On the 26th of December, Livingston and Motherwell will play a match in Motherwell in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Motherwell is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against St. Johnstone. Dean Cornelius scored the first goal for Motherwell in the 17th minute, then Kevin van Veen added another in the 55th minute In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Motherwell’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Motherwell ended the match with the shutout victory. Motherwell is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Livingston is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ross County. David Cancola struck first for Ross County in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then in the 89th minute, James Penrice sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ayo Obileye earning Livingston a comeback draw. Livingston is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Motherwell and Livingston last played eachother at the Tony Macaroni Arena on Aug 21st. Motherwell took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Alan Forrest struck first for Livingston in the 38th minute, then Tony Watt tied it up for Motherwell in the 48th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Liam David Grimshaw to cap off a wild match.
Ayo Obileye has been the most prolific scorer on Livingston in the last five matches with two goals. Motherwell’s top weapon lately has been Tony Watt, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.