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Ayr United v St. Johnstone : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 12th Dec, 19:45 BST, Somerset Park, Ayr

St. Johnstone pay Championship competitors Ayr United a visit on Friday evening, as Simo Valakari guides his side into an away clash with Scott Brown & co. at the Somerset Park. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


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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
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Ayr United
37%
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Draw
25%
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St. Johnstone
38%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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St. Johnstone 1-0
9%
--
Ayr United 1-0
9%
--
St. Johnstone 2-1
8%
--
Ayr United 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
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St. Johnstone 2-0
6%
--
Ayr United 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
St. Johnstone 3-1
4%
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Ayr United 3-1
4%
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St. Johnstone 3-0
3%
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Ayr United 3-0
3%
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St. Johnstone 3-2
3%
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Ayr United 3-2
3%
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Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
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Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
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BTTS - No
44%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
62%
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Away/draw
63%
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Home/away
75%
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Over 1.5 Goals
77%
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Under 1.5 Goals
23%
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Over 3.5 Goals
30%
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Under 3.5 Goals
70%
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Over 4.5 Goals
15%
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Under 4.5 Goals
85%
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Over 5.5 Goals
6%
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Under 5.5 Goals
94%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
55%
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Away DNB
55%
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Ayr United win to nil
19%
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St. Johnstone win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ayr United have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 3rd position in the league. Ayr United are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 1 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won zero. Ayr United have conceded 2 goals, scored 1, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Ayr United have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

St. Johnstone lay in 1st place on 34 points in the Championship league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St. Johnstone have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

St. Johnstone have played 8 away games, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ayr United
St. Johnstone
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone161834 
Dec 12
d
 
0-00-0
May 1
Feb 28
-
-
-
-
2
Partick161034 
Dec 6
Oct 21
Apr 4
l
 
2-1F
w
 
5-1A
l
 
2-1A
Jan 31
Mar 21
3
Ayr United16423 
-
-
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 12
Feb 28
May 1
4
Arbroath16-123 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
Jan 3
Apr 4
5
Dunfermline16722 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 7
Dec 20
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 24
Apr 18
6
Raith Rovers16-419 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
Jan 31
Mar 28
Dec 6
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
Feb 21
7
Greenock 16-218 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Dec 27
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-4F
Dec 20
Mar 7
8
Queen's Park15-1113 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 3
Mar 14
w
 
4-3F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 28
Jan 10
9
Ross County15-912 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
Feb 21
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Mar 14
Dec 27
10
Airdrieonians16-1211 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-1F
Jan 10
Apr 25
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 11
Feb 14
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Win / draw / win form
Ayr United 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
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
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAyr United1 - 0Airdrieonians
HAyr United1 - 1Arbroath
AAyr United3 - 3Ross County
HAyr United0 - 1Dunfermline
AAyr United0 - 0Queen's Park
HAyr United2 - 1Greenock
AAyr United2 - 0Raith Rovers
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
St. Johnstone 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Partick2 - 1St. Johnstone
Dunfermline2 - 2St. Johnstone
Greenock 0 - 4St. Johnstone
Arbroath3 - 1St. Johnstone
Queen's Park1 - 2St. Johnstone
Airdrieonians1 - 2St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers0 - 2St. Johnstone
Ross County0 - 1St. Johnstone
Hearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
Motherwell3 - 2St. Johnstone
Dundee Utd1 - 0St. Johnstone
Hibernian3 - 0St. Johnstone
Dundee1 - 1St. Johnstone
Kilmarnock3 - 1St. Johnstone
St. Mirren0 - 1St. Johnstone
Rangers3 - 1St. Johnstone
Celtic4 - 0St. Johnstone
Hearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
Aberdeen1 - 1St. Johnstone
Motherwell2 - 1St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt. Johnstone1 - 2Partick
HSt. Johnstone4 - 3Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone2 - 2Dunfermline
HSt. Johnstone3 - 0Airdrieonians
ASt. Johnstone4 - 0Greenock
ASt. Johnstone1 - 3Arbroath
HSt. Johnstone0 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone0 - 0Ayr United
ASt. Johnstone2 - 1Queen's Park
ASt. Johnstone2 - 1Airdrieonians
HSt. Johnstone2 - 1Dunfermline
ASt. Johnstone2 - 0Raith Rovers
HSt. Johnstone1 - 1Greenock
HSt. Johnstone3 - 0Arbroath
ASt. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
HSt. Johnstone5 - 1Partick
HSt. Johnstone0 - 2Dundee
ASt. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
HSt. Johnstone2 - 1Ross County
HSt. Johnstone0 - 2Kilmarnock
Goal Statistics
Ayr United 3rd St. Johnstone 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% 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 St. Johnstone 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
-2
St. Johnstone’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ayr United
PG (predicted goals)
St. Johnstone
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
AYR
STU
28%
better
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Games scored11
14
Failed to score4
2
Scored first8
9
Goals scored19
33
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.1
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
20
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
1%
better
AYR
STU
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first5
5
Goals conceded14
15
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16536
S McMannM McKenzieM RusM Rus
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMann DEF1611
3
-
M McKenzie FWD1651
1
-
D Mitchell GLK15
-
M Rus MID1513
5
1
E Walker FWD1542
3
1
K Holt DEF132
1
-
K. Ure MID131
2
-
J Murphy FWD1331
4
-
D Watret DEF121
1
1
J. Bonnar MID121
2
-
L Dick DEF11
3
-
N McAllister DEF1111
5
-
C Main FWD1111
1
-
B Dempsey MID101
1
-
S Bannigan MID10
2
-
A Dowds FWD101
-
L King DEF9
3
-
G Oakley FWD8
1
-
D Thomas MID7
-
S Want DEF3
1
-
L. Russell GLK1
-
St. Johnstone Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161085
T StewardJ McPakeR McAlearJ Holt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Steward GLK16
-
R McAlear MID1618
3
-
C Diabaté DEF152
2
1
J McPake MID1510
2
-
J Holt MID1512
5
-
J Baird DEF142
-
J Gullan FWD1467
1
-
A. Sidibeh FWD1441
1
-
M Foulds DEF13
1
-
M Boyes DEF13
4
-
S Sprangler MID131
1
-
K Fotheringham FWD1221
2
-
U Ikpeazu FWD121
-
J Svedberg MID102
-
L Smith DEF811
1
-
S Stanton MID81
-
R Tumilty DEF71
2
-
J. Ikendo Wanner FWD7
-
A. Forrester DEF6
-
S Mallan MID623
-
F. Franczak MID1
-