Livingston vs Dundee Match Analysis and Prediction

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Dundee will be looking for victory that could make them escape the relegation zone when they travel to face Livingston on Tuesday.

Livingston are just four points clear of the bottom two and a loss on Tuesday would drag them in the battle to kickstart the second half of the season.

The Lions endured a mixed first half of the season in terms of results, where they had issues with their consistency, which has kept them in the bottom half of the table.

They have recorded five wins, five draws and ten defeats, which is something they will be hoping to improve on in 2022 in order to stay away from the relegation zone.

Livingston ended the year on an improving note, losing just one of their previous four matches, although that loss came in their most recent outing.

They lost the game 2-1 to Motherwell in their last game, where Kevin van Veen scored a brace for the hosts, with Bruce Anderson scoring the only goal for Livingston.

On the other hand, Dundee have conceded more goals than any team in the league this season, with has been their main failure, which is something the team will focus to improve on in the second half of the season.

The Dark Blues will be looking for a victory in this game, which could potentially take them out of the relegation zone depending on other results.

Dundee are currently winless in five matches, with their last win coming on December 1 against St Johnstone, with Danny Mullen scoring the only goal of the game.

The Dark Blues have ever since conceded 10 times and failed to pick up any point, but after the winter break, they could be having a fresh squad that will help them to kickstart 2022 on a positive.

Livingston vs Dundee head to head

The two teams have previously met on 43 occasions across all competitions, where Dundee are leading with 25 victories while Livingston have won 10, and they have drawn in 8. Dundee have scored 61 goals and conceded 37. In their last five encounters, Dundee have won two and Livingston one, with two draws.

Livingston 4-0 Dundee 20/10/18

Dundee 0-0 Livingston 26/12/18

Livingston 1-2 Dundee 16/02/19

Livingston 0-1 Dundee 11/05/19

Dundee 0-0 Livingston11/09/21

Livingston latest home form

Livingston have been on a poor form at home, but they have recently shown some improvement as they have not lost in their last two. Their last home defeat came 1-0 against Hearts on December 5. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two.

Livingston 1-1 Dundee United 27/10/21

Livingston 1-3 Rangers 28/11/21

Livingston 0-1 Hearts 05/12/21

Livingston 1-0 Hibernian 08/12/21

Livingston 1-1 Ross County 18/12/21

Livingston latest away form

Livingston have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, having lost just two of their last seven matches. However, they lost their last away game 2-1 to Motherwell in the league. In their last five away matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two.

Celtic 0-0 Livingston 30/10/21

St Mirren 1-1 Livingston 20/11/21

Aberdeen 2-0 Livingston 01/12/21

Dundee United 0-1 Livingston 11/12/21

Motherwell 2-1 Livingston 26/12/21

Dundee latest home form

Dundee have recently failed to keep up with consistency in their form at home. They lost their last league game 1-0 to Hearts on December 18. In their last five home games, they have won two and lost three, scoring 6 goals and conceding 10 in the process.

Dundee 0-5 Ross County 27/10/21

Dundee 2-4 Celtic 07/11/21

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell 27/11/21

Dundee 1-0 St Johnstone 01/12/21

Dundee 0-1 Hearts 18/12/21

Dundee latest away form

The Dark Blues have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have lost their last four matches. Their last away victory came on October 30 when they defeated St Mirren 1-0. In their last five away games, they have scored 4 goals and conceded 9.

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee 30/10/21

Rangers 3-0 Dundee 04/12/21

Ross County 3-2 Dundee 11/12/21

Hibernian 1-0 Dundee 14/12/21

Aberdeen 2-1 Dundee 26/12/21

Livingston news

Sean Kelly should continue to play a key role for his side in the defensive midfield on Tuesday, that being an important part of a 3-1-4-2 formation.

The Lions have brought in Caleb Chukwuemeka during this transfer window on loan from Aston Villa and he will be keen to make an immediate impact.

Dundee news

Dundee will be missing the services of Shaun Byrne, Lee Ashcroft and Cillian Sheridan who are out action at the moment with long-term injury issues.

Celtic have recently released Leigh Griffiths, who scored for Dundee in his most recent performance, and he will be pushing to retain his place on Tuesday.