Preview: Motherwell vs. Livingston - prediction, team news, lineups

Both will be looking to continue their strong starts to the season, while remaining in touching distance of those above them, as there are just three points between them and table toppers Celtic.

Match preview

Motherwell started the season well with an opening day 1-0 victory against St Mirren, but they followed that up with a defeat at the hands of St Johnstone.

The Steelmen responded to their first loss of the campaign though in their most recent outing in what was a five-goal thriller against Aberdeen where they won 3-2.

Despite the fact that Motherwell were behind 2-1 at one stage goals from Callum Slattery and Kevin van Veen ensured they took all three points from the game.

Steven Hammell will now be hoping to transition that form in front of their home support in order to secure their first victory at Fir Park for this season.

One area the club will want to improve upon is the defensive side of the game considering that they hard the third worst goal difference in the 2021-22 campaign, despite finishing in the top half.

For the visitors, they may have lost the opening match of the season against Rangers, but they have since responded with a bang by securing consecutive victories.

Cristian Montano scored the only goal of their 1-0 victory against Dundee United, while Livingston followed that up with a 2-1 win during their most recent outing last weekend.

The Lions defeated Hibernian in that match, with an early goal from Jon Nouble being followed up by a late winner in the final five minutes of normal time from Ayo Obileye.

Now Livingston will be keen to kick on and make it a trio of victories in a row, which would allow them to create a three point gap over their opponents this weekend.

After finishing in the bottom half of the SPL last season, the club will be keen to progress this season, and that is something they have already shown signs of being capable of.

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Team News

Nathan McGinley and Jake Carroll have both been unavailable as of late for Motherwell, but the former could be someone that might be available this weekend.

Despite Ricki Lamie returning from suspension last weekend, he was not brought back into the match day squad, although he is once again an option.

Livingston are also dealing with injury problems right now, particularly defensively as both Tom Parkes and Morgan Boyes have been out of action as of late.

Nouble will likely retain his place in leading the line for the visitors due to his recent goal, while Martindale has also witnessed great attacking qualities from his defenders as well, showcasing what the team is capable of.

Motherwell possible starting lineup:

Kelly; McGinn, Mugabi, Johansen, O'Donnell; Spittal, Cornelius, Goss, Slattery; Shields, Van Veen

Livingston possible starting lineup:

George; Devlin, Fitzwater, Obileye, Montano; Omeonga, Holt, Kelly; Shinnie, Pittman; Nouble

We say: Motherwell 2-2 Livingston

Both teams have shown their qualities in the opening three matches to this point, and they have been great offensively, causing problems for other teams that they have faced.

Because of that, there is a good chance that there will be plenty of goals in this one, and with very little to separate them right now a draw could be the end result.

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