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Ross County v Ayr United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, Victoria Park, Dingwall

Saturday afternoon at the Victoria Park, and it’s a Championship showdown between Ross County and Ayr United. Tony Docherty and Scott Brown going all-out to ensure victory. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Ross County
33%
13/10
3%
13/10
Draw
27%
9/411/5
Ayr United
40%
2/1
3%
7/4
Draw 1-1
13%
11/25/1
Ayr United 1-0
11%
17/2
6%
7/1
Ross County 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Draw 0-0
9%
17/215/2
Ayr United 2-1
8%
10/1
9%
17/2
Ross County 2-1
8%
9/115/2
Ayr United 2-0
7%
14/111/1
Ross County 2-0
6%
10/1
8%
9/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Ayr United 3-1
4%
22/1
13%
16/1
Ayr United 3-0
3%
28/120/1
Ross County 3-1
3%
18/1
10%
14/1
Ross County 3-0
2%
20/1
9%
16/1
Ayr United 3-2
2%
33/120/1
Ross County 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
1/110/11
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
4/58/11
Home 1st Goal
46%
5/6
4%
10/11
Away 1st Goal
49%
11/1023/20
No 1st Goal
5%
17/215/2
BTTS - Yes
50%
4/54/5
BTTS - No
50%
10/1110/11
BTTS - Home Win
14%
4/118/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
17%
5/117/4
Home/draw
60%
4/11
3%
2/5
Away/draw
67%
4/7
3%
11/20
Home/away
73%
1/33/10
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
3/103/10
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
12/52/1
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
12/59/4
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
3/101/4
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11/25/1
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/101/12
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
9/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/331/100
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/16
3%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
7/1
16%
7/1
Home DNB
52%
4/6
3%
7/10
Away DNB
59%
11/10
5%
21/20
Ross County win to nil
19%
3/1
6%
-
Ayr United win to nil
23%
4/1-
Ross County / Ross County
21%
11/427/10
Ross County / Ayr United
3%
33/122/1
Ross County / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Ross County
14%
9/2
8%
9/2
Draw / Ayr United
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
Ayr United / Ross County
3%
28/120/1
Ayr United / Ayr United
18%
7/2
6%
7/2
Ayr United / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ross County have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Ross County have conceded 16 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Ross County have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Ayr United lay in 5th place on 18 points in the Championship league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ayr United have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Ayr United have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ross County
Ayr United
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone131830 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 27
Mar 14
Dec 12
d
 
0-00-0
May 1
Feb 28
2
Partick13827 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
Jan 10
Mar 28
Dec 6
Oct 21
Apr 4
l
 
2-1F
3
Arbroath13021 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
Dec 20
Mar 7
Nov 15
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
4
Dunfermline13718 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Jan 3
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 7
Dec 20
5
Ayr United13318 
Nov 8
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
Feb 21
-
-
-
-
6
Raith Rovers13018 
w
 
2-0F
Dec 13
Feb 28
May 1
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
Jan 31
Mar 28
7
Greenock 13-512 
Nov 15
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jan 31
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Dec 27
8
Ross County13-611 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Nov 8
Feb 21
Apr 18
9
Queen's Park13-1110 
l
 
1-2A
Nov 21
Feb 14
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 3
Mar 14
10
Airdrieonians13-147 
Dec 6
d
 
2-2F
Apr 4
Jan 24
w
 
4-2F
Nov 22
Jan 10
Apr 25
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Ross County 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ross County3 - 2Dunfermline
Ross County2 - 0Raith Rovers
Ross County1 - 2Queen's Park
Ross County1 - 2Arbroath
Ross County1 - 3Partick
Ross County0 - 1St. Johnstone
Ross County1 - 1Motherwell
Ross County1 - 3Hearts
Ross County0 - 1Aberdeen
Ross County0 - 1Dundee Utd
Ross County1 - 0Kilmarnock
Ross County3 - 1Dundee
Ross County1 - 1Hibernian
Ross County1 - 4Celtic
Ross County2 - 2Hearts
Ross County1 - 2St. Mirren
Ross County0 - 3Rangers
Ross County2 - 1Motherwell
Ross County0 - 0Hibernian
Ross County2 - 1Kilmarnock
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARoss County0 - 3Arbroath
HRoss County3 - 2Dunfermline
ARoss County0 - 1Partick
ARoss County0 - 0St. Johnstone
HRoss County2 - 0Raith Rovers
ARoss County1 - 1Greenock
HRoss County1 - 2Queen's Park
ARoss County1 - 1Ayr United
HRoss County1 - 2Arbroath
ARoss County2 - 2Dunfermline
HRoss County1 - 3Partick
HRoss County0 - 1St. Johnstone
ARoss County2 - 2Airdrieonians
HRoss County1 - 1Motherwell
ARoss County1 - 1Dundee
ARoss County1 - 2St. Johnstone
HRoss County1 - 3Hearts
ARoss County0 - 2Kilmarnock
ARoss County2 - 3St. Mirren
HRoss County0 - 1Aberdeen
Ayr United 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Queen's Park0 - 0Ayr 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
Queen's Park2 - 3Ayr United
Falkirk2 - 2Ayr United
Hamilton0 - 2Ayr United
Dunfermline0 - 2Ayr United
Livingston0 - 1Ayr United
Partick1 - 0Ayr United
Greenock 1 - 1Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 0Ayr United
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HAyr United3 - 0Dunfermline
HAyr United1 - 1Hamilton
AAyr United0 - 2Partick
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Ross County have not lost to Ayr United in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Ross County since 2018
Ross County
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
2 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
0 / 2
RSC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ross County
Ross County3 - 2
Ross County2 - 1
League games at Ayr United since 2018
Ayr United
Ross County
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
RSC
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Ross County
Draw3 - 3Draw
Goal Statistics
Ross County 8th Ayr United 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Ross County will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Ayr United will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Ross County have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-13
Ayr United have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ross County
PG (predicted goals)
Ayr United
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
RSC
AYR
5%
better
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score4
4
Scored first4
6
Goals scored14
14
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
RSC
AYR
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
8
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first8
4
Goals conceded20
10
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+35%

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

Ross County Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13624
A WrightR HaleD GallagherD Gallagher
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Wright DEF132
1
-
D Gallagher DEF122
3
1
C Randall DEF121
1
-
G Mackay-Steven  MID121
-
R Hale FWD1261
3
-
J White FWD1212
2
-
A Iacovitti DEF11
4
-
D Cornelius MID11
3
-
J Lindsay MID11
2
-
J Henderson MID1112
2
-
L. O'Sullivan DEF10
1
-
R Docherty MID9
2
-
J Scott FWD9
-
S Fraser MID81
-
R Laidlaw GLK7
-
T Carson GLK6
-
B. Crompton DEF6
1
-
N Clark FWD6
-
K Phillips FWD611
1
-
R Duncan MID5
-
D Smith DEF1
1
-
M Thomson FWD11
-
Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13434
D MitchellM McKenzieM RusE Walker
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Mitchell GLK13
-
S McMann DEF1311
2
-
M McKenzie FWD134
1
-
M Rus MID1213
2
-
K. Ure MID121
2
-
E Walker FWD1231
3
1
D Watret DEF111
1
1
K Holt DEF101
1
-
N McAllister DEF1011
4
-
J Murphy FWD1031
4
-
J. Bonnar MID91
1
-
A Dowds FWD9
-
C Main FWD91
-
L Dick DEF8
3
-
B Dempsey MID81
-
S Bannigan MID8
2
-
G Oakley FWD8
1
-
L King DEF7
3
-
D Thomas MID7
-
S Want DEF2
1
-