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

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, Somerset Park, Ayr

The Championship is the focus for both Ayr United and Greenock Morton FC on Saturday afternoon, as bosses Scott Brown and Dougie Imrie face one another at the Somerset Park. Form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all shown below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. Here we've gone for , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


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Ayr United
42%
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Draw
27%
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Greenock
30%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Ayr United 1-0
12%
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Greenock 1-0
10%
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Draw 0-0
9%
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Ayr United 2-1
9%
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Ayr United 2-0
8%
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Greenock 2-1
7%
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Greenock 2-0
5%
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Draw 2-2
5%
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Ayr United 3-1
4%
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Ayr United 3-0
4%
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Greenock 3-1
3%
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Ayr United 3-2
2%
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Greenock 3-0
2%
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Greenock 3-2
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
44%
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Under 2.5 Goals
56%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
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Away 1st Goal
45%
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No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
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BTTS - No
51%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
70%
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Away/draw
58%
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Home/away
73%
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Over 1.5 Goals
70%
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Under 1.5 Goals
30%
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Over 3.5 Goals
23%
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Under 3.5 Goals
77%
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Over 4.5 Goals
10%
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Under 4.5 Goals
90%
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Over 5.5 Goals
4%
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Under 5.5 Goals
96%
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Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
61%
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Away DNB
49%
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Ayr United win to nil
25%
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Greenock win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ayr United have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Championship league table. Ayr United are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 5 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Ayr United have outscored their opponents by 10 goals to 8 goals.

Home League Performance

Ayr United have played 4 games at home winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Greenock are in 6th position in the Championship on 10 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Greenock are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. Greenock are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Away League Performance

zero of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 4 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 4 and won zero. Greenock have conceded 6 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ayr United
Greenock
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone91323 
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
May 1
Feb 28
Oct 25
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
Dec 20
2
Partick8317 
Dec 6
Oct 21
Apr 4
Jan 24
Oct 11
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
Jan 3
3
Raith Rovers9214 
l
 
0-1A
Oct 11
Jan 31
Mar 28
l
 
0-1A
Nov 1
Feb 14
Apr 11
4
Arbroath9-712 
Nov 15
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
Nov 8
d
 
1-1A
Mar 28
Jan 24
5
Ayr United8211 
-
-
-
-
d
 
2-2F
Oct 18
Dec 27
Mar 21
6
Greenock 9010 
Oct 18
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Dec 27
-
-
-
-
7
Dunfermline919 
Nov 1
w
 
0-1F
Mar 7
Dec 20
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 22
Jan 10
Apr 4
8
Queen's Park9-38 
d
 
1-1A
Oct 25
Jan 3
Mar 14
Dec 6
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Feb 21
9
Ross County9-37 
d
 
1-1F
Nov 8
Feb 21
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
Nov 15
Jan 31
Apr 25
10
Airdrieonians9-83 
w
 
4-2F
Nov 22
Jan 10
Apr 25
Dec 13
w
 
1-2F
May 1
Feb 28
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Ayr United 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Ayr United1 - 2Livingston
Ayr United2 - 1Partick
Ayr United3 - 0Raith Rovers
Ayr United0 - 0Greenock
Ayr United5 - 2Falkirk
Ayr United1 - 0Dunfermline
Ayr United3 - 2Queen's Park
Ayr United1 - 2Livingston
Ayr United1 - 0Greenock
Ayr United1 - 1Partick
Ayr United2 - 0Raith Rovers
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAyr United0 - 0St. Johnstone
HAyr United4 - 2Airdrieonians
AAyr United1 - 0Dunfermline
HAyr United1 - 1Ross County
HAyr United1 - 1Queen's Park
AAyr United2 - 2Greenock
HAyr United0 - 1Raith Rovers
AAyr United1 - 1Arbroath
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
Greenock 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Airdrieonians1 - 2Greenock
Arbroath1 - 1Greenock
Queen's Park0 - 0Greenock
St. Johnstone1 - 1Greenock
Partick1 - 1Greenock
Raith Rovers1 - 1Greenock
Airdrieonians0 - 1Greenock
Falkirk5 - 0Greenock
Hamilton0 - 2Greenock
Dunfermline2 - 1Greenock
Livingston3 - 2Greenock
Partick2 - 2Greenock
Queen's Park1 - 2Greenock
Ayr United0 - 0Greenock
Airdrieonians2 - 2Greenock
Raith Rovers2 - 3Greenock
Falkirk6 - 0Greenock
Hamilton3 - 0Greenock
Dunfermline0 - 0Greenock
Ayr United1 - 0Greenock
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGreenock 2 - 1Airdrieonians
HGreenock 1 - 1Ross County
AGreenock 1 - 1Arbroath
AGreenock 0 - 0Queen's Park
HGreenock 0 - 1Raith Rovers
AGreenock 1 - 1St. Johnstone
HGreenock 2 - 2Ayr United
AGreenock 1 - 1Partick
HGreenock 0 - 0Dunfermline
HGreenock 2 - 0Dunfermline
AGreenock 1 - 1Raith Rovers
AGreenock 1 - 0Airdrieonians
HGreenock 1 - 2Livingston
AGreenock 0 - 5Falkirk
HGreenock 0 - 1Partick
HGreenock 3 - 3Raith Rovers
HGreenock 2 - 1Queen's Park
AGreenock 2 - 0Hamilton
HGreenock 2 - 1Ayr United
AGreenock 1 - 2Dunfermline
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ayr United since 2016
Ayr United
Greenock
Goals: Scored
14
17
Games: Scored
10 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
5 / 15
AYR
3
D
8
GRE
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
Draw0 - 0Draw
Ayr United1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Greenock
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Greenock
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Greenock
Ayr United4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 4Greenock
Ayr United2 - 1
League games at Greenock since 2016
Greenock
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
25
27
Games: Scored
14 / 16
14 / 16
Clean sheets
2 / 16
2 / 16
AYR
5
D
6
GRE
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Greenock
Draw2 - 2Draw
Greenock 2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Greenock 3 - 0
Greenock 3 - 1
1 - 3Ayr United
1 - 2Ayr United
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Ayr United
Greenock 3 - 2
2 - 3Ayr United
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 5Ayr United
Draw1 - 1Draw
Greenock 2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Greenock Morton FC's defensive record is very strong, Dougie Imrie's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Ayr United makes sense in this context.

Ayr United 5th Greenock 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Ayr United will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Greenock will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Ayr United’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Greenock ’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ayr United
PG (predicted goals)
Greenock
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
20%
better
AYR
GRE
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Games scored5
4
Failed to score1
3
Scored first3
3
Goals scored6
5
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.6
Avg. shots per game6
4
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
AYR
GRE
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
5
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded6
6
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded6
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
10
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+17%

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

Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8324
S McMannM McKenzieM RusN McAllister
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMann DEF811
-
M McKenzie FWD83
1
-
G Oakley FWD8
1
-
E Walker FWD821
3
-
N McAllister DEF711
4
-
D Watret DEF71
1
1
M Rus MID72
-
J Murphy MID52
-
J Hastie FWD5
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C Main FWD51
-
B Dempsey MID4
-
A Dowds FWD4
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Greenock Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
J StorerE BrophyK. RobertsonJ Longridge
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Storer GLK9
-
J Longridge DEF92
3
-
Z Delaney DEF9
1
-
I Wilson MID9
2
-
Z. McKay MID9
-
K. Robertson MID91
3
-
C Blues MID911
1
-
E Brophy FWD93
1
-
M Garrity FWD91
2
-
O Moffat FWD91
-
T Adeloye FWD81
1
-
K Moore DEF7
1
-
C Ballantyne DEF6
1
-
N Shaw MID61
2
-
A Comrie DEF5
1
-
M O'Halloran FWD4
1
-
D. Corr DEF3
1
-
G Gillespie MID3
1
-
A Crawford MID21
-
K. Taylor MID2
1
-
C MacPherson MID1
-
A Lyall FWD1
-