Ayr United are depending on their home fans to aid them when playing this match hosting Partick Thistle. Who wins at Somerset Park?
- Ayr United have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Championship
- Partick Thistle have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Championship
Ayr United are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 8th place whatever happens now. Partick Thistle are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
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
5-7-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Ayr United so far this season.
Ayr United's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Partick Thistle (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Queen of the South the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Ayr United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ayr United as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Ayr has won four of these, drawn six and lost three.
Ayr United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 18 games. On the other hand, Ayr United have conceded 25 goals.
Partick Thistle form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (29) away in Championship, are W5-D6-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Two away games in a row for Partick, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Ayr United.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Dunfermline Athletic.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Partick Thistle playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were two Partick Thistle wins, five draws and seven defeats.
Partick has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Partick Thistle rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ayr United - Partick Thistle 3-1 was the output when these two participants last played each other, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Ayr wins - draws - Partick Thistle wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Graham 12 goals |   T. Adeloye 11 goals |
Ayr United missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Ayr United | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 39 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 29 | 46 |
| 52 | 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 27 | 40 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 83% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 72% | 56% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 44% |
| 28% | 39% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 22% | 14% |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 61% | 36% |
| 14% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 39% | 50% |
| 36% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 31% |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 45% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 43% | 34% |
| 9.2 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.4 | 9.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
- Ayr United have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Championship
- Ayr United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Championship
- Ayr United have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in Championship
- Partick Thistle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Partick Thistle have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Championship
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals (29) away 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 | Kilmarnock | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 66 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 65 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 59 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -15 | 42 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 40 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -13 | 39 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 33 |
