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Raith Rovers FC v Ayr United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 27th Mar, 19:45 BST, Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Championship, and Dougie Imrie’s Raith Rovers FC will have the joy of it on Friday evening. Scott Brown’s Ayr United are their visitors to the Stark's Park. All of the key statistics for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across seventeen major markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.


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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

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Raith Rovers
48%
--
Draw
24%
--
Ayr United
28%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Raith Rovers 1-0
10%
--
Raith Rovers 2-1
9%
--
Raith Rovers 2-0
8%
--
Ayr United 1-0
7%
--
Ayr United 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Raith Rovers 3-1
5%
--
Raith Rovers 3-0
4%
--
Ayr United 2-0
4%
--
Raith Rovers 3-2
3%
--
Ayr United 3-1
3%
--
Ayr United 3-2
2%
--
Raith Rovers 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
Raith Rovers win to nil
25%
--
Ayr United win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Raith Rovers have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Raith Rovers have conceded 23 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 8 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Raith Rovers have played 13 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Ayr United lay in 5th place on 35 points in the Championship league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 9 and losing 2 games. They have scored 22 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ayr United have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Ayr United have played 15 away games, winning 4, drawing 8 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Raith Rovers
Ayr United
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone293160 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
l
 
2-4F
d
 
0-00-0
May 1
l
 
3-1A
2
Partick281152 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
Mar 24
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
Apr 4
l
 
2-1F
3
Arbroath29444 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
4
Dunfermline28839 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
-
w
 
2-3F
5
Ayr United28035 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 27
l
 
2-1A
-
-
-
-
6
Queen's Park29-935 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
Apr 14
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
7
Raith Rovers28-330 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 27
8
Greenock 29-1130 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 11
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
9
Airdrieonians29-1327 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
10
Ross County29-1827 
w
 
6-0F
l
 
2-0A
May 1
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Raith Rovers 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Raith Rovers0 - 0St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers4 - 1Queen's Park
Raith Rovers2 - 3Arbroath
Raith Rovers1 - 2Dunfermline
Raith Rovers6 - 0Ross County
Raith Rovers0 - 3Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers1 - 1Greenock
Raith Rovers2 - 0Partick
Raith Rovers0 - 2Ayr United
Raith Rovers3 - 0Arbroath
Raith Rovers0 - 2St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Raith Rovers1 - 1Queen's Park
Raith Rovers1 - 1Greenock
Raith Rovers1 - 1Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers1 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Raith Rovers0 - 4Queen's Park
Raith Rovers2 - 0Hamilton
Raith Rovers3 - 0Partick
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARaith Rovers0 - 3Dunfermline
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Ross County
HRaith Rovers0 - 0St. Johnstone
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Greenock
ARaith Rovers1 - 2Ayr United
HRaith Rovers4 - 1Queen's Park
HRaith Rovers2 - 3Arbroath
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Airdrieonians
HRaith Rovers1 - 2Dunfermline
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Partick
HRaith Rovers6 - 0Ross County
ARaith Rovers0 - 0St. Johnstone
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Arbroath
HRaith Rovers0 - 3Airdrieonians
ARaith Rovers1 - 2Queen's Park
HRaith Rovers1 - 1Greenock
HRaith Rovers2 - 0Partick
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Dunfermline
HRaith Rovers0 - 2Ayr United
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Ross County
Ayr United 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
St. Johnstone0 - 0Ayr United
Dunfermline0 - 1Ayr United
Greenock 2 - 2Ayr United
Arbroath1 - 1Ayr United
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Livingston5 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers1 - 0Ayr United
Partick2 - 0Ayr United
Greenock 2 - 1Ayr United
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AAyr United1 - 2Partick
HAyr United2 - 1Greenock
AAyr United2 - 0Raith Rovers
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Raith Rovers since 2016
Raith Rovers
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
17
16
Games: Scored
8 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
4 / 12
RAI
6
D
4
AYR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Raith Rovers
0 - 2Ayr United
Raith Rovers1 - 0
Raith Rovers2 - 0
Raith Rovers2 - 1
Draw4 - 4Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Raith Rovers3 - 2
0 - 4Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Raith Rovers2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Ayr United since 2016
Ayr United
Raith Rovers
Goals: Scored
16
11
Games: Scored
10 / 14
7 / 14
Clean sheets
7 / 14
4 / 14
RAI
5
D
2
AYR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
Ayr United2 - 1
0 - 1Raith Rovers
Ayr United3 - 0
Ayr United2 - 0
1 - 2Raith Rovers
1 - 2Raith Rovers
Ayr United1 - 0
Ayr United2 - 0
Ayr United2 - 0
0 - 2Raith Rovers
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Ayr United1 - 0
0 - 2Raith Rovers
Goal Statistics
Raith Rovers 7th Ayr United 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Raith Rovers will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Ayr United will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Raith Rovers’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-14
Ayr United have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Raith Rovers
PG (predicted goals)
Ayr United
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
RAI
AYR
28%
better
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Games scored14
22
Failed to score14
6
Scored first8
15
Goals scored28
34
Avg. goals scored1
1.2
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
10%
better
RAI
AYR
view stats
Games conceded15
21
Clean sheets13
7
Conceded first13
9
Goals conceded31
34
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Raith Rovers Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
288411
J RaeD EastonD EastonS Brown
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Rae GLK271
2
-
J Doherty DEF272
3
-
S Brown MID2722
11
-
D Easton MID2784
7
-
J Hamilton FWD2661
3
-
P Hanlon DEF252
2
-
R Matthews MID231
8
-
J Mullin MID2222
2
2
P McMullan MID223
2
-
L Stevenson DEF201
5
-
J Rowe DEF191
1
-
D O'Connor DEF1711
3
-
P. Nsio MID151
5
-
E Wilson DEF13
4
-
S Byrne MID11
1
-
L Vaughan FWD1121
2
-
C Fordyce DEF10
2
-
K. Montagu MID101
-
R Chin DEF61
3
-
A Winter FWD6
-
I Cameron FWD2
-
Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28767
S McMannM McKenzieM RusS McMann
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMann DEF2711
7
-
M McKenzie FWD2771
2
-
K Holt DEF242
3
-
M Rus MID2216
6
1
B Dempsey MID2131
5
-
L King DEF201
4
-
S Bannigan MID20
6
-
L Dick DEF191
4
-
J. Bonnar MID192
2
-
A Dowds FWD1951
1
-
E Walker FWD1943
3
1
N McAllister DEF1811
6
-
J Murphy FWD1851
4
-
D Mitchell GLK16
-
D Watret DEF152
1
1
K. Ure MID151
2
-
G Oakley FWD12
2
-
L. Russell GLK7
-
G. Finney DEF6
2
-
S Want DEF6
2
-
B Summers MID6
1
-
M. Thompson GLK5
-