A key match in Championship as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only four days ago.
Inverness CT form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Inverness CT, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Championship, have to build on here at Caledonian Stadium in the Championship.
Inverness CT are confident in defense, having played 184 minutes without conceding a goal.
Inverness CT are returning here after visiting Alloa Athletic in a Championship game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Inverness CT won a home game hosting Dundee (1-0).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Inverness CT have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 2 Lost 1.
Inverness CT have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Caledonian Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Ayr United form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Ayr United, who have the most scored goals (16) away in Championship, have produced an overall stat of 4-0-3 so far.
The manager M. Kerr was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Somerset Park. Ayr United suffered a 0-1 loss to Dunfermline Athletic (placed 4th). A 1-3 defeat away at Queen of the South before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Ayr United in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Ayr United, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Ayr United, the Championship home match versus Arbroath. Busy days.
The Ayr United manager M. Kerr has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 league matches. In the opposite end, Ayr United have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ayr United - Inverness CT 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 3 - 0 (Inverness CT wins - draws - Ayr United wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Forrest 8 goals |  L. McCowan 5 goals |   A. Doran 4 goals |
Inverness CT missing players
Ayr United missing players
| Inverness CT | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 28 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 20 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 79% |
| 53% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 86% | 64% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 71% | 50% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 57% | 43% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 57% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 20% | 14% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 5.8 | 7.3 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 6.1 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 188 | 99 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 76 | 160 |
| 79 | 45 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 39 | 81 |
| 28% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 35% |
- Ayr United has the most scored goals (16) away
- Ayr United has the the best goal difference (+4) away
- Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Inverness CT has the most clean sheets (8)
- Inverness CT have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Inverness CT have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Inverness CT 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 | Dundee United | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Dundee | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 14 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -12 | 12 |