Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between St Johnstone and Livingston, taking place on Saturday, 02 March 2024, at McDiarmid Park in Perth.
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St Johnstone, Recent FormSt Johnstone will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-0 away win against Aberdeen. They achieved 46% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Aberdeen's tally of 17 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 4 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 8 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. When playing at home, they have failed to score in their last 2 games and conceded at least one goal in 11 out of 14 games this season.
Their recent poor run of form when playing at McDiarmid Park has left them without a home win in 4 games.
Livingston, Recent FormThe Livingston squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 3-1 home defeat against Motherwell, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 40%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target. Motherwell had 15 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Their boss David Martindale is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 12 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 6 goals scored. They've conceded a goal in each of their last 23 away games, and overall this season they have failed to score in 14 of their 28 games played.
Serious concerns will be mounting for Livi, having gone without an away league win in their last 12 games and losing the last 10 games in a row on the road.
On an individual basis, Tete Yengi will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Livingston's last 6 league games.
The last time these two sides met, it wasn't one to remember, finishing without a goal and both sides taking just a point for their efforts.
When playing away from home in the league, Livi have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 4 matches against St Johnstone.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met in the league, but St Johnstone hold a slight psychological advantage of being unbeaten in their last 3 meetings.
Livingston player Stephen Kelly will be looking to cause St Johnstone some problems having scored 2 goals in the last 3 league meetings between the teams at McDiarmid Park.
St Johnstone manager Craig Levein has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ali Crawford (Calf), Cammy MacPherson (Thigh) and Drey Wright (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
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.
St Johnstone Playing at home | Livingston Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 50' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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