On Sat Oct 30th, Celtic hosts Livingston at Celtic Park in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 4th placed Celtic is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against St. Johnstone. Giorgos Giakoumakis scored the first goal for Celtic in the 34th minute, then Josip Juranović added another in the 80th minute on a penalty shot In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Celtic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celtic ended the match with the shutout victory. Celtic should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Livingston, recorded a 3-2 win against Ross County. Harrison Clarke struck first for Ross County in the 7th minute, then Bruce Anderson tied it up for Livingston in the 31st minute on a feed from Sean Kelly But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 95th minute on a goal by Tom Parkes. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Livingston and Celtic last played eachother at the Tony Macaroni Arena on Sep 19th. Livingston won by a score of 1 to 0. Andrew Shinnie struck first for Livingston in the 25th minute on a feed from Jackson Longridge, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Celtic couldn’t muster any offence and Livingston ran away with the shutout win.
Livingston is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Odin Bailey and Bruce Anderson each having 2 goals in their last five. Both João Filipe and David Turnbull have been the hottest scorers for Celtic in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.