Livingston will be hoping to maintain their unbeaten run of five games on Sunday when they welcome league leaders Rangers.
This will mark Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s first game in charge of Rangers in the Scottish Premiership and would definately want to have a good start to keep his team at the top of the league.
Despite sitting just above the relagation zone it the 10th spot, Livingston are heading into this game in an impressive form lately, having put together some excellent performance.
David Martindale’s side have gone five matches unbeaten, though their last three fixtures ended in draws, delaying them from advancing in the division.
Livingstone left it late in the weekend when they encountered St. Mirren, waiting up to the 88th minute when Nicky Devlin scored to leave level.
They have improved in defence lately, having conceded twice in their past three matches, including a clean sheet against Celtic.
However, they have lost in both of their two encounters with Rangers this year, having not scored in both.
Rangers won 3-0 in their last meeting in the league, after which they knocked Livingston out of the Scottish League Cup in the quarter-finals.
However, Rangers were recently displaced from the competition in Bronckhorst’s first game in charge, with a Martin Boyle’s hat-trick putting them into a 3-1 loss.
In their most recent performance, they managed to get back to winning when they faced Sparta Prague in the Europa League, with Alfredo Morelos’ brace confirming the 2-0 victory.
Rangers are currently sitting at the top of the table, but there is only a four-point difference between them and Celtic, pilling pressure in each game.
The Gers have been free-scoring recently in the league, having scored 10 times in their two most recent performances, something that could motivate them enough to secure consecutive victories.
Livingston vs Rangers head to head
The pair have previously had 38 encounters in all competitions, with Rangers dominating in 27 and Livingston taking just 3 wins, and they have drawn 8. Rangers have scored 74 goals and conceded 18. Rangers have won all of their five latest encounters.
Rangers 2-0 Livingston 25/10/20
Livingston 0-1 Rangers 03/03/21
Livingston 0-3 Rangers 12/05/21
Rangers 3-0 Livingston 31/07/21
Rangers 2-0 Livingston 22/09/21
Livingston latest home form
Livingston’s form at home seems unstable, having failed to register consecutive victories on the home turf. In their last five fixtures at home, they have won two, drawn one and lost two – one win being in the penalties after a 1-1 draw to St. Mirren in the League Cup in August.
Livingston (p)1-1 St. Mirren 14/08/21
Livingston 1-2 Motherwell 21/08/21
Livingston 1-0 Celtic 19/09/21
Livingston 0-1 St. Mirren 02/10/21
Livingston 1-1 Dundee United 27/10/21
Livingston latest away form
The Lions are currently on an upturn of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their last four away matches in the Premiership. In their last five, they have won two, drawn two and lost one. They have scored 7 goals and conceded 6, picking up 8 points.
Hearts 3-0 Livingston 25/09/21
St. Johnstone 0-3 Livingston 16/10/21
Ross County 2-3 Livingstone 23/10/21
Celtic 0-0 Livingston 30/10/21
St. Mirren 1-1 Livingston 20/11/21
Rangers latest home form
Despite recently losing 3-1 to Hibernian in the League Cup, Rangers have a good form at home. In their last five fixture at home, they have won three, drawn one and lost one, with their latest win being in their last home match where they defeated Sparta Prague 2-0 in the Europa League.
Rangers 2-0 Brondby 21/10/21
Rangers 2-2 Aberdeen 27/10/21
Rangers 4-2 Ross County 07/11/21
Rangers 1-3 Hibernian 21/11/21
Rangers 2-0 Sparta Prague 25/11/21
Rangers latest away form
Similar to their home form, the Gers have a good form on the road, having not lost their last three matches. In their last five away, they only lost one to Sparta Prague in the Europa League, and they won three and drew one, scoring 10 goals and conceding 4.
Dundee 0-1 Rangers 25/09/21
Sparta Prague 1-0 Rangers 30/09/21
St. Mirren 1-2 Rangers 24/10/21
Motherwell 1-6 Rangers 31/10/21
Brondby 1-1 Rangers 04/11/21
Livingston news
Livingston are likely to maintain their 3-4-2-1 formation on Sunday, which has proven to be successful for them. David Martindale will also be boosted by the fact that Ben Williamson will once again be available in the squad after his suspension.
Rangers news
Kemar Roofe will be missing at the moment after suffering a knock during the international break, but with Alfredo Morelos having scored a brace, there should be enough attacking quality available.
Filip Helander is not available through a knee problem and Nnamdi Ofoborh is yet to be cleared due to his heart condition.
Prediction and Odds
Rangers have recently been in a strong form with their attacking proving to be overwhelming for Livingston, and could repeat on Sunday.
Livingstone have improved recently, however, it is not going to be easy for them to maintain that against Rangers. We predict Rangers to win narrowly or largely.
Odds: 1 6.45 X 5.01 2 1.78
Probable outcomes
Livingston 0-1 Rangers
Livingston 0-2 Rangers
Livingston 1-3 Rangers
Livingston 0-3 Rangers
Livingston 2-5 Rangers
