We said: Hearts 2-0 Livingston
Even though Livingston are in slightly improved form heading into this match, the hosts should be able to find passage into the next round.
Their previous encounters against the Lions are in their favour, proving that Hearts are more than capable of getting a result against them, which they shall be hoping to do here.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 63.5%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 15.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.74%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.06%), while for a Livingston win it was 0-1 (5.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.
