In a weekend match in week 6, on Sat Sep 3rd, Livingston will host Hearts in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Livingston is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Aberdeen. Bojan Miovski struck first for Aberdeen in the 41st minute from the penalty spot, then Ross McCrorie added another in the 58th minute In the end, Livingston was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory. Livingston is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Hearts is fresh off their 3-2 win against St. Johnstone. Graham Carey scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 6th minute, but Rowles got the equalizer for Hearts in the 25th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 81st minute on a penalty goal by Lawrence Shankland. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hearts won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Hearts’s most prolific scorer has been Lawrence Shankland. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Livingston’s top weapon lately has been Jon Nouble, who has two goals in the last five matches.