It's advantage Ayr United so far with their 3rd position in the Championship table, welcoming Greenock Morton who are placed 6th.
It's no vacation for neither Ayr United nor Greenock Morton as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups. Greenock Morton have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ayr United form and stats
The story so far for Ayr United at their home stadium (Somerset Park) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Ayr United, their manager I. McCall and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.Ayr United are returning here after visiting Dunfermline Athletic in a Championship game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Falkirk.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ayr United, as the Championship home game vs Inverness CT is only three days away.
The Ayr United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 matches. On the other hand, Ayr United have conceded 12 goals.
Last season, Ayr United's league statistics were 24 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the League One. Over these 36 matches they scored 92 goals and conceded 42. Playing at home last season Ayr United managed 11-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with 43 goals and 20 conceded.
Greenock Morton form and stats
3-8-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Greenock Morton, who have the fewest scored goals (27) in Championship, in their matches away. It's all red in the travel logs of Greenock Morton, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.The manager J. Johansson was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Somerset Park. Greenock Morton suffered a 0-3 loss to Partick Thistle. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ross County wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
The schedule is very tough for Greenock Morton now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Queen of the South is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Greenock Morton when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored in 14 matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Greenock Morton in these games.
Let's have a look at how Greenock Morton performed last season in the Championship. They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 11 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 8 and lost 4 with 24/18 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Greenock Morton - Ayr United 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Ayr United, 4 draws and 3 wins for Greenock Morton.Top Goalscorers
 
L. Shankland
21 goals / 4 assists
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R. McHugh
6 goals / 1 assists
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M. Moffat
5 goals / 5 assists
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Ayr United missing players
Greenock Morton missing players
| Ayr United | Greenock Morton | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 12 | Played | 14 | 29 |
| 43 | 21 | Scored | 10 | 27 |
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | 20 | 39 |
| 86% | 92% | Over 0.5 | 86% | 86% |
| 61% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 69% |
| 39% | 42% | Over 2.5 | 43% | 41% |
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 7% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 10% |
| 36% | 42% | Both teams to score | 43% | 48% |
| 46% | 42% | Clean Sheet | 21% | 28% |
| 32% | 25% | Failed To Score | 50% | 38% |
| 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 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 57 |
| 2 | Dundee United | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 55 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 40 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 34 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -15 | 29 |
