Queen's Park journey to Ayr United and Somerset Park loaded with happy thoughts, but the hosting team is not a walk in the park. More news on the game here!
- Queen's Park have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Championship
The season is still full of potential for Ayr United as they can still win the whole Championship. Queen's are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
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
Ayr United have collected 25 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-7-4. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Ayr United.
The spoils were shared in Ayr United's previous game, also at home. Visiting Queen's Park (placed 2nd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Partick Thistle that finished 1-1.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 9 games. Ayr United has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 1.
Ayr have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Somerset Park with 27 goals in 17 league matches.
Queen's Park form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Queen's Park have produced an overall stat of 7-3-7 so far.
180 minutes! That's how long the Queen's Park goalkeeper Calum Ferrie and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Queen's are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Ayr United (placed 5th).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hamilton Academical.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Queen's Park playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Queen's Park wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
An interesting fact for sports bettors considering a bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
Queen's Park has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Queen's struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Ayr United - Queen's Park 0-0 was the product when this pair of teams formerly did battle, some time ago this season. Ayr United-Queen's Park H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ayr six wins, Queen's Park one win, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  D. Akinyemi 20 goals |  G. Savoury 10 goals |  B. Dempsey 7 goals |
Ayr United missing players
Queen's Park missing players
| Ayr United | Queen's Park | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 58 | 27 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 30 | 59 |
| 42 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 28 | 45 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 82% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 56% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 65% | 59% |
| 41% | 35% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 47% | 38% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 35% | 24% |
| 56% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 35% | 47% |
| 29% | 35% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 32% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 47% | 26% |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 11.5 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 39% | 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 39% |
| 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Queen's Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Queen's Park have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Championship
- Queen's Park have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Championship
- Queen's Park have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 58 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 54 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 52 |
| 5 | Ayr United | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 48 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 33 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -32 | 29 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 73 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 41 | -37 | 27 |
