Dundee will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind Ayr United.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dundee form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Dundee have to build on here at Dens Park in the Championship.
Dundee's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Inverness CT (placed 2nd). Preceding that game was the away draw at Dundee United that finished 1-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dundee handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D2-L4.
Dundee are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Ayr United form and stats
Playing away, Ayr United have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Championship this season.
Two travels in a row for Ayr United, whose manager M. Kerr could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Dunfermline Athletic. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Queen of the South.
We have checked recent matches where Ayr United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W2-D2-L3.
Ayr United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. In the opposite end, Ayr United have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ayr United - Dundee 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Dundee victories, 2 draws and 2 Ayr United wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Forrest 8 goals |   K. Hemmings 6 goals |  D. Johnson 5 goals |
Dundee missing players
Ayr United missing players
| Dundee | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 95% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 80% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 60% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 25% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 25% | 30% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 5.7 | 6.6 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 212 | 116 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 90 | 211 |
| 81 | 45 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 46 | 104 |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | 31% |
- Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ayr United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dundee have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundee | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 18 |