The wisdom of the crowd guess that Partick Thistle will beat Ayr United at Firhill Stadium

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Tue 01.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Firhill Stadium (13079 seats)

Partick Thistle have won 33 points running out as the home side. Ayr United have brought back 22 points from their away games. Should we expect a home win?

Insights:
  • Partick Thistle have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest scored goals (20) in Championship

Ayr United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Championship game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Hamilton Academical. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Partick Thistle form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Partick Thistle have to build on here at Firhill Stadium in the Championship.

Before that, Partick Thistle drew at home versus Kilmarnock.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Partick Thistle matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from five games).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Partick, as the Championship home game vs Queen of the South is only four days away.

Partick Thistle has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Partick are not conceding a lot of goals here at Firhill Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.

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Ayr United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ayr United so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose).

Ayr United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Hamilton Academical (placed 6th).

A new game in only four days for Ayr United, the Championship home match versus Dunfermline Athletic. Busy days.

Goals are few and far between in Ayr United's away league games. Only 7 goals from 10 travels. The attacking power of Ayr United when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. In the opposite end, Ayr have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Ayr United - Partick Thistle 0-4 was the score in these squads' previous h2h match, played this season. Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Partick Thistle, two draws and five wins for Ayr United. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

PartickB. Graham
B. Graham
8 goals
Partick ThistleZ. Rudden
Z. Rudden
8 goals
Ayr UnitedT. Adeloye
T. Adeloye
7 goals

Partick Thistle missing players

Ayr United missing players

Partick Thistle Ayr United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 22
9 5 2 Won W 1 1 5
6 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
5 2 0 Lost L 1 6 10
33 13 6 Scored S 4 7 20
19 7 2 Conceded C 3 19 35
80% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
65% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 82%
50% 30% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 45%
40% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 27%
15% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
35% 20% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 41%
55% 60% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 10% 18%
30% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 45%
 
6 6.9 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 3.7
4.7 4.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 8.1 6.5
1.7 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.8 10.4 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 4.7 5.1 6.4
4.5 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.2 2.2
36% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 42%
 
9.1 8.1 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10.6 9.5
3 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 4.1 3.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Ayr United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Ayr United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ayr United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ayr United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest points (6) away in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest scored goals (20) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Championship
  • Ayr United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Championship
  • Ayr United have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Championship
  • Ayr United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ayr United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Partick Thistle have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Championship

  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 22 11 8 3 35 16 10 4 5 1 15 7 12 7 3 2 20 9 19 41
2 Kilmarnock 22 12 4 6 28 15 10 5 1 4 12 8 12 7 3 2 16 7 13 40
3 Inverness CT 23 10 8 5 30 19 11 6 2 3 15 10 12 4 6 2 15 9 11 38
4 Raith Rovers 23 9 9 5 31 24 11 5 4 2 17 14 12 4 5 3 14 10 7 36
5 Partick Thistle 20 9 6 5 33 19 10 5 3 2 13 7 10 4 3 3 20 12 14 33
6 Hamilton Academical 23 6 7 10 25 38 12 3 3 6 11 22 11 3 4 4 14 16 -13 25
7 Dunfermline Athletic 23 4 10 9 22 37 12 2 6 4 12 19 11 2 4 5 10 18 -15 22
8 Ayr United 22 5 7 10 20 35 12 4 4 4 13 16 10 1 3 6 7 19 -15 22
9 Greenock Morton 22 4 9 9 26 33 11 1 6 4 17 21 11 3 3 5 9 12 -7 21
10 Queen of the South 22 4 6 12 21 35 12 2 3 7 7 15 10 2 3 5 14 20 -14 18

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The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.