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Livingston v Arbroath

Livingston
1–0Full time
Arbroath

Championship · SAT 24 OCT · The Home of the Set Fare Arena

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Livingston 1–0 Arbroath LIVINGSTON WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–0 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Livingston win58%
The market said69%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.265
The market’s Brier score0.149

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 27 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Livingston win at 58%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Livingston 58% before kick-off, 58% now. 0–0 · 58–26–15
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Livingston v Arbroath
  4. 3′🟨 YELLOW · 2' Livingston
  5. 37′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 37' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 48% now
  6. 41′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 46%. 0–0 · 46–38–16
  7. 45′HALF-TIME Livingston 0–0 Arbroath
  8. 45′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 45' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 45% now
  9. 45′THE CALL SWINGS · 45' Livingston win is now our likeliest result at 45% (was Draw 48%)
  10. 45′SECOND HALF Livingston 0–0 Arbroath
  11. 46′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–40–15
  12. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45+1' Arbroath
  13. 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Draw is now our likeliest result at 45% (was Livingston win 43%)
  14. 55′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 39–46–14
  15. 55′Goalless on 55′ when we expected about 2.5 goals — that one is getting away from us. 0–0 · 39–46–14
  16. 56′SUBSTITUTION · 54' Livingston · On: A. Denholm · Off: E. Danso
  17. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Arbroath
  18. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 38% now
  19. 61′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Livingston · On: B. Anderson · Off: T. Sinclair
  20. 62′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–52–13
  21. 67′🟨 YELLOW · 66' Arbroath
  22. 68′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–59–12
  23. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 28% now
  24. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Livingston · On: S. May · Off: S. Nicholson
  25. 73′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–66–10
  26. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Livingston · On: B. van Hoeven · Off: L. Polworth
  27. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Arbroath · On: A. Winter · Off: T. O'Brien
  28. 75′🟨 YELLOW · 75' Arbroath
  29. 78′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–73–8
  30. 79′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 79' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 17% now
  31. 82′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 13%. 0–0 · 13–81–6
  32. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Arbroath · On: C. Daly · Off: G. Reilly
  33. 86′We said Livingston at 58%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 9–87–4
  34. 87′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 87' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 8% now
  35. 90′1–0 at the end. Our 58% on Livingston comes in. 1–0 · 100–0–0
  36. 90′🟥 RED CARD · 90' Arbroath
  37. 91′Arbroath are down to ten from 90′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–0 · 5–93–2 Our live view briefly showed an older score here.
  38. 91′We said Livingston at 58% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 98%. 1–0 · 98–2–0
  39. 91′⚽ GOAL · 90+1' Livingston 1–0 Arbroath
  40. 91′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+1' Livingston win: 58% at kick-off, 98% now
  41. 91′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+1' Livingston win is now our likeliest result at 98% (was Draw 93%)
  42. 92′Livingston find the net on 90′. 1–0. 1–0 · 98–2–0
  43. FTFULL TIME Livingston 1–0 Arbroath
  44. FTLivingston 1–0 Arbroath · Livingston win: right · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: right · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–0 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Livingston are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Livingston 58%, draw 26%, Arbroath 15%. Over 2.5 goals 45%, both teams to score 45%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Livingston win58%
Draw26%
Arbroath win15%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 12

VenueThe Home of the Set Fare Arena

RefereeR. Hardie

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Livingston

Arbroath

7Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · the Scottish Championship

Last match: 17 Oct · the Scottish Championship

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Livingston11+314
8Arbroath11−1011

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · livingston winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
58% The market69%
Us58%
Market69%

We make Livingston a 58% chance to win. The market has them at 69%. We are 11 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–0.8.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Livingston v Arbroath1.72 – 0.77
Form · last six in Championship this season · since 11 SeptW2 D2 L2 · W1 D0 L5
Table places · points 14 v 116 v 8
The market · Livingston win69% · ours 58%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
55%60%65%70% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:28
Our probability · Livingston win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 69% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Livingston win58%69%−11
Draw26%20%+6
Arbroath win15%12%+3
Over 2.5 goals45%56%−11
Both teams to score45%47%−2
Over 1.5 goals72%78%−6
Over 3.5 goals24%35%−11
Livingston or draw85%88%−3
Livingston clean sheet47%––
Arbroath clean sheet18%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–0 at 12.9%
0123450 9.9 5.1 2.5 1 12.9 12.2 4.2 2 12.1 9.2 3.6 3 7.0 5.3 2.0 4 3.1 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Livingston down, Arbroath across0–5 goals a side shown (99.0% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

1 meeting since 2021/22
Goals a meeting1.00
Over 2.50 of 1
Both scored0 of 1
Last meetingsARB 1–0 LIV

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Championship this season · since 11 Sept

LIVINGSTON

WDWLLD4–1 · 2–2 · 2–0 · 1–2 · 1–2 · 0–0

ARBROATH

LLWLLL0–4 · 0–1 · 2–1 · 0–3 · 1–2 · 0–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Stenhousemuir10+823
2Partick11+822
3Raith Rovers11+921
4Inverness CT11+316
5Dunfermline10+215
6Livingston11+314
7Ayr Utd11−212
8Arbroath11−1011
9Morton11−97
10Queen's Park11−127

The competition's standings before kick-off.