Kilmarnock vs Livingston

2 August 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Matthew MacDermid

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • D. Daniels 38’
  • D. Watson 42’
  • R. Muirhead 66’ (pen)
  • S. Pittman 86’

Match summary

Kilmarnock and Livingston drew 2-2. Kilmarnock led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, D. Daniels put Kilmarnock ahead in the 38th minute and D. Watson made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, R. Muirhead pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 66th minute and S. Pittman equalised in the 86th minute.

Livingston had the better of the chances, with 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Kilmarnock's 0.91 from 8. Kilmarnock had a player sent off.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%
8 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 6
3 Corners 5
264 Passes 479
65.9% Pass accuracy 79.7%
19 Tackles 20
11 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Kilmarnock Livingston
Kick-off
10’
D. FinlaysonShot on target
D. DanielsLeft foot shot1-0 (Kilmarnock)
38’
D. DanielsVAR: Goal ruled out
40’
D. WatsonRight foot shot2-0 (Kilmarnock)
42’
Half-time2-0
46’
Z. RuddenG. Carey
Second half underway
49’
A. Montgomery
53’
A. MontgomeryShot on target
B. AndersonD. Daniels
61’
64’
R. MuirheadVAR: No penalty
G. Stanger
65’
66’
R. MuirheadPenalty2-1 (Livingston)
R. McKenzieM. Dackers
68’
72’
L. SmithA. Winter
B. Lyons
73’
77’
S. MayM. Sylla
78’
L. SmithShot on target
78’
S. MayShot on target
B. Anderson
81’
82’
J. BokilaR. Muirhead
D. ThompsonT. Lowery
85’
86’
S. PittmanRight foot shot2-2 (Livingston)
89’
D. Finlayson
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 1.83 38’ D. Daniels (Kilmarnock), 1-0 38’ 42’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), 2-0 42’ 66’ R. Muirhead (Livingston), 2-1 66’ 86’ S. Pittman (Livingston), 2-2 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 1.83 38’ D. Daniels (Kilmarnock), 1-0 Daniels 38’ 42’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), 2-0 Watson 42’ 66’ R. Muirhead (Livingston), 2-1 Muirhead 66’ 86’ S. Pittman (Livingston), 2-2 Pittman 86’
Kilmarnock 0.91 xGLivingston 1.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Livingston attacking Kilmarnock attacking 
66’ R. Muirhead (Livingston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 42’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 86’ S. Pittman (Livingston), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 38’ D. Daniels (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 53’ A. Montgomery (Livingston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ L. Polworth (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ M. Tait (Livingston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ S. May (Livingston), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+3’ J. Bokila (Livingston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ L. Smith (Livingston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ R. Muirhead (Livingston), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ L. Smith (Livingston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ L. Smith (Livingston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Z. Rudden (Livingston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Z. Rudden (Livingston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ B. Anderson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ A. Montgomery (Livingston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ B. Brannan (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ D. Finlayson (Livingston), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ D. Finlayson (Livingston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ T. Lowery (Kilmarnock), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ R. Muirhead (Livingston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 42’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 86’ S. Pittman (Livingston), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 38’ D. Daniels (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 53’ A. Montgomery (Livingston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ L. Polworth (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ M. Tait (Livingston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ S. May (Livingston), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+3’ J. Bokila (Livingston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ L. Smith (Livingston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ R. Muirhead (Livingston), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ L. Smith (Livingston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ L. Smith (Livingston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Z. Rudden (Livingston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Z. Rudden (Livingston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ B. Anderson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ A. Montgomery (Livingston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ B. Brannan (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ D. Finlayson (Livingston), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ D. Finlayson (Livingston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ T. Lowery (Kilmarnock), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Kilmarnock 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Stryjek
Lyons
Stanger
Mayo
Brandon
Polworth
Lowery 85’
Brannan
Watson
Dackers 68’
Daniels 61’
Livingston 4-3-3 Starting XI
Prior
Finlayson
McGowan
Wilson
Montgomery
Tait
Sylla 77’
Pittman
Winter 72’
Muirhead 82’
Carey 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
M. Stryjek
90′ 4 2 26 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
B. Lyons
90′ – – – 1 1 31 1 – – –
G. Stanger
65′ 1 – – 3 2 16 2 – – –
L. Mayo
90′ 3 – – 4 – 26 – – – –
D. Thompson Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 1 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
J. Brandon
90′ – – 21 – – 3 2 8 3 2 –
L. Polworth
90′ – 1 31 2 – 4 – 9 1 3 –
T. Lowery Taken off
85′ – – 31 – – – 1 5 – 1 –
B. Brannan
90′ – – 19 – – 3 1 8 1 1 –
R. McKenzie Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
D. Watson
90′ 1 – 3 1 0.54 – 1 4 2 18 –
M. Dackers Taken off
68′ – – – – – – 1 12 1 22 –
D. Daniels Taken off
61′ 1 – 1 1 0.22 – – 5 1 12 –
B. Anderson Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – 0.02 – – 2 2 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Kilmarnock win 42% Avg odds 2.26
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Livingston win 30% Avg odds 3.10

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Kilmarnock WWWLL
Livingston WLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Kilmarnock 1-0 Livingston, 07 Feb 24 Next meeting: Livingston 1-1 Kilmarnock, 10 Jan 26  All Kilmarnock vs Livingston meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.