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

Sat 25th Jan, 15:00 BST, Somerset Park, Ayr

Ayr United are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Scott Brown attempts to outsmart Kris Doolan and his Partick Thistle side at the Somerset Park. Analysing both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning that 3 goals is the absolute maximum we'll see during the standard 90 minutes. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by relevant form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Ayr United are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ayr United
49%
21/20-
Draw
26%
11/5-
Partick
24%
23/10-
Ayr United 1-0
13%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Ayr United 2-0
10%
17/2-
Ayr United 2-1
9%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
9%
15/2-
Partick 1-0
8%
17/2-
Partick 2-1
6%
12/1-
Ayr United 3-0
5%
18/1-
Ayr United 3-1
5%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1-
Partick 2-0
4%
16/1-
Ayr United 3-2
2%
33/1-
Partick 3-1
2%
28/1-
Ayr United 4-0
2%
40/1-
Ayr United 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
7/10-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/4-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
48%
10/11-
BTTS - No
52%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
13/2-
Home/draw
76%
1/4-
Away/draw
51%
8/13-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
4/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
2/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
19/2-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
15/2-
Home DNB
68%
1/2-
Away DNB
43%
6/4-
Ayr United win to nil
30%
12/5-
Partick win to nil
14%
9/2-
Ayr United / Ayr United
24%
12/5-
Ayr United / Partick
2%
40/1-
Ayr United / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Ayr United
17%
4/1-
Draw / Partick
11%
13/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4-
Partick / Ayr United
3%
28/1-
Partick / Partick
15%
9/2-
Partick / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ayr United have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Ayr United have outscored their opponents by 34 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

Ayr United have played 11 games at home winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 25 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Partick are in 4th position in the Championship on 35 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Partick have conceded 6 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ayr United
Partick
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Falkirk202043 
w
 
5-2A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 26
Feb 25
2
Ayr United H211741 
-
-
-
-
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
Jan 25
3
Livingston211139 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
Apr 19
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Mar 1
May 2
4
Partick A21735 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jan 25
Mar 15
-
-
-
-
5
Queen's Park21129 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
Feb 25
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 8
6
Raith Rovers19-724 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 22
Feb 15
7
Greenock 19-523 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
Feb 1
Mar 29
8
Hamilton19-721 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 22
Feb 1
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
9
Dunfermline21-719 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-4A
Apr 19
10
Airdrieonians20-306 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 1
May 2
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
Apr 5
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Ayr United have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
4
Ayr United have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive league games
Ayr United 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ayr United3 - 0Raith Rovers
Ayr United0 - 0Greenock
Ayr United5 - 2Falkirk
Ayr United1 - 0Dunfermline
Ayr United3 - 2Queen's Park
Ayr United1 - 2Livingston
Ayr United1 - 0Greenock
Ayr United1 - 1Partick
Ayr United2 - 0Raith Rovers
Ayr United3 - 2Hamilton
Ayr United5 - 0Airdrieonians
Ayr United3 - 3Dunfermline
Ayr United5 - 0Arbroath
Ayr United1 - 1Greenock
Ayr United2 - 1Airdrieonians
Ayr United1 - 2Queen's Park
Ayr United4 - 3Partick
Ayr United1 - 2Raith Rovers
Ayr United1 - 2Dundee Utd
Ayr United2 - 0Arbroath
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAyr United2 - 0Dunfermline
HAyr United3 - 0Raith Rovers
HAyr United0 - 0Greenock
AAyr United1 - 0Livingston
HAyr United5 - 2Falkirk
AAyr United0 - 1Partick
HAyr United1 - 0Dunfermline
HAyr United3 - 2Queen's Park
AAyr United1 - 1Greenock
AAyr United0 - 2Raith Rovers
AAyr United1 - 0Airdrieonians
HAyr United1 - 2Livingston
AAyr United0 - 2Falkirk
HAyr United1 - 0Greenock
AAyr United1 - 1Queen's Park
HAyr United1 - 1Partick
AAyr United1 - 1Dunfermline
HAyr United2 - 0Raith Rovers
HAyr United3 - 2Hamilton
HAyr United5 - 0Airdrieonians
Partick 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hamilton1 - 2Partick
Greenock 2 - 1Partick
Airdrieonians0 - 2Partick
Livingston2 - 0Partick
Dunfermline0 - 1Partick
Queen's Park0 - 1Partick
Hamilton1 - 0Partick
Ayr United1 - 1Partick
Falkirk2 - 1Partick
Raith Rovers1 - 0Partick
Dundee Utd4 - 1Partick
Raith Rovers0 - 0Partick
Dunfermline1 - 1Partick
Arbroath0 - 1Partick
Queen's Park2 - 2Partick
Ayr United4 - 3Partick
Inverness3 - 3Partick
Airdrieonians1 - 1Partick
Greenock 1 - 1Partick
Dundee Utd3 - 0Partick
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APartick2 - 1Hamilton
HPartick1 - 4Dunfermline
APartick1 - 2Greenock
HPartick2 - 1Queen's Park
APartick2 - 0Airdrieonians
APartick0 - 2Livingston
HPartick1 - 0Ayr United
HPartick5 - 1Hamilton
HPartick1 - 1Raith Rovers
APartick1 - 0Dunfermline
APartick1 - 0Queen's Park
HPartick2 - 1Airdrieonians
HPartick1 - 1Falkirk
HPartick0 - 0Livingston
APartick0 - 1Hamilton
HPartick1 - 0Dunfermline
APartick1 - 1Ayr United
HPartick3 - 0Queen's Park
APartick1 - 2Falkirk
APartick0 - 1Raith Rovers
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ayr United since 2018
Ayr United
Partick
Goals: Scored
18
18
Games: Scored
6 / 10
9 / 10
Clean sheets
1 / 10
4 / 10
AYR
5
D
1
PTH
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ayr United
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ayr United4 - 3
0 - 4Partick
0 - 1Partick
Ayr United4 - 2
Ayr United3 - 1
0 - 4Partick
Ayr United4 - 1
0 - 1Partick
Ayr United2 - 0
League games at Partick since 2018
Partick
Ayr United
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
9 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
2 / 11
AYR
3
D
4
PTH
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Partick
Partick1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Partick3 - 2
Partick1 - 0
Partick4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Ayr United
1 - 2Ayr United
0 - 1Ayr United
Goal Statistics
Ayr United 2nd Partick 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Ayr United will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Partick scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+40
Ayr United have scored 40% more goals at home than predicted
-18
Partick have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Ayr United
PG (predicted goals)
Partick
1.5
1
Attack rating
15%
better
AYR
PTH
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Games scored17
16
Failed to score4
5
Scored first12
10
Goals scored34
26
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.2
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
7%
better
AYR
PTH
view stats
Games conceded11
13
Clean sheets10
8
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded17
19
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
11
Conversion rate against11%
9%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21958
G StangerG OakleyJ HendersonB Dempsey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Stanger DEF2111
5
-
J Henderson MID2165
-
G Oakley FWD2191
3
-
B Dempsey MID2021
8
-
P Reading DEF18
1
-
M McKenzie FWD181
-
S McMann DEF161
1
-
J Murphy MID1611
1
-
D Watret DEF1522
2
-
M Rus MID1513
4
-
N McAllister DEF141
5
-
A Bavidge FWD142
1
-
J Hastie FWD14
1
-
F Musonda DEF121
3
-
L. Russell GLK11
-
R Howley MID10
3
-
H Stone GLK9
-
M Devlin  DEF9
4
-
R. Syla MID9
2
-
E Walker FWD81
1
-
A Dowds FWD65
-
J. Hislop FWD3
1
-
S Tomlinson MID1
-
Partick Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211035
D O'ReillyB GrahamK TurnerS Bannigan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D O'Reilly DEF2111
4
-
K Turner MID2113
4
-
L. McBeth MID20
4
-
L Chalmers FWD2031
1
-
M Roberts GLK19
2
-
R Crawford MID19
4
-
A Fitzpatrick MID1932
-
B Graham FWD1910
-
L Ashcroft DEF181
3
-
S Bannigan MID171
5
-
H Milne DEF1521
3
-
S Robinson FWD1532
2
1
T Ablade FWD121
-
B Stanway MID8
1
1
R Diack FWD8
2
-
A Muirhead DEF7
3
-
C Sayers DEF7
1
-
S Lawless MID7
-
L Smith FWD6
-
O Williams DEF4
-
Z Mackenzie MID41
-
C. Nilsson DEF3
-
D Mitchell GLK2
-
J Lyon MID1
-