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

Somerset Park, Ayr

Dunfermline Athletic pay Championship counterparts Ayr United a visit on Tuesday evening, as Neil Lennon guides his men into an away clash with Scott Brown & co. at the Somerset Park. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will update as you explore each of the betting markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.

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Ayr United's next match is v Ross County at 15:00 on Saturday 18th April
Dunfermline Athletic's next match is v St. Johnstone at 19:45 on Tuesday 21st April
The last Scottish Championship meeting between Ayr United and Dunfermline was on Tuesday 7th April 2026
Scottish Championship
April 7th 2026
Ayr United 0
3 Dunfermline
 
1' J. Cooper
55' C. Kane
86' K. Bray
 
AYR
DUN
Shots On
5
Shots Off
1
3
Corners
3
Possession
40%
60%
Fouls
13
11
Yellow/red cards
3/1
1/0
 
Ayr UnitedDunfermline
 
D. Mitchell
L. Dick
S. Want
K. Holt
L. King (L. McRoberts 70')
S. McMann
S. Bannigan
F. Turley (J. Murphy 46')
B. Summers
M. Rus
J. Hislop (G. Finney 61')
A. Oxborough
J. Chilokoa-Mullen
K. Ngwenya
S. Kearney
C. Gilmour
(K. Benedictus 83') M. Todd
(C. Hamilton 66') A. Amade
(T. Oakley-Boothe 46') N. Abdulai
R. Fraser
(C. Kane 34') A. Tod
(K. Bray 83') football iconJ. Cooper

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 75% chance of Ayr United and Dunfermline a maximum of 3 goals combined during this Championship clash according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.25.

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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 43% chance of Dunfermline 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
Ayr United
30%
11/51/50
Draw
27%
21/101/50
Dunfermline
43%
11/101/50
Draw 1-1
13%
11/218/5
Dunfermline 1-0
11%
6/117/10
Ayr United 1-0
9%
17/27/1
Dunfermline 2-1
9%
17/27/1
Draw 0-0
8%
15/27/1
Dunfermline 2-0
8%
9/12/5
Ayr United 2-1
7%
12/112/1
Ayr United 2-0
5%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/140/1
Dunfermline 3-1
4%
18/19/1
Dunfermline 3-0
4%
18/11/4
Ayr United 3-1
3%
28/133/1
Dunfermline 3-2
2%
33/155/1
Ayr United 3-0
2%
33/125/1
Ayr United 3-2
2%
40/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
23/2013/8
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
4/62/5
Home 1st Goal
45%
13/1013/10
Away 1st Goal
50%
4/54/5
No 1st Goal
5%
15/27/1
BTTS - Yes
50%
10/1115/2
BTTS - No
50%
4/51/20
BTTS - Home Win
13%
13/21/50
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/440/1
BTTS - Away Win
18%
4/115/2
Home/draw
57%
3/540/1
Away/draw
70%
2/71/50
Home/away
73%
2/71/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
4/112/5
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/117/10
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3/113/5
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/91/4
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
13/216/1
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/141/200
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/145/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/501/200
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
13/213/2
Home DNB
49%
11/811/8
Away DNB
62%
8/158/15
Ayr United win to nil
17%
9/2-
Dunfermline win to nil
25%
5/2-
Ayr United / Ayr United
17%
9/260/1
Ayr United / Dunfermline
3%
28/190/1
Ayr United / Draw
6%
14/190/1
Draw / Ayr United
12%
6/122/1
Draw / Dunfermline
15%
9/220/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/1
Dunfermline / Ayr United
3%
33/110/1
Dunfermline / Dunfermline
22%
12/54/11
Dunfermline / Draw
6%
14/17/2
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ayr United have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Ayr United have conceded 23 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Ayr United have played 15 games at home, winning 3, drawing 7 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Dunfermline lay in 4th place on 43 points in the Championship league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored 31 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dunfermline have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Dunfermline have played 14 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ayr United
Dunfermline
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone333768 
l
 
2-4F
d
 
0-00-0
May 1
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
2
Partick331763 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
3
Dunfermline331147 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
2-3F
-
-
-
-
4
Arbroath33147 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-5F
May 1
l
 
4-2A
5
Raith Rovers33342 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
6
Ayr United33-639 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-3F
7
Queen's Park33-1139 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
8
Greenock 33-1236 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
9
Airdrieonians33-1531 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
10
Ross County33-2528 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ayr United 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ayr United1 - 1Partick
Ayr United0 - 1Greenock
Ayr United1 - 2Queen's Park
Ayr United0 - 0Ross County
Ayr United2 - 1Raith Rovers
Ayr United1 - 1Airdrieonians
Ayr United2 - 4St. Johnstone
Ayr United0 - 0Partick
Ayr United1 - 1Arbroath
Ayr United0 - 1Dunfermline
Ayr United2 - 1Greenock
Ayr United4 - 2Airdrieonians
Ayr United1 - 1Ross County
Ayr United1 - 1Queen's Park
Ayr United0 - 1Raith Rovers
Ayr United2 - 2Queen's Park
Ayr United1 - 1Falkirk
Ayr United3 - 0Dunfermline
Ayr United1 - 1Hamilton
Ayr United4 - 1Airdrieonians
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
10
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAyr United1 - 1Partick
AAyr United0 - 3Raith Rovers
HAyr United0 - 1Greenock
AAyr United1 - 1Queen's Park
HAyr United1 - 2Queen's Park
AAyr United1 - 1Arbroath
AAyr United1 - 3St. Johnstone
HAyr United0 - 0Ross County
HAyr United2 - 1Raith Rovers
AAyr United1 - 2Partick
HAyr United1 - 1Airdrieonians
AAyr United1 - 1Greenock
AAyr United3 - 2Dunfermline
HAyr United2 - 4St. Johnstone
HAyr United0 - 0Partick
AAyr United1 - 0Airdrieonians
HAyr United1 - 1Arbroath
AAyr United3 - 3Ross County
HAyr United0 - 1Dunfermline
AAyr United0 - 0Queen's Park
Dunfermline 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ross County2 - 2Dunfermline
Arbroath4 - 2Dunfermline
Greenock 2 - 0Dunfermline
St. Johnstone0 - 1Dunfermline
Raith Rovers1 - 2Dunfermline
Queen's Park1 - 1Dunfermline
Partick1 - 0Dunfermline
Ayr United0 - 1Dunfermline
Ross County3 - 2Dunfermline
Airdrieonians0 - 4Dunfermline
St. Johnstone2 - 1Dunfermline
Arbroath0 - 5Dunfermline
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Greenock 0 - 0Dunfermline
Greenock 2 - 0Dunfermline
Queen's Park0 - 1Dunfermline
Ayr United3 - 0Dunfermline
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Falkirk1 - 0Dunfermline
Hamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDunfermline3 - 1Greenock
ADunfermline2 - 2Ross County
HDunfermline3 - 0Raith Rovers
HDunfermline3 - 0Ross County
HDunfermline1 - 0Queen's Park
HDunfermline2 - 2Partick
ADunfermline2 - 4Arbroath
ADunfermline0 - 2Greenock
HDunfermline0 - 2Airdrieonians
ADunfermline1 - 0St. Johnstone
ADunfermline2 - 1Raith Rovers
HDunfermline2 - 3Ayr United
ADunfermline1 - 1Queen's Park
HDunfermline1 - 2Arbroath
ADunfermline0 - 1Partick
HDunfermline1 - 0Greenock
HDunfermline2 - 2St. Johnstone
ADunfermline1 - 0Ayr United
ADunfermline2 - 3Ross County
ADunfermline4 - 0Airdrieonians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ayr United since 2016
Ayr United
Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
18
14
Games: Scored
8 / 14
10 / 14
Clean sheets
4 / 14
6 / 14
AYR
4
D
6
DUN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
0 - 1Dunfermline
Ayr United3 - 0
Ayr United1 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ayr United3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Dunfermline
0 - 1Dunfermline
Ayr United4 - 1
0 - 2Dunfermline
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Dunfermline since 2016
Dunfermline
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
14
15
Games: Scored
7 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
8 / 15
AYR
7
D
4
DUN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dunfermline
2 - 3Ayr United
0 - 1Ayr United
0 - 2Ayr United
Draw1 - 1Draw
Dunfermline2 - 0
0 - 1Ayr United
Dunfermline2 - 1
Dunfermline3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Ayr United
Dunfermline3 - 2
0 - 1Ayr United
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Ayr United
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Ayr United of late. It has been 8 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Tuesday evening against Dunfermline Athletic.

Ayr United 6th Dunfermline 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Ayr United will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Dunfermline will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Ayr United have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Dunfermline’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ayr United
PG (predicted goals)
Dunfermline
1.1
1.4
Attack rating
AYR
DUN
8%
better
view stats
Games scored23
22
Failed to score8
8
Scored first15
15
Goals scored35
45
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
20
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
AYR
DUN
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded24
18
Clean sheets7
12
Conceded first12
13
Goals conceded39
35
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+14%

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
337610
S McMannJ MurphyM RusM Rus
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Mitchell GLK19
-
L King DEF241
4
-
S Want DEF10
3
-
K Holt DEF302
4
-
L Dick DEF
-
S McMann DEF3311
8
-
S Bannigan MID26
8
-
M Rus MID2816
9
1
F. Turley MID61
1
-
B Summers MID12
1
-
J. Hislop FWD4
-
Subs
M. Thompson GLK8
-
L. Russell GLK7
-
D Watret DEF152
1
1
G. Finney DEF11
3
2
J Murphy MID2171
5
-
L. McRoberts FWD6
-
Dunfermline Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291379
J MullenA. TodR FraserC Gilmour 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Oxborough GLK7
-
J Mullen DEF2914
6
1
N. Abdulai DEF201
2
-
K Ngwenya DEF134
3
1
S. Kearney DEF251
2
-
R Fraser DEF3017
3
-
A Amade MID261
2
-
C Gilmour  MID3021
9
-
M Todd MID2827
-
J. Cooper MID1931
1
-
A. Tod FWD30132
2
-
Subs
B Terrell GLK15
1
-
K Benedictus DEF15
3
-
J. Tod DEF131
3
-
T Oakley-Boothe MID21
2
-
C Hamilton MID211
6
1
K Bray MID1712
-
C Kane FWD2452
2
-
L. Fyfe FWD511
1
-