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

Fri 16th Oct, 19:30 BST, Somerset Park, Ayr

It's an away trip for Mark Wilson's Partick Thistle side on Friday evening, as they make their way to the Somerset Park for a Championship showdown with Gary Naysmith's Ayr United. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) history, will change as you browse each of the betting markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ayr United
31%
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Draw
29%
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Partick
41%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Partick 1-0
13%
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Ayr United 1-0
11%
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Draw 0-0
11%
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Partick 2-1
8%
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Partick 2-0
8%
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Ayr United 2-1
7%
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Ayr United 2-0
6%
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Draw 2-2
4%
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Partick 3-1
3%
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Partick 3-0
3%
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Ayr United 3-1
2%
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Ayr United 3-0
2%
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Partick 3-2
2%
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Ayr United 3-2
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
39%
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Under 2.5 Goals
61%
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Home 1st Goal
44%
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Away 1st Goal
49%
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No 1st Goal
7%
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BTTS - Yes
45%
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BTTS - No
55%
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BTTS - Home Win
12%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
59%
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Away/draw
69%
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Home/away
71%
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Over 1.5 Goals
66%
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Under 1.5 Goals
34%
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Over 3.5 Goals
19%
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Under 3.5 Goals
81%
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Over 4.5 Goals
8%
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Under 4.5 Goals
92%
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Over 5.5 Goals
3%
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Under 5.5 Goals
97%
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Over 0.5 Goals
89%
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Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
51%
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Away DNB
61%
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Ayr United win to nil
19%
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Partick win to nil
25%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ayr United have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Ayr United have conceded 6 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Ayr United have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Partick lay in 3rd place on 15 points in the Championship league table having played 8 matches. Partick are unbeaten in 6 games against teams below them in the league and kept 5 clean sheets out of 6 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Partick have conceded 1 goal and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Partick have played 3 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ayr United
Partick
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stenhousemuir81022 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 5
Feb 20
Apr 24
Oct 24
l
 
1-0A
Mar 20
Jan 2
2
Raith Rovers9717 
Nov 14
l
 
2-0A
Apr 3
Jan 23
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 21
Feb 13
Mar 27
3
Partick8615 
Oct 16
l
 
1-0A
Mar 6
Dec 19
-
-
-
-
4
Livingston9413 
Dec 12
w
 
1-2F
Apr 30
Feb 27
w
 
2-0F
Oct 10
Jan 9
Apr 17
5
Dunfermline7212 
Oct 10
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
Jan 30
Dec 5
Oct 20
Apr 24
Feb 20
6
Ayr United9-111 
-
-
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Oct 16
Dec 19
Mar 6
7
Arbroath9-711 
w
 
2-0F
Nov 7
Jan 9
Mar 27
w
 
3-0F
Dec 12
Feb 27
Apr 30
8
Inverness8010 
l
 
1-3A
Nov 20
Feb 13
Apr 17
Nov 14
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
Jan 30
9
Queen's Park8-94 
Oct 31
w
 
0-2F
Mar 20
Jan 2
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 7
Dec 26
Mar 13
10
Greenock 9-121 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 24
Dec 23
Mar 13
Oct 31
w
 
0-1F
Apr 10
Jan 23
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Ayr United 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Partick 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
10
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
10
L
1
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ayr United since 2018
Ayr United
Partick
Goals: Scored
21
20
Games: Scored
8 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
5 / 13
AYR
6
D
3
PTH
4
League games at Partick since 2018
Partick
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
23
14
Games: Scored
13 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
2 / 15
AYR
3
D
4
PTH
8
Goal Statistics

Partick Thistle's defensive record is very strong, M. Wilson's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive Championship games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.0 for Ayr United makes sense in this context.

Ayr United 6th Partick 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Ayr United will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Partick will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-27
Ayr United have scored 27% fewer goals at home than predicted
-13
Partick have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Ayr United
PG (predicted goals)
Partick
1
1.2
Attack rating
7%
better
AYR
PTH
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Games scored6
5
Failed to score3
3
Scored first4
5
Goals scored9
8
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game6
10
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
AYR
PTH
67%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
2
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first5
1
Goals conceded10
2
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
18
Conversion rate against14%
6%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+67%

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

Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9233
H StoneL. McBethR. TaylorL. McBeth
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Stone GLK8
-
L. McBeth DEF82
3
-
S McMann DEF81
2
-
D Watret DEF81
1
-
R Lyon MID8
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R. Taylor MID813
1
1
O. Stirton FWD821
-
B Summers MID71
1
-
L King DEF61
1
N McAllister DEF6
2
-
L Dick DEF6
-
K Holt DEF6
2
-
T. Hatton FWD6
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O. Whyte MID5
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J. Landers FWD41
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K. Mitchell FWD4
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J Murphy FWD41
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K Shanks FWD2
2
-
E Walker FWD2
-
M McKenzie FWD1
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Partick Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8223
C. LoughreyB StanwayS. DrozdD O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B. McPherson DEF71
1
-
C. Loughrey DEF7
1
-
P Reading DEF7
1
-
B Stanway MID72
-
O Smyth MID7
2
-
A Fitzpatrick MID71
-
S. Drozd FWD722
1
-
A Samuel  FWD7
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T Watt FWD7
-
L MacFarlane GLK6
-
T. Letsosa MID61
1
-
B Dempsey MID6
-
R Crawford MID61
1
-
D O'Reilly DEF5
3
-
G Mackay-Steven  MID5
1
-
E Henderson FWD4
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E Ingram DEF3
-
L Ashcroft DEF2
-
C. Logan DEF2
-
L Budinauckas GLK1
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