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

Fri 31st Oct, 19:45 BST, Somerset Park, Ayr

the Somerset Park is the stage on Friday evening, as Scott Brown's Ayr United welcome Neil Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic in the Championship. Below you'll find predictions for 17 markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and the best odds. Access it all using the tabs below.


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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ayr United
42%
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Draw
26%
--
Dunfermline
32%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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Ayr United 1-0
10%
--
Dunfermline 1-0
9%
--
Ayr United 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Dunfermline 2-1
7%
--
Ayr United 2-0
7%
--
Dunfermline 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Ayr United 3-1
4%
--
Ayr United 3-0
3%
--
Dunfermline 3-1
3%
--
Ayr United 3-2
2%
--
Dunfermline 3-0
2%
--
Dunfermline 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
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Over 3.5 Goals
26%
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Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
50%
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Ayr United win to nil
23%
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Dunfermline win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ayr United have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Ayr United have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Ayr United have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Dunfermline are in 6th position in the Championship on 12 points having played 10 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 4 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 0 and won 2. Dunfermline have conceded 7 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ayr United
Dunfermline
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone111124 
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
May 1
Feb 28
Nov 8
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
Jan 24
2
Partick10421 
Dec 6
Oct 21
Apr 4
Jan 24
l
 
0-2A
Nov 15
Feb 14
Apr 11
3
Arbroath11-218 
Nov 15
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
Dec 6
w
 
0-5F
May 1
Feb 21
4
Ayr United10517 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Oct 31
Dec 20
Mar 7
5
Raith Rovers11-214 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
Jan 31
Mar 28
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 14
Dec 27
6
Dunfermline10312 
Oct 31
w
 
0-1F
Mar 7
Dec 20
-
-
-
-
7
Greenock 11-111 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Dec 27
Nov 22
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 4
Jan 10
8
Queen's Park11-69 
d
 
1-1A
Oct 25
Jan 3
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 13
Feb 28
Apr 25
9
Ross County11-48 
d
 
1-1F
Nov 8
Feb 21
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
Oct 25
Jan 3
Mar 21
10
Airdrieonians10-84 
w
 
4-2F
Nov 22
Jan 10
Apr 25
w
 
2-0F
Oct 21
Jan 31
Mar 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ayr United 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Dunfermline 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Ayr United have beaten Dunfermline in 4 consecutive league meetings
8
Ayr United have not lost to Dunfermline in 8 consecutive home league meetings
4
Ayr United have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Dunfermline
League games at Ayr United since 2016
Ayr United
Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
18
13
Games: Scored
8 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
5 / 13
AYR
4
D
6
DUN
3
League games at Dunfermline since 2016
Dunfermline
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
12
12
Games: Scored
6 / 14
10 / 14
Clean sheets
4 / 14
8 / 14
AYR
6
D
4
DUN
4
Goal Statistics
Ayr United 4th Dunfermline 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Ayr United will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Dunfermline will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Ayr United’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-26
Dunfermline have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ayr United
PG (predicted goals)
Dunfermline
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
22%
better
AYR
DUN
view stats
Games scored8
5
Failed to score2
5
Scored first6
5
Goals scored14
12
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
AYR
DUN
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
5
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded9
9
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10434
D MitchellM McKenzieM RusN McAllister
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Mitchell GLK10
-
S McMann DEF1011
1
-
M McKenzie FWD104
1
-
E Walker FWD1021
2
-
D Watret DEF91
1
1
M Rus MID913
1
-
K. Ure MID91
1
-
K Holt DEF81
-
N McAllister DEF811
4
-
G Oakley FWD8
1
-
L Dick DEF7
2
-
C Main FWD71
-
J Murphy FWD73
1
-
B Dempsey MID61
-
J. Bonnar MID61
1
-
A Dowds FWD6
-
D Thomas MID5
-
S Bannigan MID5
2
-
L King DEF4
2
-
S Want DEF2
1
-
Dunfermline Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10424
C Gilmour A. TodJ MullenC Gilmour 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S. Kearney DEF10
1
-
C Gilmour  MID10
4
-
J Mullen DEF912
3
1
A. Tod MID941
1
-
A Amade MID9
1
-
R Fraser DEF81
-
K Benedictus DEF8
2
-
K Ritchie-Hosler MID8
-
T Oakley-Boothe MID8
1
-
C Kane FWD81
-
E Otoo DEF7
-
M. Munn GLK6
-
J. Cooper MID61
-
M Todd MID6
-
R Macleod FWD62
2
-
J Caceres FWD62
1
1
B Terrell GLK4
1
-
K Bray MID4
-
B. Stewart FWD31
-
Z Rudden FWD322
-
N. Abdulai DEF2
1
-
C Hamilton MID2
1
-