Livingston vs Hearts predictions, Apr 05, 2026

Score, Highlights

Short Preview

As Livingston FC prepares to host Heart of Midlothian at the Tony Macaroni Arena on April 5, 2026, the match presents a significant challenge for the home side. Currently struggling with form, Livingston has not secured a victory in their last five outings, highlighting potential issues in both defense and attack. Their inability to find a winning strategy may impact their confidence heading into this crucial fixture.

Conversely, Hearts arrive in better shape, having won three of their last five matches. This form not only boosts their morale but also indicates a tactical fluidity and ability to capitalize on their opponents’ weaknesses. With an away win probability of 62.1%, bookmakers favor Hearts significantly, reflected in their odds of 1.55 compared to Livingston’s 5.57.

Tactically, Hearts are likely to leverage their recent momentum, focusing on solid ball possession and exploiting counter-attacking opportunities. Meanwhile, Livingston will need to tighten their defense and find creative solutions to break through a resilient Hearts backline. With our model predicting a final score of 1:2, this match promises to be an intriguing contest as both teams vie for critical league points, but outcomes remain uncertain.

This preview is generated with the Welcome.Bet AI Insights Engine, combining form data, betting odds, and semantic SEO optimization to deliver relevant match analysis for fans and bettors alike from 2026-03-30T03:52:03+00:00.

Livingston 16.9%

Draw 23%

Hearts 60%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:2

Outrights of Scottish Premier League Hearts: 37.81%

Watch and Bet Livingston – Hearts available at: Bet Now (Full Screen)

Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	5.68	4.22	1.56
	5.9	3.95	1.55
	5.25	4.1	1.58	Watch and Bet
	5	3.9	1.57
	5.48	4.24	1.56

Latest Results

21.03.26 Kilmarnock FC – Livingston FC – 2:0 14.03.26 Hibernian FC – Livingston FC – 0:0 28.02.26 Livingston FC – St. Mirren – 1:1 22.02.26 Livingston FC – Glasgow Rangers – 2:2 14.02.26 Dundee FC – Livingston FC – 2:2

21.03.26 Heart of Midlothian – Dundee FC – 1:0 14.03.26 Kilmarnock FC – Heart of Midlothian – 1:0 28.02.26 Heart of Midlothian – Aberdeen FC – 1:0 21.02.26 Heart of Midlothian – Falkirk FC – 1:0 15.02.26 Glasgow Rangers – Heart of Midlothian – 4:2

Facts

An outsider and one of the leaders will play in this match (ranked 12 in the zone Premiership (Relegation Group: ) and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Premiership (Championship Group: )).

Livingston is Premiership (Relegation Group )

Hearts is Qualified for Premiership (Championship Group )

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Livingston won 0.

Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.

In this match, Hearts is seen as the favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Livingston won 2 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 12:21. (average 0.6:1.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Livingston won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 8:6. (average 0.9:0.7).

Latest Head To Head

03.01.26 Heart of Midlothian – Livingston FC – 1:0 30.08.25 Livingston FC – Heart of Midlothian – 1:2 13.04.24 Heart of Midlothian – Livingston FC – 4:2 02.01.24 Livingston FC – Heart of Midlothian – 1:2 01.11.23 Heart of Midlothian – Livingston FC – 1:0

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Hearts ✔	31	20	6	5	53:25	28	66
2	Rangers ✔	31	17	12	2	56:26	30	63
3	Celtic ✔	31	19	4	8	56:34	22	61
4	Motherwell ✔	31	14	12	5	49:23	26	54
5	Hibernian ✔	31	12	12	7	48:35	13	48
6	Falkirk	31	12	7	12	39:40	-1	43
7	Dundee Utd	31	8	13	10	40:48	-8	37
8	Dundee FC ✔	31	8	8	15	31:49	-18	32
9	Aberdeen ✔	31	8	6	17	31:46	-15	30
10	St. Mirren ✔	31	6	9	16	25:47	-22	27
11	Kilmarnock ✔	31	6	9	16	35:60	-25	27
12	Livingston ✔	31	1	12	18	31:61	-30	15

Scottish Premier League Outrights

1. Hearts: 2.41 (37.81%)

2. Rangers: 2.54 (35.93%)

3. Celtic: 3.51 (25.94%)

4. Motherwell: 460.4 (0.2%)

5. Hibernian: 760.4 (0.12%)

Livingston – Hearts and other Scottish Premier League events on our partner.