On the 29th of January, Hearts and Livingston will play a match in Livingston 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 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Livingston recorded a 4-2 win against St. Johnstone. Stephen Kelly struck first for Livingston in the 8th minute on a feed from Steven Bradley, then Stephen Kelly added another in the 15th minute. Livingston is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while hearts is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Aberdeen. Graeme Shinnie struck first for Hearts on an own goal in the 15th minute, then Michael Smith added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Toby Sibbick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aberdeen couldn’t manage to score, and Hearts took the shutout win. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 12th of November, Hearts hosted Livingston at the Tynecastle Park in their last match together. Hearts and Livingston battled to a 1-1 draw. Sean Kelly struck first for Livingston in the 55th minute, then Josh Ginnelly tied it up for Hearts in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Lawrence Shankland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Hearts. For Livingston, their top scorers are Bruce Anderson and James Penrice, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.