Championship game guide and stats: Ayr United meet Kilmarnock

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Somerset Park (10185 seats)

Look no further! Here's all you must know about the Championship match Ayr United - Kilmarnock!

Insights:
  • Ayr United have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Championship

Kilmarnock play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game will be played on grass. The latest results for Kilmarnock when featuring on grass are 7 wins, 4 draws and 22 defeats from 33 matches. They have scored 23 goals and conceded 44 times in these fixtures.

Both squads have had sufficient rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an active fixture!

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Ayr United form and stats

4 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Ayr United have to build on here at Somerset Park in the Championship.

Ayr United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Raith Rovers's place. The match ended 4-0 with Ashford, Maxwell (2) and Adeloye scoring.

Ahead of that match, Ayr United lost 0-1 at home to Queen of the South.

Ayr's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kilmarnock form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Kilmarnock have produced an overall stat of 7-4-3 so far.

Kilmarnock have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Zachary Hemming. It's been 301 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.

Murray and Alston scored in Kilmarnock's previous match, the home game against Hamilton Academical that ended 2-0.

The visiting Kilmarnock have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

Ayr United and Kilmarnock have faced off previously this season: Kilmarnock - Ayr United 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Ayr two wins, one draw and Kilmarnock four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ayr UnitedT. Adeloye
T. Adeloye
9 goals
KilmarnockO. Shaw
O. Shaw
9 goals
Ayr UnitedJ. Maxwell
J. Maxwell
5 goals

Ayr United missing players

Kilmarnock missing players

Ayr United Kilmarnock
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 2 14 28
8 4 1 Won W 0 7 15
8 5 1 Drew D 0 4 5
12 5 1 Lost L 2 3 8
29 14 3 Scored S 0 16 36
40 18 6 Conceded C 2 8 19
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
79% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 57%
46% 36% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 29%
25% 29% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
43% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 29%
18% 21% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 57% 50%
43% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 36% 29%
 
3.9 5.1 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.5 5.2
6 4.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4 4.2
1.8 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.2 7.9 6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 10.1 11.3
2.6 2.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 4.4
39% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 29%
 
9.1 8.6 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10 8.9 8.9
3.5 3.3 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Ayr United have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Championship
  • Ayr United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) 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 Arbroath 28 13 12 3 40 19 14 6 7 1 20 10 14 7 5 2 20 9 21 51
2 Kilmarnock 28 15 5 8 36 19 14 8 1 5 20 11 14 7 4 3 16 8 17 50
3 Partick Thistle 27 12 9 6 40 24 14 8 3 3 16 8 13 4 6 3 24 16 16 45
4 Inverness CT 28 10 10 8 35 27 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 4 7 3 16 11 8 40
5 Raith Rovers 28 9 12 7 34 34 15 5 7 3 20 21 13 4 5 4 14 13 0 39
6 Ayr United 28 8 8 12 29 40 14 4 5 5 14 18 14 4 3 7 15 22 -11 32
7 Greenock Morton 28 7 10 11 30 38 13 2 7 4 19 22 15 5 3 7 11 16 -8 31
8 Hamilton Academical 28 7 10 11 29 43 14 4 4 6 13 23 14 3 6 5 16 20 -14 31
9 Queen of the South 28 6 8 14 29 41 14 3 4 7 10 15 14 3 4 7 19 26 -12 26
10 Dunfermline Athletic 27 4 12 11 24 41 13 2 7 4 12 19 14 2 5 7 12 22 -17 24

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The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.