Livingston
vs
Morton
Championship prediction & result
Final score: Livingston 2-0 Morton.
Before kick-off the model made it 65% Livingston, 20% draw, 15% Morton — fair odds of 1.54, 5.00 and 6.67.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (11%).
Expected goals: Livingston 2.42, Morton 0.91.
Both teams to score: 55%. Over 2.5 goals: 65%, under 2.5: 35%.
Model confidence: High.
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Model insights: Livingston vs Morton
Has the model earned this number?
Livingston at 65%: of 505 settled 65–100% forecasts, 68.3% came in (average 72.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
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. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Form going into Livingston vs Morton
Livingston
Championship
- D1-1away to Inverness CT7 November 2026
- W3-0away to Stenhousemuir30 October 2026
- W1-0Arbroath24 October 2026
- D0-0away to Dunfermline17 October 2026
Morton
Championship
- W4-3Stenhousemuir7 November 2026
- W3-2away to Partick31 October 2026
- W2-0Queen's Park17 October 2026
- W2-1away to Arbroath10 October 2026
What these results say
- Livingston went unbeaten through these 4 matches.
- Livingston scored in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Livingston kept a clean sheet in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Morton won every one of these 4 matches.
- Morton scored in every one of these 4 matches.
- Morton conceded in 3 of these 4 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Scotland Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Livingston | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 24 |
| 9 | Morton | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 13 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Livingston vs Morton
- 11 September 2026Morton 1–4 LivingstonChampionship
- 12 April 2025Morton 1–2 LivingstonChampionship
- 25 February 2025Livingston 3–2 MortonChampionship
- 7 December 2024Morton 0–0 LivingstonChampionship
- 12 November 2024Livingston 2–1 MortonChallenge Cup
- 24 August 2024Livingston 1–1 MortonChampionship
Written before kick-off and left as it stood — the reading below is the model's pre-match case, not a view formed after the result.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Livingston a 13.9% chance of the title and Morton 0%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
What this result changed
Before kick-off the season simulation gave Livingston a 71.0% chance to finish in the top four: 73.3% after a win, 67.9% after a draw, 62.7% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 73.3%, 2.3 points higher than before the match.
For Morton the question was the chance to finish in the bottom two, 41.1% going in: 32.8% after a win, 37.1% after a draw, 43.1% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 43.1%, 2 points higher than before the match.
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.
Team comparison
Each side's share of the two-team total. How to read this.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Livingston the highest probability at 65%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.42 expected goals for Livingston against 0.91 for Morton. Livingston's attack/defence rating is 0.49/1.67 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.45/3.04 for Morton.
How the model reaches 65% for Livingston to win
Start from two average sides on neutral ground: 36% for Livingston to win. Then home advantage adds 8 points, the level of the two sides adds 1 point, Livingston's ratings add 8 points and Morton's ratings add 12 points, which lands on the published 65%.
- Two average sides, neutral ground36%
- Home advantage44%+8
- Both sides at this match's level45%+1
- Livingston's ratings53%+8
- Morton's ratings65%+12
Each step adds one input to the step before. How to read this.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line; middle ring: the model's probability for this match. Not betting advice. How to read this.