Our prediction for this Scottish Cup match:
A place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals will be at stake when Livingston and Inverness square off against each other at Tony Macaroni Arena on Saturday. The Lions quickly bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Celtic, with the team beating Kilmarnock 3-1 in front of home fans, and they must be high on confidence ahead of the visit of Inverness. Defender Tom Parkes remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Billy Dodds’ troops, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last three Championship fixtures. Inverness have been struggling at the back of late, and seeing that Livingston impressed in the triumph over the Killie, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. Talented forward Ethan Cairns could sneak into the starting XI after getting his name on the scoresheet against Morton.
Highlighted Team (Livingston):
Nicknamed the Lions, Livingstone are the Scottish Premier League club founded during the Second World War (1943) under the name of Ferranti Amateurs. Livingston welcome their opponents at Almondvale Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 9,512.
The Lions are known for their amber home kit, with the team wearing white when playing on the travels. Livingston have yet to win the Scottish Premier League title, but they did remarkably well to go all the way in the Scottish League Cup in the 2003/2004 season. The Lions recorded a 2-0 win over Hibernian in the title game played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Livingston registered their biggest win against Stranraer (8-0) in August 2012 in the first round of the Scottish League Cup, while their most massive defeat came on December 14, 1974, as they were beaten 8-0 by Hamilton. Legendary Premier League coach Paul Lambert is regarded as one of the club’s most notable players.