Livingston vs Celtic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Livingston play Celtic in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 27 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:4.

Current form

Livingston: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Celtic: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Livingston scores 1.05 and concedes 1.97 goals per match. Celtic scores 1.92 and concedes 1.08. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Livingston 66%, Celtic 58%. Over 2.5: Livingston 63%, Celtic 68%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Celtic has higher xG: 1.90 vs 1.17. Livingston: 9.8 shots per match, Celtic: 16.4.

Match halves

Livingston: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.61. Celtic: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

Livingston: 76-90+ (10 goals). Celtic: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

2 : 4
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

34Possession (%)66
LivingstonCeltic
14Shots18
LivingstonCeltic
3Shots on target7
LivingstonCeltic
1.44xG1.99
LivingstonCeltic
11Corners4
LivingstonCeltic
48Dangerous attacks50
LivingstonCeltic
14Fouls6
LivingstonCeltic
1Cards0
LivingstonCeltic

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.05Goals scored / match1.92
LivingstonCeltic
1.97Goals conceded / match1.08
LivingstonCeltic
45%Average possession66%
LivingstonCeltic
3.32Shots on target / match5.55
LivingstonCeltic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.82Shots per match16.45
LivingstonCeltic
3.32Shots on target5.55
LivingstonCeltic
10.7%Shot conversion11.7%
LivingstonCeltic
45%Possession66%
LivingstonCeltic
1.17xG for1.9
LivingstonCeltic
1.75xG against1.07
LivingstonCeltic

Shooting quality

Livingston: BalancedCeltic: Dominant
LivingstonCeltic
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Celtic is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Livingston · 3 pts / match - Celtic

Livingston
WDLDL
Season result split
5% W39% R55% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-15-21
0.55 pts / match · goal difference -35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-8-9
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
DDDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Celtic
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
68% W11% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
26-4-8
2.16 pts / match · goal difference +32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-3-5
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Celtic is 83% better for: goals scored per match.

1.05 goals / match - Livingston · 1.92 goals / match - Celtic

Celtic is 82% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.97 goals / match - Livingston · 1.08 goals / match - Celtic

Livingston scoring profile: strong

Livingston scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while Celtic keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Celtic scoring profile: very strong

Celtic scores in 87% of matches (33 of 38 matches), while Livingston keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 38 matches).

40Goals scored (season)73
LivingstonCeltic
75Goals conceded (season)41
LivingstonCeltic
3.03Average goals in match3
LivingstonCeltic
5Goals scored (last 5)14
LivingstonCeltic
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
LivingstonCeltic

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal87%
LivingstonCeltic
34%2 goals61%
LivingstonCeltic
3%3 goals34%
LivingstonCeltic
0%4 goals11%
LivingstonCeltic

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal66%
LivingstonCeltic
66%2 goals37%
LivingstonCeltic
26%3 goals5%
LivingstonCeltic
11%4 goals0%
LivingstonCeltic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time26%
LivingstonCeltic
5%BTTS in both halves5%
LivingstonCeltic
11%Scored in both halves45%
LivingstonCeltic

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
LivingstonCeltic
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
LivingstonCeltic
40%BTTS - last 5100%
LivingstonCeltic

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
LivingstonCeltic
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
LivingstonCeltic
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
LivingstonCeltic

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
LivingstonCeltic
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
LivingstonCeltic
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
LivingstonCeltic

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Celtic is 123% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.79 pts / match - Livingston · 1.76 pts / match - Celtic

Livingston - half-time state
16% leading32% draw53% trailing
Celtic - half-time state
45% leading42% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.79Points per match (1st half)1.76
LivingstonCeltic
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.87
LivingstonCeltic
0.92Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
LivingstonCeltic
1.37Average goals (1st half)1.37
LivingstonCeltic
37%Clean sheet before half-time61%
LivingstonCeltic
66%No goal before half-time32%
LivingstonCeltic

After half-time (2nd half)

0.95Points per match (2nd half)1.79
LivingstonCeltic
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
LivingstonCeltic
1.05Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
LivingstonCeltic
1.66Average goals (2nd half)1.63
LivingstonCeltic
34%Clean sheet after half-time58%
LivingstonCeltic
55%No goal after half-time37%
LivingstonCeltic

Livingston - second-half results

18% W39% R42% P
30
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-18
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding31%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 5%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Celtic - second-half results

50% W29% R21% P
67
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
68
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding151%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 68%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Livingston - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Celtic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.60
Goals scored / match1.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Livingston
ScoredConceded
5
13
0-15
7
12
16-30
5
10
31-45
8
10
46-60
5
9
61-75
10
21
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (21). Late-goal balance (76-90): -11 - late phases are a weakness.

Celtic
ScoredConceded
11
6
0-15
9
7
16-30
13
6
31-45
9
12
46-60
12
6
61-75
19
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +15 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.01
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Livingston

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
166%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Celtic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

LivingstonLigaCeltic
Average goals in match 3.032.78 3.00
Both teams scored 66%52% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%53% 68%
Clean sheets 11%28% 34%
Goal before half-time 79%76% 82%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Livingston 0 - 0 - 2 Celtic. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Celtic FC
2 : 1
Livingston FC
Celtic FC
3 : 0
Livingston FC

FAQ

What was the result of Livingston vs Celtic?

The Premiership match finished Livingston 2:4 Celtic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Livingston and Celtic?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Livingston won 0, Celtic won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Livingston vs Celtic?

Livingston score 1.05 goals per game on average and Celtic 1.92. The Premiership average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 66% of Livingston's matches and 58% of Celtic's.

What form are Livingston and Celtic in?

Over the last 5 games Livingston have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Celtic 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Livingston vs Celtic?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Livingston vs Celtic: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.