2nd position in the Championship table for Dunfermline Athletic so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Ayr United visits East End Park.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ayr United has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Championship
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.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Dunfermline Athletic have to build on here at East End Park in the Championship.
An away draw last time out for Dunfermline Athletic, facing Greenock Morton in a game that ended 0-0. 1-1 away at Inverness CT before that.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), Dunfermline's attacking play is working. Dunfermline Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ayr United form and stats
Ayr United have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Ayr's last three away games as they have all been lost.
There might be some fixture complaints from Ayr as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Championship match against Queen of the South (2-3). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Greenock Morton.
Ayr were so close to getting something from the game against Queen of the South, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
The travelling fans enjoy Ayr's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. The Ayr manager M. Kerr has some worries about the defense as 14 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 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Dunfermline Athletic won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Ayr United has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  D. McManus 6 goals | K. O'Hara 4 goals |  E. Murray 3 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
Ayr United missing players
| Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 45% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 27% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 64% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10 | 9.2 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 50% | 46% |
- All of Ayr United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ayr United has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Championship
- Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ayr United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Hearts | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Dundee | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -16 | 8 |
| 10 | Arbroath | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 6 |