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Hamilton Academical v Livingston : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Old Stadium, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh

Livingston pay Championship competitors Hamilton Academical a visit on Saturday afternoon, as David Martindale leads his side into an away clash with John Rankin & co. at the Old Stadium, Phnom Penh. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you explore each of the 17 major markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.

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Hamilton Academical's next match is v Falkirk at 19:45 on Friday 2nd May
Livingston's next match is v Partick at 19:45 on Friday 2nd May
The last Scottish Championship meeting between Hamilton and Livingston was on Saturday 26th April 2025
Scottish Championship
April 26th 2025
Hamilton 0
3 Livingston
 
27' R. Muirhead
36' R. Muirhead
52' T. Yengi
 
HAM
LIV
Shots On
4
6
Shots Off
3
3
Corners
3
4
Possession
47%
53%
Fouls
18
17
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
HamiltonLivingston
 
D. Lyness
R. Lamie
S. Hendrie (J. Longridge 61')
S. McGinty
D. McGowan
K. MacDonald
B. Maguire (E. Henderson 46')
S. Bradley
S. Robinson (K. O'Hara 79')
N. Todorov
O. Shaw
J. Prior
D. Wilson
C. Montaño Castillo
(A. Shinnie 45') R. Fraser
(D. Finlayson 63') J. Brandon
(M. Nottingham 63') R. McGowan
M. Tait
L. Smith
S. Kelly
(T. Yengi 45') football iconfootball iconR. Muirhead
(S. May 54') S. Pittman

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score 2 goals or more between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Hamilton and Livingston's latest form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.29.

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 53% chance of Livingston coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hamilton
22%
9/2
34%
-
Draw
24%
14/5
9%
-
Livingston
53%
8/15
13%
-
Livingston 1-0
12%
11/2
7%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
7%
-
Livingston 2-0
10%
6/1
18%
-
Livingston 2-1
10%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1-
Hamilton 1-0
7%
14/1
25%
-
Hamilton 2-1
6%
18/1
27%
-
Livingston 3-0
5%
10/1
27%
-
Livingston 3-1
5%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
18/1
27%
-
Hamilton 2-0
3%
28/1
38%
-
Livingston 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
-
Livingston 4-0
2%
20/1
28%
-
Livingston 4-1
2%
25/1
10%
-
Hamilton 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
17/20
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
19/20
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
41%
12/5
24%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/11
11%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
51%
1/1
9%
-
BTTS - No
49%
8/11
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
10%
11/1
50%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
11/4
6%
-
Home/draw
47%
5/4
18%
-
Away/draw
78%
1/10
6%
-
Home/away
76%
2/11
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/4
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/4
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
2/1
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
4/11
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
9/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/8
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
15/2
15%
-
Home DNB
39%
10/3
44%
-
Away DNB
70%
1/5
12%
-
Hamilton win to nil
12%
9/1
43%
-
Livingston win to nil
30%
6/4
17%
-
Hamilton / Hamilton
9%
17/2
46%
-
Hamilton / Livingston
4%
22/1-
Hamilton / Draw
4%
18/1
12%
-
Draw / Hamilton
8%
10/1
29%
-
Draw / Livingston
19%
10/3
9%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
-
Livingston / Hamilton
2%
40/1-
Livingston / Livingston
36%
13/10
20%
-
Livingston / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Hamilton have played 34 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

34 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 6 and won 10. Hamilton have conceded 58 goals, scored 37, failed to score in 13 matches and kept 8 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Hamilton have played 17 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 27 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Livingston lay in 2nd place on 67 points in the Championship league table having played 34 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored 48 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Livingston have conceded 25 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Livingston have played 17 away games, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hamilton
Livingston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Falkirk353770 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
May 2
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
2
Livingston A352970 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
-
-
-
-
3
Ayr United351760 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2F
4
Partick35452 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
d
 
1-1A
5
Raith Rovers35050 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
6
Greenock 35-845 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-2F
7
Dunfermline35-1335 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
8
Queen's Park35-1535 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
9
Airdrieonians35-2729 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
10
Hamilton H35-2421 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Livingston have won 3 consecutive league games
3
Hamilton have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Hamilton 10TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hamilton0 - 0Queen's Park
Hamilton0 - 3Raith Rovers
Hamilton0 - 2Greenock
Hamilton2 - 2Falkirk
Hamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
Hamilton0 - 2Ayr United
Hamilton0 - 3Raith Rovers
Hamilton1 - 2Partick
Hamilton3 - 2Airdrieonians
Hamilton2 - 1Queen's Park
Hamilton1 - 3Livingston
Hamilton3 - 0Greenock
Hamilton1 - 3Falkirk
Hamilton1 - 0Partick
Hamilton2 - 2Airdrieonians
Hamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
Hamilton0 - 2Ayr United
Hamilton2 - 2Partick
Hamilton1 - 2Inverness
Hamilton1 - 1Cove Rangers FC
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHamilton0 - 0Queen's Park
AHamilton2 - 1Partick
AHamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
HHamilton0 - 3Raith Rovers
AHamilton1 - 1Ayr United
HHamilton0 - 2Greenock
AHamilton1 - 2Airdrieonians
HHamilton2 - 2Falkirk
HHamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
AHamilton0 - 2Raith Rovers
AHamilton0 - 2Greenock
AHamilton2 - 1Queen's Park
HHamilton0 - 2Ayr United
HHamilton0 - 3Raith Rovers
AHamilton0 - 3Livingston
HHamilton1 - 2Partick
HHamilton3 - 2Airdrieonians
AHamilton0 - 1Falkirk
HHamilton2 - 1Queen's Park
AHamilton2 - 3Dunfermline
Livingston 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Greenock 1 - 2Livingston
Dunfermline1 - 0Livingston
Airdrieonians3 - 3Livingston
Partick1 - 1Livingston
Ayr United1 - 2Livingston
Falkirk1 - 2Livingston
Queen's Park2 - 0Livingston
Raith Rovers2 - 1Livingston
Airdrieonians0 - 3Livingston
Greenock 0 - 0Livingston
Hamilton1 - 3Livingston
Dunfermline3 - 0Livingston
Ayr United1 - 2Livingston
Falkirk0 - 0Livingston
Partick0 - 0Livingston
Raith Rovers0 - 1Livingston
Queen's Park1 - 1Livingston
Aberdeen5 - 1Livingston
Motherwell4 - 1Livingston
Hearts4 - 2Livingston
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLivingston5 - 0Ayr United
ALivingston2 - 1Greenock
HLivingston3 - 0Queen's Park
ALivingston0 - 1Dunfermline
HLivingston1 - 0Falkirk
ALivingston3 - 3Airdrieonians
HLivingston0 - 0Raith Rovers
ALivingston1 - 1Partick
HLivingston3 - 2Greenock
ALivingston2 - 1Ayr United
HLivingston0 - 0Dunfermline
ALivingston2 - 1Falkirk
HLivingston3 - 0Hamilton
HLivingston2 - 1Airdrieonians
ALivingston0 - 2Queen's Park
ALivingston1 - 2Raith Rovers
HLivingston0 - 1Ayr United
ALivingston3 - 0Airdrieonians
HLivingston2 - 0Partick
ALivingston0 - 0Greenock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Livingston have beaten Hamilton in 5 consecutive league meetings
5
Livingston have not lost to Hamilton in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Hamilton since 2018
Hamilton
Livingston
Goals: Scored
9
13
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
HAM
2
D
1
LIV
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hamilton
1 - 3Livingston
0 - 2Livingston
2 - 4Livingston
Hamilton2 - 1
Draw3 - 3Draw
Hamilton1 - 0
League games at Livingston since 2018
Livingston
Hamilton
Goals: Scored
12
3
Games: Scored
6 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
1 / 7
HAM
1
D
1
LIV
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Livingston
Livingston3 - 0
Livingston3 - 0
Livingston2 - 1
1 - 2Hamilton
Draw0 - 0Draw
Livingston2 - 0
Livingston1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Livingston's defensive record is very strong, David Martindale's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Hamilton Academical makes sense in this context.

Hamilton 10th Livingston 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Hamilton scoring 1 goal or less
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Livingston will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Hamilton have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
+9
Livingston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/282240/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Hamilton
PG (predicted goals)
Livingston
1
1.7
Attack rating
HAM
LIV
19%
better
view stats
Games scored21
25
Failed to score13
9
Scored first14
20
Goals scored37
52
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
HAM
LIV
41%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
19
Clean sheets8
15
Conceded first18
9
Goals conceded58
26
Avg. goals conceded1.7
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against16%
10%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+41%

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

Hamilton Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
341148
S McGintyO ShawC SmithS McGinty
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Lyness GLK18
1
-
D McGowan DEF131
2
-
S McGinty DEF3221
8
-
R Lamie DEF91
1
-
S Hendrie DEF222
4
-
S Bradley MID2821
4
-
K MacDonald MID232
4
-
B Maguire MID26
4
-
S Robinson MID1321
3
-
O Shaw FWD31112
2
-
N Todorov FWD261
5
-
Subs
C Albinson GLK14
1
-
J Longridge DEF21
1
-
L Kilday DEF111
2
-
E Henderson MID2811
1
-
J Barjonas MID2711
4
-
C Smith MID2124
3
-
S McKinstry MID1631
-
T Gallacher MID5
-
K O'Hara FWD304
4
-
Livingston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3513510
R McGowanR MuirheadS PittmanJ Brandon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Prior GLK27
4
-
R McGowan DEF301
6
-
D Wilson DEF174
5
1
R Fraser DEF1311
3
-
C Montano DEF1932
2
-
J Brandon MID2911
10
-
S Pittman MID2955
5
-
M Tait MID14
2
-
S Kelly MID2663
4
-
L Smith MID2135
5
-
R Muirhead MID27133
9
-
Subs
J Hamilton GLK
-
M Clarke DEF1621
5
-
D Finlayson DEF273
5
-
M Nottingham DEF221
5
-
R McAlear MID2021
1
-
A Shinnie MID2732
6
-
S. Adeniran Lawal MID2
-
T Yengi FWD2442
6
-
S May FWD2752
6
-