Match preview Championship: Arbroath - Ayr United at Gayfield Park

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gayfield Park (5985 seats)

Arbroath will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Ayr United.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Arbroath form and stats

Arbroath must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Championship games here at Gayfield Park.

In their previous game, the manager D. Campbell led his Arbroath to a defeat in the Championship match away at Dundee United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Gayfield Park. Before that, Arbroath drew at home versus Partick Thistle.

Arbroath have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Arbroath have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Ayr United form and stats

It's gone fairly well in the Championship away games so far for Ayr United, who have the most scored goals (7) away in Championship, with six points collected from three matches. The fact that Ayr United have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Momentum is building for Ayr United in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Ayr United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Alloa Athletic (placed 9th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Dundee United.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ayr United are regular goalscorers on their travels. Ayr United have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Arbroath won 3, Ayr United won 6 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Forrest
4 goals / 1 assists
L. McCowan
3 goals / 1 assists
B. Linn
2 goals

Arbroath missing players

Ayr United missing players

Arbroath Ayr United
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 1 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 2 5
2 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
5 2 0 Scored S 0 7 14
5 1 0 Conceded C 1 4 6
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 67% 50%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 50%
50% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
17% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 17%
 
5 5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 3 2.7 4.7
6.5 6 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.3 6.8
1.7 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.3 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Arbroath have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ayr United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ayr United have scored more than double the goals of Arbroath.
  • Ayr United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Arbroath
All League One Playoffs 2/3 Championship League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 CH Alloa Athletic 0 - 1 Arbroath
31-08-19 CH Arbroath 1 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic
07-09-19 CC Dundee United 0 - 0 Arbroath
13-09-19 CH Arbroath 1 - 1 Partick Thistle
21-09-19 CH Dundee United 2 - 1 Arbroath
28-09-19 CH Arbroath 14:00 Ayr United
05-10-19 CH Dundee 14:00 Arbroath
12-10-19 CC Arbroath 14:00 Clyde
19-10-19 CH Arbroath 14:00 Greenock Morton
26-10-19 CH Partick Thistle 14:00 Arbroath
Ayr United
All League One Playoffs 1/2 Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Club Friendlies Challenge Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 CH Ayr United 1 - 0 Queen of the South
31-08-19 CH Partick Thistle 2 - 3 Ayr United
07-09-19 CC Wrexham 1 - 1 Ayr United
14-09-19 CH Ayr United 2 - 0 Dundee United
21-09-19 CH Alloa Athletic 1 - 4 Ayr United
28-09-19 CH Arbroath 14:00 Ayr United
05-10-19 CH Ayr United 14:00 Inverness CT
19-10-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 14:00 Ayr United
25-10-19 CH Ayr United 18:05 Dundee
29-10-19 CH Greenock Morton 19:45 Ayr United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundee United 6 5 0 1 16 7 3 3 0 0 12 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 9 15
2 Ayr United 6 5 0 1 14 6 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 2 0 1 7 4 8 15
3 Inverness CT 6 4 1 1 11 5 3 3 0 0 9 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 13
4 Greenock Morton 6 3 0 3 10 13 3 3 0 0 8 3 3 0 0 3 2 10 -3 9
5 Dundee 7 2 3 2 8 11 3 2 1 0 3 1 4 0 2 2 5 10 -3 9
6 Arbroath 6 2 2 2 5 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 0 8
7 Queen of the South 7 1 3 3 3 6 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 3 -3 6
8 Dunfermline Athletic 6 1 2 3 6 7 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 -1 5
9 Alloa Athletic 6 1 1 4 5 12 3 0 1 2 2 6 3 1 0 2 3 6 -7 4
10 Partick Thistle 6 0 2 4 7 13 3 0 0 3 3 8 3 0 2 1 4 5 -6 2

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