Livingston, founded in 1943, remain a familiar part of the Scottish Premiership landscape, based at The Home of the Set Fare Arena. Their current squad is a sizeable one at 33 players, with an average age of 28, which points more to experience than a side being reshaped around youth.
This season has been a difficult one. Livingston sit twelfth in the Premiership, with their cup involvement reaching the League Cup second round and the Scottish Cup fourth round. Their recent league run has been mixed rather than encouraging: a 0-0 draw at Dundee United came after a 3-0 defeat at Dundee, while home draws against Aberdeen and Hearts have at least shown some resistance.
Their scoring has been spread across a few familiar names. Robbie Muirhead leads with eight goals, followed by Lewis Smith on seven, with Jeremy Bokila and Scott Pittman both on five. The broader numbers are less flattering: Livingston average 1.4 goals scored at home while conceding 1.9, and away from home they have managed only 0.8 scored while conceding two per match.
For Celtic supporters, Livingston’s relevance is straightforward: an established Scottish opponent having a poor league season, still capable of awkward matches but carrying clear defensive vulnerability, especially away from home.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
For Celtic supporters, the contrast is stark. Celtic's home attack is twice as productive as Livingston's overall scoring rate, while Celtic also concede far less both home and away. Livingston can make individual matches awkward, especially when they slow the game down, but across the core metrics Celtic have the clear edge in attack, defence and league form.
