Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Tony Macaroni will host Saturday’s clash between Livingston and Kilmarnock. The Lions did well to make amends for back-to-back losses to Motherwell and Aberdeen, with the team beating Hearts thanks to Cristian Montano’s goal. Defender Tom Parkes misses out with a knee injury, while forward Bruce Anderson is sidelined with an ankle problem.
The Killies, on the other hand, have been anything but impressive at the start of the season, with the team already suffering four defeats in the process, and given Livingston’s signs of improvement in the triumph over Hearts, home win should be considered. As for the away side, Ashley Taylor is banned following his sending off in a 1-0 loss to Hibernian, while all Jeriel Dorsett, Jordan Jones, Zach Hemming, and Scott Robinson remain in the recovery room. In their last meeting at the venue Livingston defeated Kilmarnock 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Craig Sibbald):
Craig Sibbald is a Scottish footballer who plays for Livingston as a midfielder. Sibbald started his senior career at Falkirk, and after scoring 30 goals in 214 appearances for the Bairns, he signed a two-year contract with Livingston in the summer of 2018.
Craig Sibbald made his Scotland Premier League debut on September 30, 2018, in a 1-0 loss to Rangers. Four months later, he scored his first goal in the Scottish top flight, finding the net in a 3-1 win over St Mirren. Craig Sibbald has three caps with the Scotland U16 team while making two appearances for the Scotland U17 side. He wears the number 10 shirt at Livingston, and his preferred foot is left.
Sibbald’s main position is attacking midfield, but he is used as a left winger as well. The Scottish footballer has a contract with Livingston until July 1, 2018. In August 2011, he was named the Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month.
Highlighted Team (Kilmarnock):
Founded on January 5, 1869, Kilmarnock are the oldest professional club in Scotland. The Killie welcome their opponents at Rugby Park, the stadium with the artificial turf. The venue, which was opened back in August 1899, can hold up to 17,889 people.
Kilmarnock won their first and only Scotland Premier League trophy in the 1964/65 season despite being level on points with Hearts at the end of the season. Fellow Ayrshire club Ayr United are considered the Killie’s bitterest rivals. The two teams have been facing each other in the Ayrshire derby since September 1910.
Dark blue is the dominant colour of the club’s home kit, while Kilmarnock footballers wear yellow and blues kit when playing on the travels. The Killie recorded their biggest win back in 1896, with the team beating Saltcoats Victoria 13-2 in the second round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup. The club suffered their biggest defeat in August 1938 as they were hammered by Celtic 9-1 in the Scottish League Division.