Ayr United and Dundee United are both riding high in the Championship with their 3rd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Ayr United form and stats
6-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Ayr United so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Ayr United, who won 2-0 against Alloa Athletic (placed 8th). Preceding that match was the home game against Greenock Morton that was lost 1-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Dundee in only four days. This game is also played here at Somerset Park.
A decent goal production from Ayr United in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Dundee United form and stats
8-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dundee United, who have the most scored goals (51) in Championship, in their Championship matches away.
Dundee United are travelling again after losing away to Dunfermline Athletic in their previous match (0-2). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Inverness CT.
A new game in only four days for Dundee United, the Championship home match versus Partick Thistle. Busy days.
Dundee United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 17 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dundee United - Ayr United 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Ayr United wins - draws - Dundee United wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 L. Shankland 24 goals |  A. Forrest 10 goals |  N. Clark 7 goals |
Ayr United missing players
Dundee United missing players
| Ayr United | Dundee United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 38 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 51 |
| 33 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 77% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 50% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 54% | 58% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 46% | 42% |
| 21% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 23% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 250 | 147 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 145 | 313 |
| 118 | 66 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 53 | 124 |
| 31% | 26% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 28% | 40% |
- Ayr United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dundee United has the fewest conceded goals (12) away
- Dundee United has the fewest conceded goals (21)
- Dundee United has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Dundee United has the most points (25) away
- Dundee United has the most scored goals (51)
- Dundee United has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Dundee United has the most scored goals in the second half (26)
- Dundee United has the the best goal difference (+30)
- Dundee United has the the best goal difference (+5) away
- Dundee United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 57 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Dundee | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 36 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -6 | 35 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 34 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -12 | 27 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -15 | 23 |