Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Somerset Park clash with Partick Thistle, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Championship table.
It's no vacation for neither Ayr United nor Partick Thistle 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.
Ayr United form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Ayr United are 3-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).
The Ayr United supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Partick Thistle in Championship and win 2-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Greenock Morton and winning 3-2.
Ayr United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Somerset Park with 8 goals in 5 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Partick Thistle form and stats
2-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Partick Thistle, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Championship, in their Championship matches away. Recent form does not give Partick Thistle much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ayr United will be a tough nut to crack. Partick Thistle seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for Partick Thistle, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Ayr United in the Championship. A 0-1 defeat away at Dundee United before that.
Partick Thistle are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. As opposed to that, Partick Thistle have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Partick Thistle - Ayr United 2-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Ayr United victories, 1 draw and 4 Partick Thistle wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Forrest 7 goals |  L. McCowan 5 goals |   K. Miller 4 goals |
Ayr United missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Ayr United | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 83% |
| 58% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 58% |
| 42% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 42% |
| 42% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 5.7 | 7.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Partick Thistle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Partick Thistle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Dundee | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -11 | 13 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -6 | 8 |