Dunfermline Athletic and Ayr United have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
Dunfermline Athletic have collected 17 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-2-3. Dunfermline Athletic has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Crawford and the players.
The Dunfermline Athletic crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Alloa Athletic here at East End Park in a Championship match. Prior to that, an away loss at Inverness CT.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dunfermline Athletic handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D0-L2.
A decent goal production from Dunfermline Athletic in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Ayr United form and stats
The visitors are W4-D0-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Ayr United are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The manager M. Kerr was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Somerset Park. Ayr United suffered a 1-2 loss to Queen of the South (placed 6th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dundee United wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
Ayr United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of six matches.
Ayr United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. The Ayr United manager M. Kerr has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ayr United - Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 entered in the official records. Dunfermline Athletic-Ayr United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dunfermline Athletic 4 wins, Ayr United 3 wins, 3 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Nisbet 15 goals |   A. Forrest 8 goals |  L. McCowan 5 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
Ayr United missing players
| Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 29 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 32 |
| 26 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 63% |
| 32% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 53% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 58% |
| 21% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 187 | 113 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 83 | 204 |
| 71 | 40 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 41 | 99 |
| 41% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 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.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 3 | Dundee | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -13 | 19 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 17 |