Hearts have the momentum

Hearts registered a huge 1-2 away win vs Kilmarnock and almost secured their top-6 place in the table. Now they are 10 points above the 7th-placed Hibernian and it seems impossible to lose their place in championship playoffs. That was their 5th win in the last 6 games, including the one against their current opponent for the last 32 of the Cup (1-0). Midfielders P.Harring and B.Garuccio will be missing once again, as well as attacker U.Ikpeazu.

Livingston suffered a 3-0 away loss vs Motherwell. They conceded all the goals at the first 20 minutes of the game. That was their third concecutive defeat so they are not able to compete for the championship playoffs. Based on their results, I expect to see them sit between 7th and 9th place of the table and continue their fight in the relegation playoffs. The experienced attacker L.Miller is going to miss one more game, actually he's already been away for more than a month. 

Hearts have the upper hand according to their recent performances and their quality difference vs Livingston. Additionally, they have the home factor with them. Kilmarnock have registered 6 concecutive defeats in all tournaments so far. so If Hearts don't win tonight, I will be very surprised. I expect that the home win will come easier than the offered odds suggest.