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Predictions and Tips
The Premiership match at The Home of the Set Fare Arena on Sunday will see hosts Livingston doing battle with Kilmarnock.
Our tips, poll and stats for Livingston v Kilmarnock can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
📊 Form Guide
Livingston
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Livingston head into this fixture following on from a 0-0 Premiership tied result versus Dundee United.
In that match, Livingston managed 52% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Dundee United had 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
In their last six games, Scott Arfield's Livingston have celebrated scoring 8 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.33.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Livingston:
- are winless against Kilmarnock in their last 7 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches at home.
- haven’t won at home in the past 16 matches in the league. So depressing.
Kilmarnock
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Kilmarnock will come into the clash following on from a 3-1 Premiership win with the defeat of Dundee in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Kilmarnock had 52% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. For Kilmarnock, goals were scored by Tom Lowery (62', 77' Own goal) and Joe Hugill (85', 94'). On the other side, Dundee had 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Kilmarnock, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The overall average goals scored per match in that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for Kilmarnock coming out as 1.83. In any event, we must now wait to see whether that pattern will be maintained in this upcoming game.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Kilmarnock:
- are winless against Livingston when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 league matches. Not the best of away records.
- haven't been defeated by Livingston when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
👥 Head to head
Checking on their past head-to-head clashes going back to 16/12/2023 tells us that Livingston have won 0 of these and Kilmarnock 3, with the tally of drawn results being 3.
A combined total of 10 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 3 of them for Livi Lions and 7 being from Killie. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.
The previous league contest featuring these clubs was Premiership match day 31 on 21/03/2026 when the final score was Kilmarnock 2-0 Livingston.
On that day, Kilmarnock managed 42% possession and 17 shots on goal with 4 on target. The goalscorers were Joe Hugill (25') and Findlay Curtis (77').
Livingston got 10 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Ryan Lee.
ℹ️ Team News: Livingston
The Livingston manager Scott Arfield will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all before this game owing to a completely healthy squad available to choose from.
We think that Livi Lions could kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system this time and select Jerome Prior, Cammy Kerr, Danny Finlayson, Brooklyn Kabongolo, Cristian Montano, Macaulay Tait, Emmanuel Danso, Lewis Smith, Scott Pittman, Stevie May and Robbie Muirhead.
ℹ️ Team News: Kilmarnock
Due to a fully injury-free squad available to select from, the Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann has zero fitness concerns to report before this clash.
From our viewpoint, Killie could decide to begin the game with a 4-3-3 formation, choosing Max Stryjek, M. Schjönning-Larsen, George Stanger, Robbie Deas, Dominic Thompson, Findlay Curtis, Tom Lowery, Aaron Tshibola, Greg Kiltie, Joe Hugill and Bruce Anderson.
⚡ Prediction
Our assessment is that Kilmarnock and Livingston could well end up finding themselves trading goals here.
Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could have goals and the potential for a draw. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a draw at the end of the 90.
Renata Leite, 12:05 17/05/2026
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
⚽️ Team Focus:
Livingston
Formed: 1943
Stadium: The Home of the Set Fare Arena (9,713)
Captain: Ryan McGowan
Chairman: Calvin Ford
Manager: Scott Arfield
Competitions: Premiership position 12
⭐ Key Player: Robbie Muirhead
Customarily played in the Striker position, Robbie Muirhead was born in Irvine, Scotland. After making a first senior appearance for Kilmarnock in the 2012 - 2013 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 5 league goals in the Premiership 2025 - 2026 season to date coming from a total of 32 appearances.
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38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 82 | WWWWW |
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38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 80 | WWDWL |
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38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 72 | LLLLW |
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38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 61 | WLDLW |
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38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 57 | LLWWL |
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38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 49 | LWLLL |
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37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | -11 | 44 | WWLLD |
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37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 40 | WWDWL |
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37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 39 | DLWWL |
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37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -21 | 37 | DLWWW |
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37 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -25 | 33 | LLLLW |
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37 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -32 | 21 | LWDLD |
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| Goals scored | 1.4 |
| Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| Time first goal scored | 42 |
| Time first goal conceded | 40 |
| Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 4.5 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
| Goals scored | 1 |
| Goals conceded | 2.2 |
| Time first goal scored | 49 |
| Time first goal conceded | 29 |
| Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.6 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
| Robbie Muirhead | 8 |
| Lewis Smith | 7 |
| Jeremy Bokila | 5 |
| Scott Pittman | 5 |
| Connor McLennan | 3 |
| Tyreece John-Jules | 8 |
| Joe Hugill | 6 |
| Bruce Anderson | 5 |
| Ben Brannan | 4 |
| Findlay Curtis | 4 |
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