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Scottish Challenge Cup

Spartans vs Livingston prediction, tips and odds

Two-division gap on the line as Spartans host Championship Livingston in a one-off Challenge Cup tie
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Kick-off
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Competition
Scottish Challenge Cup

Our prediction

Spartans
4th · 18 pts
FormW, W, L, D, W
Livingston
5th · 20 pts
FormW, W, D, L, L
Our prediction
1–12.4 goals projected
SPA 12%Draw 18%LIV 70%

De-vigged from the bookmakers — not our model.

likeliest half-time score
0–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Livingston come throughOur pickLivingston
    1.37
  • Spartans keep it closeOur pickSpartans starts 3 goals ahead
    Price hidden until revealed

Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

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How the model sees it

The market's readNot our model
SPA 12%Draw 18%LIV 70%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 1–113%
  • 0–112%
  • 1–010%
Projected goals
2.4
Likeliest at half time
0–034%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Spartans against Livingston
StatSPALIVTotal
Goals1.091.32.4

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
SpartansW, W, L, D, W
LivingstonW, W, D, L, L
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendSPALIV
Over 2.5 goals3/53/5
Both teams scored4/52/5
Clean sheets0/53/5
Failed to score1/51/5

Match context

Form
Livingston's form is trending up in the Championship (two straight 1-0/3-0 wins after three without a win); Spartans are mid-table League Two and unbeaten in their last two, incl. a 3-2 league win over Annan and a 2-1 Scottish Cup win at Lochee United.
The competition
KDM Evolution Trophy (Scottish Challenge Cup) 2026/27 Round of 32 — a single-leg knockout tie; Championship clubs enter at this stage as seeded teams and League Two sides come through the league phase. Livingston sit 5th in the Championship (20 pts, 13 games); Spartans are 4th in League Two.

Team news

Spartans

No absences reported.

Livingston

No absences reported.

Scottish Challenge Cup table

Scottish Challenge Cup standings
#ClubPLGDPts
4Spartans12—18
5Livingston13—20

as read when this competition was last scouted.

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Spartans vs Livingston prediction?

We project 1–1. The bookmakers' own prices imply Spartans 12%, the draw 18% and Livingston 70%.

What is the best bet for Spartans vs Livingston?

Our tip is Full time result · Livingston at 1.37. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Spartans vs Livingston kick off?

Spartans vs Livingston kicks off at Tue 19:45 in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.