Livingston host Arbroath in the Scottish Championship. Livingston currently sit two places above their visitors in the table, though both clubs have had streaky runs of results already this season.
The two sides met just a few weeks ago, with Arbroath edging a tight game 1-0 at their own ground. That result sits awkwardly alongside how Arbroath have played since, and it's worth seeing how both teams have trended since then.
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Recent form: two different trends
Livingston's Championship form has been up and down. They opened with mixed results, found a rhythm with a couple of wins, then lost to Arbroath in August. Since then they've lost at home to Stenhousemuir, won away at Morton, and drawn with Inverness CT.
Livingston: 20 completed matches; Arbroath: 20 completed matches.
Livingston
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +17
Arbroath
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- -4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Raith Rovers | Livingston | 25.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Livingston | Inverness CT | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Morton | Livingston | 11.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Championship | Livingston | Stenhousemuir | 04.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Arbroath | Livingston | 29.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Livingston | Dunfermline | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Partick | Livingston | 07.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Livingston | Queen's Park | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Stenhousemuir | Livingston | 25.07.2026 | 0-0 |
| League Cup | Livingston | Forfar Athletic | 21.07.2026 | 8-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Arbroath | Queen's Park | 25.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Stenhousemuir | Arbroath | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Raith Rovers | Arbroath | 12.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Championship | Arbroath | Dunfermline | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Arbroath | Livingston | 29.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Morton | Arbroath | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Arbroath | Inverness CT | 08.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Arbroath | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Arbroath | Stirling Albion | 25.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Arbroath | Montrose | 21.07.2026 | 0-2 |
Arbroath's picture looks more worrying. After a draw and a decent spell in August, including that win over Livingston, they've now lost their last two Championship games without scoring, going down 0-4 at Raith Rovers and 0-1 at Stenhousemuir.
Arbroath arrive with the worse recent trend of the two sides.
Comparative Team Statistics: Livingston vs Arbroath
Head-to-head: Arbroath won the recent meeting
These two have already played once this season, back in August, when Arbroath won 1-0 at their own ground. There's also an old friendly from 2021 where Livingston won 4-0, but that tells us little about either side now.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Arbroath | Livingston | 29.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Livingston | Arbroath | 05.07.2021 | 4-0 |
That earlier win won't guarantee anything this time, given how form has shifted since.
Standings: a tight early gap
After seven games apiece, Livingston sit fifth on 10 points, two clear of Arbroath in seventh with eight. Livingston have also scored more and conceded fewer, giving them a goal difference of plus three compared to Arbroath's minus five.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11/5 | 14 |
| 3 | Livingston | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12/7 | 13 |
| 4 | Partick | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5/2 | 12 |
| 5 | Dunfermline | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6/4 | 12 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6/10 | 11 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9/9 | 10 |
How this one might play out
Livingston have shown they can score goals at home this season, and they'll fancy their chances against a side that's gone two games without finding the net. Arbroath, though, have shown before they can nick a result away from home, as they did in this exact fixture back in August.
Whether that pattern repeats itself depends on which version of Arbroath turns up, given how sharply their form has dipped since that win.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sylla | France | 32 | Midfielder | 188 cm | 78 kg |
| C. Montaño | Colombia | 34 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| A. Shinnie | Scotland | 37 | Attacker | 181 | 70 |
| S. Blaney | Republic of Ireland | 27 | Defender | 190 cm | 79 kg |
| G. Carey | Republic of Ireland | 37 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 74 kg |
| S. May | Scotland | 33 | Attacker | 178 | 60 |
| S. Pittman | Scotland | 34 | Attacker | 173 | 62 |
| L. Smith | Scotland | 26 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| A. Winter | Scotland | 24 | Attacker | 170 | 61 |
| R. McGowan | Australia | 37 | Defender | 191 | 75 |
| R. Muirhead | Scotland | 30 | Attacker | 191 | 75 |
| Z. Rudden | Scotland | 26 | Attacker | 187 cm | 81 kg |
| D. Wilson | Scotland | 34 | Defender | 187 | 79 |
| J. Prior | France | 31 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 86 |
| D. Finlayson | Northern Ireland | 25 | Defender | 191 | 84 |
| J. Wanner | Germany | 26 | Midfielder | 173 | n/a |
| A. Denholm | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Montgomery | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 173 cm | 58 kg |
| M. Tait | Scotland | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| E. Myles | Scotland | 17 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Callachan | Scotland | 33 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 74 kg |
| R. Flynn | Scotland | 38 | Midfielder | 171 cm | 60 kg |
| L. Kenny | Scotland | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Livingston's extra points and healthier goal difference put them slightly ahead on paper. Arbroath's away form has swung between big wins and heavy losses, and their recent goal drought is a concern too.
Without a market to weigh up, and with both sides showing patches of good and bad form, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
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