Championship match preview: Ayr United versus Inverness CT

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Somerset Park (10128 seats)

Ayr United and Inverness CT are both riding high in the Championship with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

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

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Ayr United form and stats

Perfect Championship season at home so far for Ayr United 3 wins from 3 appearances. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Ayr United are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Ayr United are returning here after visiting Arbroath in a Championship game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus Alloa Athletic with a 4-1 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ayr United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 1 Lost 3.

Ayr United can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. From these home matches, Ayr United have conceded only 2 goals.

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Inverness CT form and stats

Things could have gone better for Inverness CT in their Championship away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

The manager J. Robertson was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Somerset Park. Inverness CT suffered a 1-3 loss to Partick Thistle (placed 9th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Queen of the South.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Inverness CT in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Inverness CT, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Inverness CT have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Ayr United won 0, Inverness CT won 6 and 4 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Forrest
6 goals / 1 assists
L. McCowan
3 goals / 2 assists
S. Kelly
3 goals / 2 assists

Ayr United missing players

Inverness CT missing players

Ayr United Inverness CT
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
17 7 2 Scored S 1 2 12
6 2 0 Conceded C 4 4 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 86%
71% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 33% 71%
57% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 57%
43% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 43%
43% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 29%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 43%
43% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 57%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 14%
 
4.9 6.7 7 Corners For (avg) C F 6 4.3 6.4
6.4 9.3 13 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 8.3 6.1
1.1 1.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Ayr United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ayr United have won all their home matches so far.
  • Ayr United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Inverness CT have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Ayr United
All League One Playoffs 1/2 Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Club Friendlies Challenge Cup
All Home Away
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 0 - 3 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
02-11-19 CH Ayr United 15:00 Partick Thistle
Inverness CT
All Playoffs 1/2 Championship League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
30-08-19 CH Inverness CT 5 - 0 Greenock Morton
07-09-19 CC Inverness CT 3 - 1 Greenock Morton
14-09-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 0 - 1 Inverness CT
21-09-19 CH Inverness CT 2 - 0 Queen of the South
28-09-19 CH Inverness CT 1 - 3 Partick Thistle
05-10-19 CH Ayr United 14:00 Inverness CT
12-10-19 CC Inverness CT 14:00 Alloa Athletic
19-10-19 CH Inverness CT 14:00 Alloa Athletic
26-10-19 CH Greenock Morton 14:00 Inverness CT
29-10-19 CH Queen of the South 19:45 Inverness CT

  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 7 6 0 1 22 7 4 4 0 0 18 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 15 18
2 Ayr United 7 6 0 1 17 6 3 3 0 0 7 2 4 3 0 1 10 4 11 18
3 Inverness CT 7 4 1 2 12 8 4 3 0 1 10 4 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 13
4 Dundee 7 2 3 2 8 11 3 2 1 0 3 1 4 0 2 2 5 10 -3 9
5 Greenock Morton 7 3 0 4 10 19 3 3 0 0 8 3 4 0 0 4 2 16 -9 9
6 Arbroath 7 2 2 3 5 8 4 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 -3 8
7 Dunfermline Athletic 7 1 3 3 7 8 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 4 2 -1 6
8 Queen of the South 7 1 3 3 3 6 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 3 -3 6
9 Partick Thistle 7 1 2 4 10 14 3 0 0 3 3 8 4 1 2 1 7 6 -4 5
10 Alloa Athletic 7 1 2 4 6 13 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 1 1 2 4 7 -7 5

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