After climbing out of the relegation zone with a victory in their most recent match Livingston will be keen to secure back-to-back results in order to push further away.
They will travel to face Dundee United on Saturday, with the hosts having gone three games in a row without earning three points.
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Dundee United were comfortably defeated in their most recent outing at the weekend, losing 3-0 against Celtic in a game where the Terrors only had 28% of possession.
This marked the third match in a row without a victory for the club on the back of a draw with Ross County and defeat to Motherwell which has seen them fall away from the title race.
They are currently sat in fourth place, being level on points with the Steelmen, meaning another defeat at the weekend could see them slip down the table.
Dundee United have been a strong team within this season, but they have struggled for goals throughout this campaign, with no team in the top half of the division having scored fewer than them.
However, with only one victory in their previous seven fixtures, Tam Courts will be hoping to see results improve in order to get their season back on track.
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Livingston have also only won once in their previous seven matches, but that one took place in midweek as they defeated Hibernian in what was a crucial game for the Lions.
Jack McMillan's first-half goal was enough to secure the three points on Wednesday, which was a result that took the team out of the relegation zone.
Not only did they climb from the bottom two, but they also moved up as high as ninth place, although there is only two points between them and St Johnstone.
A defeat at the weekend could result in Livingston falling back down into that spot which they will be keen to avoid, especially since another victory could see them reach seventh in the table.
The last time they faced Dundee United the two teams shared the points in a 1-1 draw, despite the fact that the Lions played the entire second half with 10 men.
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Dundee United opted to use a 4-5-1 formation at the weekend, but the defeat against Celtic and the lack of control in terms of possession could see that change on Saturday.
Nicky Clark is expected to lead the line for the Terrors as he looks to fire his team back into winning ways.
Scott Pittman was able to make his return to the field in midweek following his leg injury, which has taken him out of action since the end of October.
The midfielder featured from the bench during the victory against the Hibees and he could continue to push on as he looks for more minutes at the weekend.
Jackson Longridge is also an option for Courts after his suspension has been served, but that was the case on Wednesday night, which he did not take up.
Dundee United possible starting lineup:
Siegrist; Freeman, Edwards, Mulgrew, Sporle; Niskanen, Pawlett, Harkes, Fuchs; Clark, Appere
Livingston possible starting lineup:
Stryjek; Devlin, Fitzwater, Obileye, Penrice; McMilla, Holt, Omeonga; Sibbald, Forrest, Shinnie
We say: Dundee United 0-1 Livingston
The form of neither team has been good heading into this particular fixture, which is something that both will be hoping to start changing.
However, with Livingston having managed to win their most recent match, they could be set to continue that in a game that could end up being very low scoring.
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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 Dundee United win with a probability of 42.54%. A win for Livingston had a probability of 29.98% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.55%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest Livingston win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Livingston in this match.
