Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ayr United & Elgin City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Ayr United and Elgin City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ayr United form and stats
Last season, Ayr's Scottish Cup journey ended in the 4th round.Ayr United have collected 20 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-5-2.
The supporters are hoping that Ayr United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Queen's Park.
Before that one, a strong away victory at Cove Rangers. A Scottish Cup game. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ayr home games with this odds we find 4 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Ayr United in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Elgin City form and stats
Elgin was sent out of Scottish Cup in the 2nd round replays last season.Playing away, Elgin City have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the League Two this season.
Elgin City played 1-1 against Albion Rovers in their previous match.
It was a League Two defeat before that one as the away game against Stenhousemuir wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Elgin are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. Elgin City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding three meetings): Ayr United won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Elgin City managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zero.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Akinyemi 15 goals |  K. Hester 15 goals | R. Dingwall 10 goals |
Ayr United missing players
Elgin City missing players
| Ayr United | Elgin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 51 | 23 | Scored | S | 21 | 46 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 66% | 51% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen's Park | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 43 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Dundee | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -16 | 25 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -16 | 21 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dumbarton | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | -2 | 31 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | East Fife | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Stranraer | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
