17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC

Dunfermline vs Livingston Championship prediction & result

East End Park, Dunfermline
Referee: C. Graham
Full time0 – 0

Final score: Dunfermline 0-0 Livingston.

Before kick-off the model made it 48% Dunfermline, 27% draw, 25% Livingston — fair odds of 2.08, 3.70 and 4.00.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Dunfermline at 48%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Dunfermline5%Draw92%Livingston3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

A. Tod
2'
11'
E. Danso
43'
B. van Hoeven
46'
🔁B. van Hoevenout: T. Sinclair
59'
🔁G. Careyout: B. Anderson
64'
S. Pittman
🔁J. Cooperout: O. Shaw
66'
🔁R. MacLeodout: K. Corbally
66'
🔁K. Brayout: C. Morrison
78'
🔁O. Adamsout: O. Thomas
78'
78'
🔁C. Palmerout: A. Denholm
🔁S. Cleall-Hardingout: A. Donnelly
81'
82'
T. Sinclair

Line-ups

Dunfermline
  • 1A. Oxborough
  • 24D. Lobban
  • 15S. Cleall-Harding
  • 6N. Abdulai
  • 47R. Fraser
  • 22K. Bray
  • 14A. Amade
  • 33J. Cooper
  • 16R. MacLeod
  • 99O. Adams
  • 26A. Tod
Substitutes
  • 12M. Dibaga
  • 3J. Tod
  • 7C. Morrison
  • 8C. Gilmour
  • 10O. Shaw
  • 11S. Kearney
  • 17O. Thomas
  • 18K. Corbally
  • 25A. Donnelly
Coach: Neil Lennon
Livingston
  • 28J. Prior
  • 22J. Doherty
  • 23B. Kabongolo
  • 5R. McGowan
  • 4J. Wilkie
  • 8S. Pittman
  • 20E. Danso
  • 16C. Palmer
  • 27G. Carey
  • 9R. Muirhead
  • 19B. van Hoeven
Substitutes
  • 14J. Hamilton
  • 6A. Denholm
  • 7T. Sinclair
  • 10S. Nicholson
  • 17S. May
  • 21B. Iseni
  • 25B. Anderson
  • 30S. Blaney
  • 39L. Polworth
Coach: David Martindale

Form going into Dunfermline vs Livingston

Dunfermline

All competitions we cover

  • D1-1away to Ayr Utd10 October 2026

Livingston

All competitions we cover

  • L1-2Partick10 October 2026
  • L1-2Ayr Utd3 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Scotland Championship table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4Dunfermline14671157+825
5Livingston157352112+924

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Dunfermline vs Livingston

  • 22 August 2026Livingston 2–0 DunfermlineChampionship
  • 2 April 2025Dunfermline 1–0 LivingstonChampionship
  • 15 February 2025Livingston 0–0 DunfermlineChampionship
  • 5 February 2025Dunfermline 0–2 LivingstonChallenge Cup
  • 29 October 2024Dunfermline 3–0 LivingstonChampionship

The result against the call

Dunfermline and Livingston drew 0–0. The model had leaned towards a win for Dunfermline at 48% and given a draw 27%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 4 matches like this one.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Dunfermline a 64.5% chance to finish in the top four: 70.5% after a win, 62.2% after a draw, 54.6% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 62.2%, 2.3 points lower than before the match.

For Livingston the question was the chance to finish in the top four, 40.5% going in: 49.8% after a win, 40.8% after a draw, 35.6% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure about where it was, at 40.8%.

Read from our Championship season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Dunfermline v Livingston has moved

First published on 3 Oct at 45% / 28% / 27% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 48% / 27% / 25%: the biggest move is Dunfermline's chance of winning, up 3 points.

  1. Dunfermline win48%▲ +3
  2. Draw27%▼ −1
  3. Livingston win25%▼ −2

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.