Hibernian vs Livingston Prediction: Bet on goals in this entertaining matchup

When they face Livingston at Easter Road Stadium this coming weekend, Hibernian will look to get back on track in the Scottish Premiership and start winning games again. The home team is coming off a loss to Rangers as they prepare for this match, while the visitors, Livingston, have made it to Edinburgh despite suffering a narrow defeat at the hands of Celtic.

After a shaky 2022-23 season, Hibernian is now in eighth place in the Scottish Premiership with 20 points. In spite of a promising start to his tenure as manager, Lee Johnson has won only one of his last eight league games, and his team is at risk of dropping out of playoff contention. Hibernian lost 3-2 to Rangers in a close game at Ibrox last time out, despite playing well. The game was decided by a goal scored by Alfredo Morelos in the 62nd minute. Star player Ryan Porteous' decision not to renew his contract with the Hibees has also sent shockwaves through the organization, suggesting that Johnson and his recruitment team may have a busy month of January ahead of them. However, Hibernian will be focusing all of their attention on Livingston this coming weekend, knowing that a win would move them into sixth place.

With 23 points after 16 games, Livingston sits in sixth place in the Scottish Premiership. The Lions' success this season has been largely due to the fact that their defense has been rock-solid under David Martindale, allowing only 22 goals. Livingston were unlucky not to get a point in their most recent match, a 2-1 loss to league leaders Celtic at Celtic Park. Ayo Obileye scored an own goal, and Kyogo Furuhashi scored to cancel out Nicky Devlin's response in a game that was close throughout. Having won only two of eight road games this season, Livingston will be hoping to turn things around starting this weekend. If Livingston wins their match against Hibernian by a 3-0 score and other results go their way, they could jump up to third place in the table.

We anticipate a close contest between two evenly matched sides, one of which could go right down to the wire, in a match with significant ramifications in the race for European spots. While we expect both teams to be on the scoresheet, a possible draw in this match cannot be overlooked.