Both Arbroath and Ayr United are craving for points in this match, in spite of the away team having a 21 point advantage from earlier matches.
- Arbroath have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Championship
- Ayr United have the most points (26) away in Championship
Arbroath and Ayr United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Arbroath form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Arbroath have only managed 1 win, 6 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Gayfield Park. With eight home Championship games in a row without a win, the Arbroath fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Happy days for Arbroath in their previous game, a fixture away at Queen's Park (placed 1st) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Finally, a league win after five fixtures without. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Campbell when Hilson scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
Before that, Arbroath drew at home versus Greenock Morton.Take note that 10 of the most recent 13 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
Arbroath have scored {9 league goals} here from 14 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded. When Arbroath hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Ayr United form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Ayr United have produced an overall stat of 8-2-5 so far.
Ayr United had fun at their own home (Gayfield Park) last time out, beating Cove Rangers 3-0. Mitchell-Lawson, O'Connor and Akinyemi scored.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Dundee's place.As opposed to that, Ayr United have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other already this season, with the match result Ayr United - Arbroath 2-2 logged in the official records. Data for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Arbroath, four draws and two wins for Ayr United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Akinyemi 19 goals |  B. Dempsey 7 goals |  J. Mullin 7 goals |
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| Arbroath | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 41 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 38 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 93% |
| 72% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 93% | 83% |
| 34% | 29% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 63% |
| 17% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 53% | 47% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 59% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 34% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 13% | 20% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.1 | 8.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 28% | 19% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | 42% |
| 9.3 | 9.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Arbroath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Arbroath have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest points (9) at home in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Championship
- Arbroath have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Championship
- Arbroath have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Championship
- Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ayr United have scored more than double the goals of Arbroath.
- Ayr United have the most points (26) away in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen's Park | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 54 |
| 2 | Dundee | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 50 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 49 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 28 |
| 9 | Cove Rangers | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 40 | -31 | 26 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -22 | 25 |
