The visiting Ayr United side should be favourites in this visit to Partick Thistle, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Partick Thistle form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Partick Thistle, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Championship, have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at The Energy Check Stadium. The Partick Thistle manager S. Allison might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
In their previous game, the manager S. Allison led his Partick Thistle to a defeat in the Championship match away at Arbroath. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Energy Check Stadium. Preceding that match was a Scottish Cup defeat to Celtic (1-2).
Partick Thistle are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Partick Thistle with 20 goals conceded in these matches.
Ayr United form and stats
5-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ayr United in their Championship matches away.
212 minutes! That's how long the Ayr United goalkeeper Ross Doohan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ayr United are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Championship against Inverness CT (placed 2nd). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ross County in the Scottish Cup.
Ayr United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. Ayr United have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ayr United - Partick Thistle 4-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Partick Thistle won 4, Ayr United won 6 and 0 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Forrest 8 goals |   K. Miller 5 goals |  L. McCowan 5 goals |
Partick Thistle missing players
Ayr United missing players
| Partick Thistle | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 29 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 42 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 68% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 57% |
| 41% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 38% |
| 23% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 82% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 18% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 228 | 105 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 90 | 227 |
| 99 | 39 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 46 | 107 |
| 29% | 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 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.
- Partick Thistle has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Partick Thistle has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Partick Thistle has the fewest points (7) at home
- Partick Thistle has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
- Partick Thistle has the most conceded goals (20) at home
- Partick Thistle has the most conceded goals (42)
- Partick Thistle has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- Partick Thistle has the the worst goal difference (-13)
- Partick Thistle has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home
- Partick Thistle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Partick Thistle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Partick Thistle 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Dundee | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 26 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -13 | 22 |