Livingston vs Motherwell

31 January 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Steven McLean

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • T. Maswanhise 5’, 28’

Match summary

Motherwell won 2-0 away at Livingston. Motherwell led 2-0 at half-time.

T. Maswanhise put Motherwell ahead with a header in the 5th minute and Maswanhise made it 0-2 in the 28th minute.

The chances backed that up: Motherwell created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Livingston's 0.22 from 4.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
4 Shots 14
1 Shots on target 6
7 Corners 7
524 Passes 566
85.1% Pass accuracy 88.5%
23 Tackles 12
11 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Livingston Motherwell
C. McLennanShot on target
2’
5’
T. MaswanhiseHeader0-1 (Motherwell)
10’
P. McGinnShot on target
13’
C. SlatteryShot on target
28’
T. MaswanhiseRight foot shot0-2 (Motherwell)
43’
T. MaswanhiseShot on target
59’
T. MaswanhiseShot on target
65’
E. BjørgolfssonE. Just
65’
S. NicholsonI. Said
M. SyllaE. Danso
67’
J. ZimmermanS. May
68’
S. LawalB. Fati
77’
L. SmithC. McLennan
77’
A. M. TammR. Muirhead
77’
77’
E. LongeloT. Maswanhise
86’
L. GordonJ. Koutroumbis
M. Sylla
89’

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 1.62 5’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), 0-1 5’ 28’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), 0-2 28’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 1.62 5’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), 0-1 Maswanhise 5’ 28’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), 0-2 Maswanhise 28’
Livingston 0.22 xGMotherwell 1.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Motherwell attacking Livingston attacking 
28’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 5’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 2’ C. McLennan (Livingston), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 17’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 43’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 38’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ P. McGinn (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ E. Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ M. Sylla (Livingston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ I. Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ S. Nicholson (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ C. Slattery (Motherwell), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ S. May (Livingston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ C. Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ C. Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ M. Tait (Livingston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 5’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 17’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ C. McLennan (Livingston), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 38’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ P. McGinn (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ E. Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ M. Sylla (Livingston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ I. Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ S. Nicholson (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ C. Slattery (Motherwell), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ S. May (Livingston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ C. Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ C. Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ M. Tait (Livingston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Livingston 4-3-3 Starting XI
Prior
Brenet
Finlayson
McGowan
Fati 77’
Danso 67’
Tait
Pittman
McLennan 77’
Muirhead 77’
May 68’
Motherwell 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ward
Sparrow
O'Donnell
McGinn
Koutroumbis 86’
Priestman
Fadinger
Said 65’
Just 65’
Slattery
Maswanhise 2

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Prior
90′ 3 2 44 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
J. Brenet
90′ 7 1 – 8 – 55 3 – – –
D. Finlayson
90′ 2 – – 8 3 82 – – – –
R. McGowan
90′ – 3 – 2 – 77 1 – – –
B. Fati
77′ 2 1 – 4 – 39 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
E. Danso
67′ – – 41 – – 3 – 5 – 2 –
M. Tait
90′ – – 63 – – – – – – – –
S. Pittman
90′ – – 22 1 – 1 1 2 2 1 –
M. Sylla Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 8 – – 2 3 2 2 –
J. Zimmerman Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 4 – – – – – 1 – –
S. Lawal Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 11 – – – – – – – –
A. M. Tamm Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 2 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Forwards4 players
C. McLennan
77′ – – 1 1 0.11 – 2 8 2 34 –
R. Muirhead
77′ – – – – – – – 2 – 17 –
S. May
68′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – 4 1 18 –
L. Smith Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – – 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

Livingston win 23% Avg odds 4.02
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Motherwell win 51% Avg odds 1.83

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

Form going into the game

Livingston LLDDL
Motherwell LWWDW

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