Livingston, founded in 1943 and based at Almondvale Stadium, remain a familiar part of the Scottish football landscape: awkward enough to require proper attention, but currently short of the consistency needed to move clear of trouble.
Their league position is blunt. Livingston sit twelfth in the Premiership, with recent form showing one win in six league matches. The heavier damage has come in defeats such as 4-1 at home to Kilmarnock and 3-0 away to Dundee, though a 0-0 draw at Dundee United and a 2-2 draw with Aberdeen point to a side still capable of making games difficult.
The squad is a sizeable one, with 39 players and an average age of 28. Robbie Muirhead leads their scoring with eight goals, followed by Lewis Smith on seven, while Jeremy Bokila and Scott Pittman have five each. The issue is less finding the occasional goal than keeping matches under control: Livingston average 1.3 goals scored and two conceded at home, and 0.8 scored and two conceded away.
They also featured in League Cup Group E and reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. For Celtic supporters, Livingston’s relevance is straightforward: a domestic opponent with experience, modest attacking output, and clear defensive vulnerability, particularly away from home.
📈 Key stats and insights
⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Celtic held a clear edge in every meaningful comparison: champions against bottom, a far stronger attack, and a defence operating in a different bracket. Livingston’s home concession rate of 2 per match was exactly the kind of weakness Celtic’s 2.3 home-goal attack was built to exploit.
