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Airdrieonians v Livingston : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 17th Dec, 19:45 BST, Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie

We’ve Championship action to enjoy on Tuesday evening, as Rhys McCabe and his Airdrieonians side host David Martindale’s Livingston at the Excelsior Stadium. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our 20+ year database and pulled out the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

A tight, highly tactical defensive battle could be in store as Airdrieonians and Livingston go head-to-head, with hardly anything between the teams in terms of who could claim victory. The statistics do not provide any conclusive evidence in that regard, but they are pointing strongly towards there being 2 goals or fewer in the game. That's a prediction available at best priced odds of 1.70 with the bookies, so we've made under 2.5 goals our tip of the day on this one.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 54% chance of Livingston coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Airdrieonians
18%
3/1
11%
3/1
5%
Draw
28%
11/412/5
3%
Livingston
54%
3/4
1%
8/11
2%
Livingston 1-0
18%
11/2
8%
19/4
4%
Draw 0-0
13%
17/2
6%
7/1
6%
Livingston 2-0
12%
7/1
7%
6/1
7%
Draw 1-1
12%
13/211/2
Airdrieonians 1-0
9%
9/1
9%
17/2
Livingston 2-1
8%
8/113/2
Livingston 3-0
6%
12/111/1
9%
Airdrieonians 2-1
4%
14/111/1
Livingston 3-1
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Airdrieonians 2-0
3%
20/116/1
Draw 2-2
3%
18/114/1
15%
Livingston 4-0
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
Livingston 4-1
1%
33/122/1
10%
Livingston 3-2
1%
33/120/1
Airdrieonians 3-1
1%
33/1
17%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
43/40
1%
1/1
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
8/11
2%
4/6
2%
Home 1st Goal
36%
15/8
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
55%
8/15
2%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
17/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
37%
1/1
5%
1/1
3%
BTTS - No
63%
8/11
4%
3/4
BTTS - Home Win
6%
15/2
11%
7/1
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/24/1
BTTS - Away Win
16%
10/33/1
5%
Home/draw
46%
1/11/1
2%
Away/draw
82%
2/9
4%
1/5
Home/away
72%
1/42/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
1/3
2%
1/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
9/4
8%
19/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
11/45/2
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1/42/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
6/111/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/121/14
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
19/211/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/401/200
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/16
2%
1/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
7/1
11%
13/2
6%
Home DNB
38%
2/1
12%
21/10
3%
Away DNB
74%
4/11
5%
1/3
2%
Airdrieonians win to nil
12%
11/2
7%
-
Livingston win to nil
38%
7/4
5%
-
Airdrieonians / Airdrieonians
12%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Airdrieonians / Livingston
4%
25/118/1
Airdrieonians / Draw
5%
16/112/1
Draw / Airdrieonians
9%
8/115/2
Draw / Livingston
18%
7/2
4%
17/5
2%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/14/1
Livingston / Airdrieonians
2%
40/128/1
Livingston / Livingston
29%
7/47/4
2%
Livingston / Draw
5%
16/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Airdrieonians have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Airdrieonians have conceded 29 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Airdrieonians have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 2 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Livingston lay in 2nd place on 30 points in the Championship league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Livingston have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Livingston have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Airdrieonians
Livingston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Falkirk162238 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
Jan 3
Mar 22
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
Feb 1
2
Livingston A15930 
Dec 17
l
 
2-1A
Mar 15
Jan 11
-
-
-
-
3
Ayr United16828 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
May 2
Mar 1
Dec 21
w
 
1-2F
Apr 19
Feb 22
4
Partick15926 
Dec 21
l
 
2-1A
Apr 5
Feb 22
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Mar 1
5
Queen's Park16225 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
Feb 1
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
Jan 4
6
Dunfermline16-415 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jan 25
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
Feb 15
Mar 22
7
Hamilton15-715 
l
 
0-4A
d
 
2-2A
Mar 8
Dec 28
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
Jan 25
Apr 26
8
Raith Rovers15-815 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 25
Apr 12
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 8
Dec 28
9
Greenock 15-815 
Dec 14
l
 
2-0A
Apr 19
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 25
Apr 12
10
Airdrieonians H15-235 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Dec 17
Jan 11
Mar 15
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Airdrieonians 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
Livingston 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
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Goal Statistics

Scoring more than 1 goal looks like a tall order for Airdrieonians, with R. McCabe's men failing to score in 6 consecutive Championship games.

Airdrieonians 10th Livingston 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.7
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Airdrieonians will fail to score
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Livingston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Airdrieonians have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Livingston have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Airdrieonians
PG (predicted goals)
Livingston
0.7
1.4
Attack rating
LIV
59%
better
view stats
Games scored5
11
Failed to score10
4
Scored first1
9
Goals scored6
19
Avg. goals scored0.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal23
9
Conversion rate for4
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+59%
Defence rating
LIV
58%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
8
Clean sheets1
7
Conceded first14
3
Goals conceded29
10
Avg. goals conceded1.9
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded15
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
14
Conversion rate against13%
7%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+58%

Airdrieonians v Livingston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Airdrieonians Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14225
A FrizzellA ReidD. McDonaldR. Armstrong
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Frizzell MID1511
2
-
G. Gallagher MID15
2
-
C Mochrie MID14
1
-
B. Wilson FWD14
-
S Graham DEF13
1
-
R. Armstrong MID13
4
1
C Watson DEF12
4
-
L McGregor MID121
-
M Aiken MID121
3
-
M Johnson GLK11
1
-
L Badley-Morgan DEF11
1
-
L McGrattan MID111
4
1
D. McDonald DEF1012
3
-
T. Agyemang DEF10
3
-
C. Cooper FWD9
1
-
M Hancock DEF81
3
-
C Bruce DEF7
-
A Reid FWD72
-
K Wright GLK4
-
Wilson DEF2
1
-
D McMaster MID2
-
A Taylor-Sinclair DEF1
-
R McCabe MID1
-
Livingston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15424
J BrandonS PittmanS PittmanJ Brandon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brandon DEF151
4
-
M Nottingham DEF151
3
-
R McGowan DEF15
2
-
S Kelly MID1521
3
-
S Pittman MID1542
3
-
M Clarke DEF141
4
-
A Shinnie MID1411
4
-
D Finlayson DEF132
1
-
S May FWD1321
3
-
J Prior GLK12
2
-
R Muirhead FWD123
1
-
R McAlear MID111
-
L Smith MID1012
2
-
L Sole FWD101
2
-
A Winter FWD101
-
T Yengi FWD1012
3
-
C Montano MID5
-
S. Adeniran Lawal MID2
-
D Carson MID1
-
O Green MID1
-
R Korboa FWD1
-