Premiership 25/26 · 3 Jan 2026

Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Livingston

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Heart of Midlothian favourites at 79%.

Heart of Midlothian won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Craig Halkett, 64.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jérôme Prior +13.8, Ryan McGowan +9.0, Tete Yengi +8.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

27 Dec 2025	L 2–3	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
13 Dec 2025	W 2–0	at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
7 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at Celtic Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

30 Dec 2025	L 1–3	v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025	L 2–4	v Celtic Scottish Premiership
20 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
13 Dec 2025	D 2–2	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
6 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at Motherwell Scottish Premiership

30 Aug 2025	Livingston 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Frankie Kent Defender	9	0	0	–	84.2	–
Craig Halkett Defender	90	1	0	0.01	64.7	+5.9
Alexander Schwolow Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	54.3	+3.5
Beni Baningime Midfielder	90	0	0	–	38.8	−4.9
Tomas Magnusson Midfielder	86	0	0	0.98	37.3	−1.2
Lawrence Shankland Forward	90	0	0	0.16	36.6	−7.8
Stuart Findlay Defender	90	0	0	0.04	34.8	−14.3
Jordi Altena Defender	75	0	1	0.03	31.1	–
Cameron Devlin Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	29.5	−12.9
Cláudio Braga Forward	75	0	0	0.46	29.4	−12.9
Harry Milne Defender	90	0	0	0.19	25.8	−18.0
Alexandros Kyziridis Midfielder	90	0	0	0.31	25.2	−14.7
Michael Steinwender Defender	15	0	0	–	0.0	–
Sabah Kerjota Forward	15	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Robbie Muirhead Forward	12	–	75.9	–
Jérôme Prior Goalkeeper	90	–	60.5	+13.8
Ryan McGowan Defender	90	–	53.4	+9.0
Danny Finlayson Defender	90	–	51.3	+6.3
Brooklyn Kabongolo Defender	90	–	49.6	–
Tete Yengi Forward	90	0.28	49.2	+8.8
Samson Lawal Midfielder	38	–	48.0	–
Emmanuel Danso Midfielder	18	–	46.4	–
Stevie May Forward	72	0.01	44.2	+3.0
Mahamadou Susoho Midfielder	90	0.04	43.5	+2.5
Joshua Zimmerman Midfielder	18	–	41.8	–
Scott Pittman Midfielder	72	0.05	40.3	+0.6
Mohamad Sylla Midfielder	83	0.15	39.0	−1.5
Cristian Montaño Defender	52	–	38.0	+4.4
Connor McLennan Forward	90	0.02	37.5	−8.4