A quick peek at the Championship standings hint of an upper hand to Raith Rovers when they visit Ayr United. However; let's wait before we elect a winner!
- Ayr United have the most conceded goals (32) in Championship
- Raith Rovers have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Championship
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ayr United form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ayr United have to build on here at Somerset Park in the Championship.
Ayr are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Queen of the South.
In the match before that, Ayr hosted Hamilton Academical and drew the game 1-1.There will be little rest for Ayr United after this match as they are travelling to Partick Thistle for a Championship game in only three days.
Ayr United has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ayr defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Ayr hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Raith Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Raith Rovers have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Championship this season.
Rovers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Partick Thistle (placed 4th). Late heartbreak for Raith Rovers in the Partick Thistle match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kilmarnock.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Queen of the South in just three days.
Rovers have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Rovers as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head game ended Raith Rovers - Ayr 2-1, played this season. Ayr United-Raith Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ayr United two wins, Raith Rovers four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Zanatta 7 goals |  T. Adeloye 6 goals |  A. Connolly 4 goals |
Ayr United missing players
Raith Rovers missing players
| Ayr United | Raith Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 83% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 67% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 33% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 56% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 28% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6.7 | 8.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.2 | 9 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 37% | 45% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 44% | 46% |
| 10.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.8 | 8.7 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
- Ayr United have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Championship
- Ayr United have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship
- Ayr United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Championship
- Ayr United have the most conceded goals (32) in Championship
- Ayr United have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Championship
- Ayr United have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Championship
- Ayr United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ayr United is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Raith Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Raith Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Championship
- Raith Rovers have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Championship
- Raith Rovers 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 | Arbroath | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 20 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 17 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 15 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 10 | Greenock Morton | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 13 |
