Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Somerset Park clash with Alloa Athletic, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Championship table.
Ayr United and Alloa Athletic 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.
Alloa Athletic play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Alloa Athletic when playing on grass are 11 wins, 12 draws and 15 defeats from 38 matches. They have scored 53 goals and conceded 54 times in these games.
Ayr United form and stats
Ayr United have played 17 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-6 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Ayr United, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.Happy days for Ayr United in their previous game, a Championship match away at Partick Thistle that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Partick Thistle with the scoreline 0-1.
Ayr United has scored 24 goals at home this season, in 17 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (31) away in Championship, on their travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.Alloa Athletic failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Inverness CT that ended with defeat 1-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Partick Thistle wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Alloa Athletic find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 25 goals from 17 away fixtures. Alloa Athletic have conceded 31 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Alloa Athletic - Ayr United 1-3 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ayr United 4 wins, 2 draws and Alloa Athletic 4 victories.Top Goalscorers
  L. Shankland 23 goals / 4 assists |   A. Trouten 9 goals / 1 assists |  I. Flannigan 7 goals / 3 assists |
Ayr United missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| Ayr United | Alloa Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 49 | 24 | 7 | Scored | 3 | 25 | 38 |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | 9 | 31 | 52 |
| 89% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 60% | 59% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 88% | 74% |
| 40% | 35% | 17% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 76% | 51% |
| 29% | 29% | 17% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 41% | 23% |
| 23% | 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 9% |
| 40% | 41% | 33% | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 51% |
| 40% | 35% | 33% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Failed To Score | 50% | 24% | 34% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Alloa Athletic is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 08-03-19 | | Falkirk | 2 - 0 | Ayr United |
| 29-03-19 | | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 - 1 | Ayr United |
| 02-04-19 | | Ayr United | 1 - 1 | Greenock Morton |
| 06-04-19 | | Ayr United | 0 - 1 | Inverness CT |
| 09-04-19 | | Ayr United | 1 - 0 | Queen of the South |
| 12-04-19 | | Dundee United | 2 - 1 | Ayr United |
| 19-04-19 | | Ayr United | 1 - 3 | Ross County |
| 23-04-19 | | Ayr United | 0 - 1 | Partick Thistle |
| 27-04-19 | | Partick Thistle | 1 - 2 | Ayr United |
| 04-05-19 | | Ayr United | 14:00 | Alloa Athletic |
| 09-03-19 | | Alloa Athletic | 0 - 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 23-03-19 | | Dundee United | 2 - 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| 26-03-19 | | Inverness CT | 3 - 2 | Alloa Athletic |
| 30-03-19 | | Alloa Athletic | 1 - 0 | Ross County |
| 06-04-19 | | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Alloa Athletic |
| 09-04-19 | | Greenock Morton | 1 - 2 | Alloa Athletic |
| 13-04-19 | | Alloa Athletic | 1 - 0 | Queen of the South |
| 20-04-19 | | Partick Thistle | 2 - 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| 27-04-19 | | Alloa Athletic | 1 - 2 | Inverness CT |
| 04-05-19 | | Ayr United | 14:00 | Alloa Athletic |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ross County | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 71 |
| 2 | Dundee United | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 65 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 35 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 53 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 43 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -6 | 41 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -12 | 40 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -14 | 38 |
| 10 | Falkirk | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -13 | 35 |
