their latest league match, Celtic will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. They came away from that fixture with a 74% share of the possession and clocked up 21 attempts on goal with 9 on target, in comparison to St Johnstone, who managed 6 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
With 16 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Brendan Rodgers will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 7 goals in the same period. In their 15 away games this season they have scored in 13 games and recorded 6 clean sheets.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way. They've shown great form away from home this season, winning 11 of their 15 league games.
On an individual basis, Adam Idah will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Celtic's last 6 league games.
Not many saw the outcome of the last meeting between these sides as a surprise, with Celtic running out winners in a match that ended 2-0.
The Bhoys will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 6 encounters with Livingston. The Celtic defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit Livi in the league, with Celtic conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings. Celtic have managed to keep a clean sheet against Livingston in 4 of their previous 5 meetings. Celtic have a good attacking record away to Livi in the league, having scored a total of 9 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 3 goals per game.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams at The Tony Macaroni Arena, Celtic has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Livingston in 3 games.
Celtic man Kyogo Furuhashi will be confident about extending his scoring record against Livingston, having hit the netting 4 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
With only Jamie Brandon (Cruciate ligament) and Daniel Mackay (Ankle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, David Martindale will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers with Reo Hatate (Calf), James McCarthy (Hamstring), Callum McGregor (Achilles tendon), Maik Nawrocki (Hamstring) and Liam Scales (Knock) all unavailable for selection, and Adam Montgomery (Hamstring) out for the rest of the season.
Livingston Playing at home | Celtic Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Goals scored | 2.1 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| 56' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 55' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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