On the 29th of January, in this week 23 match, Livingston will host Hearts at Tony Macaroni Arena in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Livingston sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-2 win against St. Johnstone. Stephen Kelly struck first for Livingston in the 8th minute, then Stephen Kelly added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Nicky Devlin. Livingston is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hearts recorded a 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 In the end, Aberdeen was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Hearts should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Hearts and Livingston battled to a 1-1 draw. Sean Kelly struck first for Livingston in the 55th minute, but Josh Ginnelly got the equalizer for Hearts in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Hearts.
Hearts is fortunate enough to have Lawrence Shankland in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Both Bruce Anderson and James Penrice have been the hottest scorers for Livingston in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.