The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ayr United are in the 4th position while the guests worry at 7th.
It's no vacation for neither Ayr United nor Queen of the South 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.
This pitch has grass, which is not Queen of the South's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Queen of the South have performed like this: Played 18 matches resulting in 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats with the goal stats 23-21 (scored/conceded).
Ayr United form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Ayr United are 6-4-4 (wins-draw-losses).The Ayr United fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at Somerset Park: A 0-1 defeat against Inverness CT. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Greenock Morton that ended 1-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ayr United handle that role? We have found one game in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W0-D0-L1.
Ayr United are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Dundee United awaits in two days.
A decent goal production from Ayr United in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 matches. On the other hand, Ayr United have conceded 14 goals.
Queen of the South form and stats
As the visiting team Queen of the South have produced an overall stat of 4-4-7 so far.There were no winners in Queen of the South's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 1-1 vs Greenock Morton. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Falkirk.
Queen of the South are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 23 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Alloa Athletic.
Queen of the South are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 15 games. As opposed to that, Queen of the South have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Queen of the South - Ayr United 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ayr United won 1, Queen of the South won 6 and 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
 
L. Shankland
21 goals / 4 assists
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S. Dobbie
20 goals / 3 assists
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M. Moffat
5 goals / 5 assists
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Ayr United missing players
Queen of the South missing players
| Ayr United | Queen of the South | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 44 | 22 | Scored | 15 | 39 |
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | 20 | 38 |
| 87% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 90% |
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 74% |
| 37% | 36% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 45% |
| 30% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 13% | 19% |
| 27% | 29% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 13% |
| 37% | 43% | Both teams to score | 47% | 48% |
| 43% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 29% |
| 33% | 29% | Failed To Score | 40% | 32% |
- Queen of the South is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 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 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 61 |
| 2 | Dundee United | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 56 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -2 | 41 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 33 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -14 | 32 |
