National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hamilton Academical or Ayr United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Academical nor Ayr United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
7 - 1 - 4 with 19-16. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Ayr United when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Ayr United play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Last season, Academical's League Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Heartbreak before that as Academical lost 2-3 at Hibernian's place.
Ayr United form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Championship matches, Ayr United have produced an overall stat of 6-1-6 so far.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Dundee.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Ayr, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
A quick return to home after this game, as Ayr are hosting Annan Athletic in the League Cup only three days away.
Ayr are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ayr have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: Academical won two, Ayr United won two and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Odofin 3 goals |  D. Templeton 1 goals |  R. Callachan 1 goals |
Hamilton Academical missing players
Ayr United missing players
| Hamilton Academical | Ayr United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 20 | 33 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 235 | 124 | Total Shots | T S | 98 | 238 | ||
| 77 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 99 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ayr United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 28 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -15 | 26 |
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