In a weekend match on Saturday Aug 13th, in week 3, Livingston will play host to Hibernian in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Livingston recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Dundee United. Cristian Montano scored the first goal for Livingston in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Dundee United couldn’t muster any offence and Livingston ran away with the shutout win. Livingston is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while hibernian is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hearts. Lawrence Shankland scored the first goal for Hearts in the 22nd minute, but Martin Boyle got the equalizer for Hibernian in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 12 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 Livingston won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
James Scott has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Hibernian. Livingston is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jack Fitzwater and Alan Forrest each only have 1 goal in their last five.