An important duel in the bottom section of the Championship, with both Arbroath and Ayr United experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 7th place.
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Championship
- Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath have collected 17 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-5-3.
Arbroath drew their last game, 2-2 away at Raith Rovers (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Arbroath won a home game hosting Alloa Athletic (2-1).
There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Raith Rovers as R. Little's goal in the 84th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Arbroath have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost zero.
Arbroath are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 12 games. Arbroath have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ayr United form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Ayr United playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Ayr's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Dunfermline Athletic that finished 1-1. A 0-3 loss hosting Dundee before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Ayr in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Ayr United, three draws and four defeats.
Ayr United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 12 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ayr have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ayr United - Arbroath 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Arbroath won four, Ayr United won four and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hamilton 6 goals |  C. Smith 6 goals | L. McCowan 5 goals |
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| Arbroath | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 29 |
| 30 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 31 |
| 92% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 58% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 25% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 17% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 38% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 6.3 | 7.8 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 45% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 45% | 40% |
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Championship
- Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Dundee | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -9 | 31 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 26 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -30 | 18 |