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Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 25 Oct 2025

Livingston 1–2 Motherwell

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.6
Actual xG
2.5 – 2.2
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Motherwell favourites at 44%.

Motherwell won a close one on the chances: 2.2 xG to 2.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Stephen Welsh, 57.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Stephen Welsh +12.4, Liam Gordon +9.9.

Well below it: Emmanuel Longelo −21.2, Ibrahim Said −13.4, Jérôme Prior −12.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Livingston

18 Oct 2025L 0–4at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
4 Oct 2025D 1–1at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
28 Sep 2025L 1–2v Rangers Scottish Premiership
20 Sep 2025L 2–3at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
13 Sep 2025D 0–0at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

18 Oct 2025L 1–2v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
5 Oct 2025L 2–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership
27 Sep 2025W 2–0v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
13 Sep 2025D 1–1at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
30 Aug 2025D 2–2v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Livingston

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jeremy Bokila Forward69100.8946.6+5.0
Stevie May Forward90000.1238.9−11.3
Scott Pittman Midfielder9000–38.0−6.3
Danny Finlayson Defender9000–37.9−7.4
Macaulay Tait Midfielder6900–37.2−0.9
Jérôme Prior Goalkeeper9000–36.3−12.1
Danny Wilson Defender9000–35.8−7.0
Mahamadou Susoho Midfielder2100–35.3–
Robbie Muirhead Forward59000.4834.4−9.6
Mohamad Sylla Midfielder90000.1134.2−9.2
Joshua Brenet Defender9000–31.2–
Cristian Montaño Defender9000–26.2–
Lewis Smith Forward3100–19.8–
Tete Yengi Forward21000.8419.6–

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Stephen Welsh Defender9000–57.4+12.4
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Forward81100.9955.4+6.6
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–53.3−1.8
Elijah Just Midfielder90100.2753.2+6.8
Liam Gordon Defender6000–52.2+9.9
Callum Hendry Forward9000.0446.2–
Paul McGinn Defender3000–44.1–
Elliot Watt Midfielder90000.0441.9−6.3
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder90000.0338.8−5.2
Callum Slattery Midfielder30010.3237.7–
Stephen O'Donnell Defender9000–35.4−10.5
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward60000.0234.3−10.3
Regan Charles-Cook Forward9000.2932.4–
Ibrahim Said Midfielder81000.1330.4−13.4
Johnny Koutroumbis Defender1000–23.6–
Emmanuel Longelo Defender87000.0322.1−21.2