On the 9th of April, in this week 33 match, Livingston will play host to Motherwell in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed Livingston is fresh off their 0-1 loss against St. Johnstone. Callum Hendry scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 3rd minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Livingston was frustrated by St. Johnstone’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St. Johnstone ended the match with the shutout victory. Livingston is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Motherwell, recorded a 4-2 win against St. Mirren. Eamonn Brophy scored the first goal for St. Mirren in the 14th minute, but Sean Goss got the equalizer for Motherwell in the 20th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 45th minute on a goal by Cornelius. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on Dec 26th, Motherwell won by a score of 2 to 1. Kevin van Veen struck first for Motherwell in the 13th minute, then Kevin van Veen added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Connor Shields.
Motherwell is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kaiyne Woolery and Jordan Roberts each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Bruce Anderson and Scott Pitman have been the hottest scorers for Livingston in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.