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

Gayfield Park, Arbroath

Ayr United are on the road on Friday evening, as manager Scott Brown takes his team to visit Arbroath FC and Colin Caton at the Gayfield Park in the Championship. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Arbroath FC's next match is v Queen's Park at 15:00 on Saturday 9th August
Ayr United's next match is v Raith Rovers at 15:00 on Saturday 9th August
The last Scottish Championship meeting between Arbroath and Ayr United was on Friday 1st August 2025
Scottish Championship
August 1st 2025
Arbroath 1
1 Ayr United
 
N. Todorov 88'5' J. Murphy
 
ARB
AYR
Shots On
4
1
Shots Off
10
3
Corners
6
2
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
4
5
Yellow/red cards
2/0
5/0
 
ArbroathAyr United
 
A. Mcadams
C. Watson
J. Wilkie
T. O'Brien
A. Muirhead
Cochrane (N. Todorov 85')
Marshall (R. Callachan 72')
S. Stewart
R. Dow
R. Flynn
G. Reilly (A. Pettifer 90')
D. Mitchell
N. McAllister
L. Dick
S. McMann
(J. Hastie 70') D. Watret
(M. Rus 70') football iconJ. Murphy
(K. Ure 46') D. Thomas
(E. Walker 60') J. Bonnar
M. McKenzie
(S. Want 66') C. Main
G. Oakley

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest there's no obvious winner here, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Arbroath and Ayr United will find the net twice at least between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Colin Caton or Scott Brown has served up too many 0-0s recently either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.29 equating to about a 77% probability.

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 53% 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
Arbroath
23%
29/109/1
Draw
23%
29/101/12
Ayr United
53%
3/411/1
Draw 1-1
11%
13/213/2
Ayr United 1-0
10%
13/22/9
Ayr United 2-1
10%
8/133/1
Ayr United 2-0
9%
15/27/1
Arbroath 1-0
6%
11/19/1
Arbroath 2-1
6%
12/140/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/117/2
Ayr United 3-1
6%
14/1100/1
Ayr United 3-0
5%
14/145/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/190/1
Arbroath 2-0
3%
20/116/1
Ayr United 3-2
3%
25/1125/1
Ayr United 4-1
3%
28/1125/1
Ayr United 4-0
2%
28/1125/1
Arbroath 3-1
2%
33/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
17/2011/2
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
19/201/12
Home 1st Goal
43%
6/413/8
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/73/5
No 1st Goal
3%
11/117/2
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/511/2
BTTS - No
45%
10/111/11
BTTS - Home Win
12%
13/240/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/213/2
BTTS - Away Win
25%
11/428/1
Home/draw
47%
1/11/50
Away/draw
77%
1/41/33
Home/away
77%
1/411/2
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/429/10
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/41/5
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
2/133/1
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
4/111/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
9/290/1
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/81/200
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
8/190/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/200
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/18/1
Home DNB
40%
2/121/10
Away DNB
70%
4/111/3
Arbroath win to nil
11%
6/1-
Ayr United win to nil
28%
2/1-
Arbroath / Arbroath
12%
11/245/1
Arbroath / Ayr United
4%
22/180/1
Arbroath / Draw
5%
16/166/1
Draw / Arbroath
9%
8/118/1
Draw / Ayr United
17%
15/414/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/114/1
Ayr United / Arbroath
2%
40/111/1
Ayr United / Ayr United
30%
7/44/11
Ayr United / Draw
6%
14/19/2
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Arbroath
Ayr United
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone143 
Oct 18
Aug 23
Apr 4
Jan 3
Dec 13
Oct 4
May 1
Feb 28
2
Airdrieonians101 
Aug 30
Oct 25
Dec 27
Mar 14
Sep 27
Nov 22
Jan 10
Apr 25
3
Ross County101 
Nov 1
Sep 6
Mar 7
Dec 20
Sep 13
Nov 8
Feb 21
Apr 18
4
Ayr United101 
d
 
1-1A
Nov 15
Feb 14
Apr 11
-
-
-
-
5
Raith Rovers101 
Nov 22
Sep 27
Apr 18
Jan 10
Aug 9
Oct 11
Jan 31
Mar 28
6
Arbroath101 
-
-
-
-
Nov 15
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
7
Queen's Park101 
Oct 11
Aug 9
Mar 21
Jan 31
Aug 30
Oct 25
Jan 3
Mar 14
8
Dunfermline101 
Sep 13
Dec 6
Feb 21
May 1
Nov 1
Sep 6
Mar 7
Dec 20
9
Greenock 101 
Sep 20
Nov 8
Jan 24
Mar 28
Oct 18
Aug 23
Mar 21
Dec 27
10
Partick1-40 
Dec 13
Oct 4
Apr 25
Feb 28
Dec 6
Sep 20
Apr 4
Jan 24
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
10
Arbroath have lost 10 consecutive league games
10
Arbroath have not won in 10 consecutive league games
Arbroath 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
10
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arbroath0 - 5Queen's Park
Arbroath1 - 2Greenock
Arbroath1 - 2Airdrieonians
Arbroath2 - 3Dunfermline
Arbroath0 - 1Partick
Arbroath3 - 2Raith Rovers
Arbroath1 - 1Inverness
Arbroath0 - 0Ayr United
Arbroath0 - 3Dundee Utd
Arbroath1 - 1Dunfermline
Arbroath1 - 2Raith Rovers
Arbroath1 - 2Greenock
Arbroath1 - 3Partick
Arbroath2 - 3Inverness
Arbroath4 - 0Airdrieonians
Arbroath2 - 1Ayr United
Arbroath0 - 1Queen's Park
Arbroath0 - 4Dundee Utd
Arbroath0 - 0Hamilton
Arbroath0 - 1Cove Rangers FC
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
58
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AArbroath0 - 5Raith Rovers
HArbroath0 - 5Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 2Greenock
AArbroath0 - 5Ayr United
AArbroath1 - 2Inverness
HArbroath1 - 2Airdrieonians
HArbroath2 - 3Dunfermline
HArbroath0 - 1Partick
AArbroath2 - 5Airdrieonians
AArbroath0 - 4Dundee Utd
HArbroath3 - 2Raith Rovers
AArbroath0 - 6Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 1Inverness
AArbroath1 - 1Dunfermline
AArbroath0 - 3Greenock
AArbroath0 - 2Ayr United
HArbroath0 - 0Ayr United
AArbroath0 - 4Partick
HArbroath0 - 3Dundee Utd
AArbroath2 - 2Raith Rovers
Ayr United 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAyr United1 - 0Airdrieonians
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Ayr United have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Arbroath
League games at Arbroath since 2019
Arbroath
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
6 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
3 / 9
ARB
5
D
2
AYR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Arbroath
Draw0 - 0Draw
Arbroath2 - 1
Arbroath2 - 0
0 - 2Ayr United
Arbroath1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Arbroath4 - 0
Arbroath2 - 1
0 - 3Ayr United
League games at Ayr United since 2019
Ayr United
Arbroath
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
ARB
1
D
4
AYR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
Ayr United5 - 0
Ayr United2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Ayr United1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Arbroath
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Arbroath FC of late. It has been 6 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday evening against Ayr United.

Ayr United's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Arbroath FC have conceded in each of their last 16 Championship games. A PG of 1.8 for S. Brown's side suggests that run should continue.

Arbroath 6th Ayr United 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Arbroath will score no more than 1 goal
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Ayr United will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Arbroath have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-24
Ayr United have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Arbroath
PG (predicted goals)
Ayr United
1.1
1.8
Attack rating
0%
better
ARB
AYR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
ARB
AYR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Arbroath Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
A McAdamsN TodorovC WatsonA Muirhead
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A McAdams GLK1
-
C Watson DEF
-
T O'Brien DEF1
-
J Wilkie DEF1
-
A Muirhead DEF1
1
-
S Stewart DEF1
1
-
F Marshall MID1
-
R Flynn MID1
-
H Cochrane MID1
-
R Dow MID1
-
G Reilly FWD1
-
Subs
J Pettigrew GLK
-
L Kenny DEF
-
A Steele DEF
-
D Gold MID
-
R Callachan MID1
-
A Pettifer MID
-
R. Hickey-Fugaccia MID
-
A. Spalding MID
-
N Todorov FWD11
-
Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
D MitchellJ MurphyS McMannN McAllister
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Mitchell GLK1
-
D Watret DEF1
-
N McAllister DEF1
1
-
S McMann DEF11
-
L Dick DEF
-
J. Bonnar MID1
1
-
D Thomas MID
-
J Murphy MID11
-
M McKenzie MID1
-
G Oakley FWD1
1
-
C Main FWD1
-
Subs
L. Russell GLK
-
S Want DEF1
1
-
J Hastie MID1
-
E Walker MID1
-
M Rus MID1
-
K. Ure MID1
1
-