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Airdrieonians v Ayr United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 2nd May, 19:45 BST, Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie

Friday evening at the Excelsior Stadium, and it’s a Championship clash between Airdrieonians and Ayr United. Rhys McCabe and Scott Brown will be doing all they can to ensure victory. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Airdrieonians or Ayr United are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Ayr United coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Airdrieonians
36%
11/5-
Draw
25%
13/5-
Ayr United
39%
1/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
Ayr United 1-0
9%
15/2-
Ayr United 2-1
9%
8/1-
Airdrieonians 1-0
8%
10/1-
Airdrieonians 2-1
8%
11/1-
Ayr United 2-0
6%
9/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Airdrieonians 2-0
6%
16/1-
Ayr United 3-1
4%
14/1-
Airdrieonians 3-1
4%
25/1-
Ayr United 3-0
3%
18/1
12%
-
Ayr United 3-2
3%
22/1-
Airdrieonians 3-2
3%
28/1-
Airdrieonians 3-0
3%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
4/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
1/1-
Home 1st Goal
48%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
48%
8/13-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
4/6-
BTTS - No
44%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
5/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
3/1-
Home/draw
61%
8/11-
Away/draw
64%
4/11-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/4-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
15/2-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/1
25%
-
Home DNB
53%
6/4-
Away DNB
57%
1/2-
Airdrieonians win to nil
18%
5/1-
Ayr United win to nil
20%
11/4-
Airdrieonians / Airdrieonians
17%
4/1
9%
-
Airdrieonians / Ayr United
4%
22/1-
Airdrieonians / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Airdrieonians
11%
13/2-
Draw / Ayr United
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Ayr United / Airdrieonians
2%
33/1-
Ayr United / Ayr United
26%
11/5
3%
-
Ayr United / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Airdrieonians have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 7 and won 6. Airdrieonians have conceded 51 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 15 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Airdrieonians have played 17 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 27 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

Ayr United lay in 3rd place on 60 points in the Championship league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 45 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ayr United have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Ayr United have played 17 away games, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Airdrieonians
Ayr United
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Falkirk353770 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
5-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
2
Livingston352970 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
3
Ayr United A351760 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
May 2
l
 
4-1A
-
-
-
-
4
Partick35452 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
5
Raith Rovers35050 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
6
Greenock 35-845 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
7
Dunfermline35-1335 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
8
Queen's Park35-1535 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-5F
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-3A
9
Airdrieonians H35-2729 
-
-
-
-
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
May 2
10
Hamilton35-2421 
l
 
0-4A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Ayr United have lost 4 consecutive away league games
3
Ayr United have failed to score in 3 consecutive away league games
Airdrieonians 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Airdrieonians0 - 1Greenock
Airdrieonians2 - 1Partick
Airdrieonians3 - 3Livingston
Airdrieonians2 - 1Hamilton
Airdrieonians0 - 3Falkirk
Airdrieonians1 - 0Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians2 - 1Queen's Park
Airdrieonians3 - 0Dunfermline
Airdrieonians0 - 2Partick
Airdrieonians0 - 3Livingston
Airdrieonians2 - 2Greenock
Airdrieonians0 - 4Hamilton
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Airdrieonians1 - 1Dunfermline
Airdrieonians0 - 2Falkirk
Airdrieonians0 - 2Queen's Park
Airdrieonians1 - 0Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians0 - 0Dundee Utd
Airdrieonians2 - 1Dunfermline
Airdrieonians3 - 1Greenock
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAirdrieonians0 - 0Dunfermline
HAirdrieonians0 - 1Greenock
AAirdrieonians1 - 1Raith Rovers
HAirdrieonians2 - 1Partick
AAirdrieonians5 - 0Queen's Park
AAirdrieonians0 - 2Falkirk
HAirdrieonians3 - 3Livingston
HAirdrieonians2 - 1Hamilton
HAirdrieonians0 - 3Falkirk
AAirdrieonians1 - 4Ayr United
HAirdrieonians1 - 0Raith Rovers
AAirdrieonians1 - 1Partick
AAirdrieonians2 - 2Greenock
HAirdrieonians2 - 1Queen's Park
HAirdrieonians3 - 0Dunfermline
AAirdrieonians1 - 2Livingston
AAirdrieonians2 - 3Hamilton
HAirdrieonians0 - 2Partick
HAirdrieonians0 - 3Livingston
HAirdrieonians2 - 2Greenock
Ayr United 3RD
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Livingston5 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers1 - 0Ayr United
Partick2 - 0Ayr United
Greenock 2 - 1Ayr United
Queen's Park2 - 3Ayr United
Falkirk2 - 2Ayr United
Hamilton0 - 2Ayr United
Dunfermline0 - 2Ayr United
Livingston0 - 1Ayr United
Partick1 - 0Ayr United
Greenock 1 - 1Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 0Ayr United
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Falkirk2 - 0Ayr United
Queen's Park1 - 1Ayr United
Dunfermline1 - 1Ayr United
Hamilton0 - 2Ayr United
Partick0 - 0Ayr United
Dundee Utd1 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 1Ayr United
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAyr United2 - 2Queen's Park
AAyr United0 - 5Livingston
HAyr United1 - 1Falkirk
AAyr United0 - 1Raith Rovers
HAyr United3 - 0Dunfermline
HAyr United1 - 1Hamilton
AAyr United0 - 2Partick
AAyr United1 - 2Greenock
AAyr United3 - 2Queen's Park
HAyr United4 - 1Airdrieonians
HAyr United1 - 2Livingston
AAyr United2 - 2Falkirk
AAyr United2 - 0Hamilton
HAyr United2 - 1Partick
AAyr United2 - 0Dunfermline
HAyr United3 - 0Raith Rovers
HAyr United0 - 0Greenock
AAyr United1 - 0Livingston
HAyr United5 - 2Falkirk
AAyr United0 - 1Partick
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Ayr United have beaten Airdrieonians in 7 consecutive league meetings
7
Ayr United have not lost to Airdrieonians in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Airdrieonians since 2023
Airdrieonians
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
AYR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Airdrieonians
0 - 1Ayr United
2 - 3Ayr United
1 - 2Ayr United
League games at Ayr United since 2023
Ayr United
Airdrieonians
Goals: Scored
12
2
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
AYR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
Ayr United4 - 1
Ayr United5 - 0
Ayr United2 - 1
Ayr United1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Airdrieonians's defensive record is very strong, R. McCabe's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship games. An average PG rating of 1.4 for Ayr United makes sense in this context.

Airdrieonians 9th Ayr United 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Airdrieonians will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Ayr United will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Airdrieonians’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-24
Ayr United have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Airdrieonians
PG (predicted goals)
Ayr United
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
AYR
36%
better
view stats
Games scored19
28
Failed to score16
7
Scored first10
19
Goals scored34
56
Avg. goals scored1
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
AYR
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded30
23
Clean sheets5
12
Conceded first24
15
Goals conceded61
39
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded12
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+25%

Airdrieonians v Ayr United Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Airdrieonians Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34979
A FrizzellB. WilsonA FrizzellL McGrattan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Frizzell MID3127
6
-
C Mochrie MID2871
2
-
B. Wilson FWD2891
-
G. Gallagher MID2621
2
-
D. McDonald DEF2513
6
-
R. Armstrong MID25
7
1
L McGrattan MID2522
8
1
L McGregor MID242
-
S Graham DEF21
3
-
M Hancock DEF183
7
-
D McMaster MID171
6
-
C Watson DEF16
5
-
A Reid FWD142
-
L McStravick MID1311
1
-
R Diack FWD133
1
-
K Wright GLK12
2
-
A Bannon MID12
1
-
L Strapp DEF111
5
-
Wilson DEF101
3
-
C Bruce DEF10
-
C. Cooper FWD10
2
-
C. Melrose GLK8
-
F Duffy DEF7
1
-
R McCabe MID5
1
A Taylor-Sinclair DEF1
-
C. Williams MID1
-
J. White MID1
-
D. Williams MID1
-
Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3413810
G StangerG OakleyJ HendersonN McAllister
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Stanger DEF3131
6
-
G Oakley FWD31132
6
-
J Henderson MID3078
-
B Dempsey MID2931
9
-
M Rus MID2736
6
-
S McMann DEF261
5
-
M McKenzie FWD263
1
-
P Reading DEF221
1
-
J Hastie FWD221
2
-
D Watret DEF2123
2
-
J Murphy MID2131
1
-
C McLennan FWD2134
5
-
N McAllister DEF203
9
1
E Walker FWD184
3
1
F Musonda DEF161
4
-
L. Russell GLK11
-
H Stone GLK11
-
C Main FWD114
-
C McKinnon MID101
1
-
L. Agbaire DEF8
2
-
M Devlin  DEF6
4
-
A Dowds FWD65
-
R Mutch GLK1
-
D. Craig MID1
-