Livingston vs Celtic
Ref: Matthew MacDermid, ScotlandTony Macaroni Arena, Livingston · 9,672 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Livingston 4–2 in their Premiership fixture. Montaño and Montaño scored for Livingston; Nygren, Yang Hyun-Jun, Nygren, and Engels replied for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.88 for Livingston versus 2.70 for Celtic. Livingston sit 12th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Montaño
6'
⚽
Nygren
Assist: Maeda
⚽
Montaño
Assist: Pittman
10'
⚽
Yang Hyun-Jun
Assist: Kenny
31'
⚽
Nygren
Assist: Tierney
37'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
39'
⚽
Engels
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Smith
⇄
Yengi
71'
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
71'
⇄
Nygren
⇄
May
⇄
Montaño
⇄
Tait
Susoho Sissoho
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Kenny
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 |  Livingston | 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | -31 | 16 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LivingstonCeltic
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.88VS2.70
Attack1 · 4 won
13
Shots
18
3
Shots on target
7
8
Shots in the box
13
5
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
8
11
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
34%
Possession
66%
297
Total passes
641
209
Accurate passes
565
70%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline0 · 3 won
14
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
0
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
7
Blocked shots
3
Livingston
4-3-3
Celtic
3-4-2-1
Livingston
4-3-3Starting XI
- 5R. McGowanD
- 8S. PittmanM
- 15L. SmithF
- 17S. MayF
- 19D. FinlaysonD
- 24M. SyllaM
- 25M. TaitM
- 26C. MontañoD
- 27D. WilsonD
- 28J. PriorG
- 39T. YengiF
Substitutes
- 7Mahamadou Susoho SissohoM
- 9R. MuirheadF
- 11C. McLennanF
- 14J. HamiltonG
- 16A. WinterF
- 18J. BokilaF
- 22A. ShinnieF
- 30J. BrenetD
Celtic
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 14L. McCowanM
- 24J. KennyF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 56A. RalstonD
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 4Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 18S. YamadaF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 31R. DoohanG
- 41R. HatateM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
Livingston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Montano | D | 78 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jérôme Prior | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan McGowan(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stevie May | F | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Macaulay Tait | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Scott Pittman | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Danny Wilson | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mohammad Sylla | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Smith | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tete Yengi | F | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Daniel Finlayson | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andrew Shinnie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor McLennan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hamilton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Winter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Brenet | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Muirhead | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Samson Lawal | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mahamadou Susoho | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Bokila | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 71 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3/3 |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 82 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Doohan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shin Yamada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |