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Inverness Caledonian This v Ayr United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 20th Nov, 19:30 BST, Caledonian Stadium, Inverness

Gary Naysmith is aiming for a precious away win in the Championship on Friday evening, as he takes his Ayr United side to the Caledonian Stadium to visit Inverness Caledonian This and Gary Bollan. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Championship clash.


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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Inverness
47%
--
Draw
28%
--
Ayr United
25%
--
Inverness 1-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Inverness 2-0
10%
--
Ayr United 1-0
10%
--
Inverness 2-1
9%
--
Ayr United 2-1
6%
--
Inverness 3-0
4%
--
Ayr United 2-0
4%
--
Inverness 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Ayr United 3-1
2%
--
Inverness 3-2
2%
--
Inverness 4-0
1%
--
Ayr United 3-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
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Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
44%
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Inverness win to nil
31%
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Ayr United win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Inverness have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Inverness have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Inverness have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Ayr United are in 7th position in the Championship on 15 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Ayr United have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Inverness
Ayr United
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Partick141128 
d
 
1-1A
Nov 14
Jan 30
Apr 3
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 6
Dec 19
2
Raith Rovers141125 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
Jan 9
Apr 10
Nov 14
l
 
2-0A
Apr 3
Jan 23
3
Dunfermline14825 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-1F
Jan 2
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
Jan 30
4
Stenhousemuir14023 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
Mar 6
Dec 19
l
 
0-1A
Dec 5
Feb 20
Apr 24
5
Livingston14721 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 27
Jan 23
Dec 12
w
 
1-2F
Apr 30
Feb 27
6
Inverness14120 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-3A
Nov 20
Feb 13
Apr 17
7
Ayr United13-415 
Nov 20
w
 
1-3F
Apr 17
Feb 13
-
-
-
-
8
Arbroath14-1214 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
Dec 23
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-1A
Jan 9
Mar 27
9
Greenock 13-713 
w
 
2-0F
Dec 5
Feb 20
Apr 24
d
 
1-1F
Mar 13
Dec 23
-
10
Queen's Park14-157 
Dec 12
l
 
2-1F
Apr 30
Feb 27
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 20
Jan 2
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Inverness 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Inverness1 - 1Livingston
Inverness2 - 0Arbroath
Inverness2 - 0Stenhousemuir
Inverness2 - 0Greenock
Inverness0 - 2Raith Rovers
Inverness1 - 1Partick
Inverness0 - 0Dunfermline
Inverness3 - 1Greenock
Inverness0 - 1Raith Rovers
Inverness2 - 1Arbroath
Inverness1 - 2Ayr United
Inverness0 - 0Airdrieonians
Inverness0 - 0Dunfermline
Inverness3 - 3Partick
Inverness0 - 1Queen's Park
Inverness0 - 1Dundee Utd
Inverness0 - 0Greenock
Inverness1 - 2Arbroath
Inverness1 - 2Raith Rovers
Inverness3 - 1Ayr United
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HInverness1 - 1Livingston
AInverness1 - 5Dunfermline
AInverness2 - 0Raith Rovers
HInverness2 - 0Arbroath
AInverness1 - 2Queen's Park
HInverness2 - 0Stenhousemuir
HInverness2 - 0Greenock
AInverness2 - 2Livingston
AInverness3 - 1Ayr United
HInverness0 - 2Raith Rovers
AInverness1 - 3Stenhousemuir
HInverness1 - 1Partick
AInverness0 - 0Arbroath
HInverness0 - 0Dunfermline
HInverness3 - 1Greenock
AInverness1 - 1Dunfermline
HInverness0 - 1Raith Rovers
AInverness1 - 0Queen's Park
HInverness2 - 1Arbroath
AInverness0 - 1Partick
Ayr United 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arbroath4 - 1Ayr United
Livingston1 - 2Ayr United
Queen's Park0 - 2Ayr United
Partick1 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 0Ayr United
Dunfermline1 - 1Ayr United
Airdrieonians2 - 1Ayr United
Ross County2 - 1Ayr United
Raith Rovers3 - 0Ayr United
Queen's Park1 - 1Ayr United
Arbroath1 - 1Ayr United
St. Johnstone3 - 1Ayr United
Partick2 - 1Ayr United
Greenock 1 - 1Ayr United
Dunfermline2 - 3Ayr United
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Ross County3 - 3Ayr United
Queen's Park0 - 0Ayr United
Partick2 - 1Ayr United
Raith Rovers0 - 2Ayr United
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAyr United1 - 4Arbroath
HAyr United3 - 2Queen's Park
HAyr United0 - 1Partick
HAyr United1 - 1Dunfermline
AAyr United2 - 1Livingston
HAyr United0 - 1Stenhousemuir
AAyr United2 - 0Queen's Park
HAyr United1 - 3Inverness
AAyr United0 - 1Partick
HAyr United1 - 1Greenock
AAyr United0 - 2Raith Rovers
AAyr United1 - 1Dunfermline
HAyr United2 - 0Arbroath
HAyr United0 - 1St. Johnstone
AAyr United1 - 2Airdrieonians
AAyr United1 - 2Ross County
HAyr United1 - 0Arbroath
HAyr United0 - 3Dunfermline
HAyr United1 - 1Partick
AAyr United0 - 3Raith Rovers
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Inverness since 2018
Inverness
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
16
13
Games: Scored
11 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
1 / 12
ICT
4
D
5
AYR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Inverness
1 - 2Ayr United
Inverness3 - 1
1 - 2Ayr United
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Ayr United
Inverness1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Inverness2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Inverness1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Ayr United since 2019
Ayr United
Inverness
Goals: Scored
12
24
Games: Scored
9 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
4 / 13
ICT
9
D
2
AYR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
1 - 3Inverness
1 - 3Inverness
Ayr United1 - 0
1 - 2Inverness
0 - 1Inverness
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Inverness
Ayr United1 - 0
0 - 2Inverness
1 - 3Inverness
0 - 1Inverness
2 - 3Inverness
Goal Statistics
Inverness 6th Ayr United 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Inverness will score no more than 1 goal
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Ayr United scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Inverness have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-2
Ayr United’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Inverness
PG (predicted goals)
Ayr United
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
16%
better
ICT
AYR
view stats
Games scored11
9
Failed to score3
4
Scored first8
5
Goals scored18
14
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
6
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
20%
better
ICT
AYR
view stats
Games conceded8
11
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first4
8
Goals conceded17
18
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against21%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Inverness Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14545
R MunroA BavidgeP AllanA. Stewart
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Munro GLK11
-
R. Savage DEF11
2
-
A. Stewart MID1132
5
-
R Duncan MID1111
1
-
G Shinnie MID1111
2
-
P Allan MID1114
1
-
A Mackinnon MID112
2
-
C Macleod MID112
1
-
A Bavidge FWD115
1
-
L Sole FWD1011
1
-
D Devine DEF9
-
N Boutin DEF8
-
L Longstaff FWD81
-
R MacGregor MID7
2
-
L Stewart FWD612
1
-
D MacKay FWD5
1
-
K Smith DEF4
1
-
D Osong FWD4
-
M. Bates FWD4
1
-
D Wotherspoon MID2
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Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13334
D WatretL. McBethR. TaylorL. McBeth
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Watret DEF121
1
-
L. McBeth DEF123
4
-
R Lyon MID12
1
-
O. Stirton FWD1221
-
H Stone GLK11
-
S McMann DEF111
4
-
B Summers MID111
2
-
K Holt DEF1011
3
-
R. Taylor MID1023
1
1
L Dick DEF9
-
J Murphy FWD91
1
-
O. Whyte MID81
1
-
N McAllister DEF7
2
-
L King DEF71
1
T. Hatton FWD7
-
J. Landers FWD61
-
K Shanks FWD51
2
-
E Walker FWD5
-
M Rus MID31
-
M McKenzie FWD2
-
L. Russell GLK1
-