Livingston vs Heart Of Midlothian
Ref: Kevin Clancy, ScotlandTony Macaroni Arena, Livingston · 9,672 cap
Match recap
Livingston and Heart Of Midlothian drew 2–2 in their Premiership fixture. May and Smith scored for Livingston; Shankland and Cláudio Braga replied for Heart Of Midlothian. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.97 for Livingston versus 1.86 for Heart Of Midlothian. Livingston sit 12th in the Premiership table while Heart Of Midlothian are 1st.
First Half
⚽
May
Smith
Yellow Card
24'
⚽
Shankland
Assist: Leonard
Arfield
Yellow Card
45'
McEntee
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
⚽
Cláudio Braga
Assist: Shankland
⚽
Smith
⇄
May
⇄
Arfield
77'
⇄
Chesnokov
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Unknown
84'
⇄
Kingsley
⇄
Fati
89'
⇄
Kyziridis
89'
⇄
Devlin
90+6'
VAR
Card upgrade
90+7'
Leonard
Red Card
| # | 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 |
| 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
LivingstonHeart Of Midlothian
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.97VS1.86
Attack1 · 4 won
15
Shots
19
3
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
17
6
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
8
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
288
Total passes
554
212
Accurate passes
481
74%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
7
Blocked shots
5
0.26
Goals prevented
0.26
Livingston
3-5-1-1
Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2Livingston
3-5-1-1Starting XI
- 2C. Kerr
- 3Babacar FatiM
- 7J. Nouble
- 15L. SmithM
- 17S. MayM
- 19D. FinlaysonD
- 24M. SyllaM
- 26C. MontañoD
- 27D. WilsonD
- 28J. PriorG
- 37S. ArfieldF
Substitutes
- 5R. McGowanD
- 8S. PittmanF
- 9R. MuirheadF
- 10B. McKayM
- 18J. BokilaF
- 20E. DansoM
- 29J. ZimmermanF
- 32J. Smith
- 40S. Lawal
Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3S. KingsleyD
- 4C. HalkettD
- 5J. McCartD
- 9L. ShanklandF
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 14C. DevlinM
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 31O. McEnteeD
- 49M. LeonardM
- 89A. KyziridisM
- 99I. ChesnokovM
Substitutes
- 6B. BaningimeM
- 11P. KaboreF
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 16B. SpittalM
- 17A. ForrestF
- 23J. AltenaD
- 29S. KerjotaF
- 30R. FultonG
- 74R. MatoF
Livingston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Montaño | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lewis Smith | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jérôme Prior | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stevie May | M | 65 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Cammy Kerr | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Babacar Fati | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Finlayson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Scott Arfield | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Joel Nouble | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Danny Wilson(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammad Sylla | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Zimmerman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrie McKay | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Smith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Bokila | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Danso | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ryan McGowan | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Muirhead | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samson Lawal | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Pittman | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Leonard | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Lawrence Shankland(C) | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Cameron Devlin | M | 89 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jamie McCart | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Cláudio Braga | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Halkett | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oisin McEntee | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stephen Kingsley | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Islam Chesnokov | M | 77 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Fulton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Forrest | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Steinwender | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rogers Mato | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blair Spittal | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordi Altena | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sabah Kerjota | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beni Baningime | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |