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

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston

Scott Brown guides his Ayr United troops to the Tony Macaroni Arena in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with David Martindale's Livingston their challengers. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds. Access it all using the tabs below.


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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Livingston
50%
--
Draw
28%
--
Ayr United
22%
--
Livingston 1-0
16%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Livingston 2-0
11%
--
Ayr United 1-0
9%
--
Livingston 2-1
8%
--
Ayr United 2-1
5%
--
Livingston 3-0
5%
--
Livingston 3-1
4%
--
Ayr United 2-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Livingston 4-0
2%
--
Livingston 3-2
1%
--
Ayr United 3-1
1%
--
Livingston 4-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
38%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
40%
--
BTTS - No
60%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
42%
--
Livingston win to nil
34%
--
Ayr United win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Livingston have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table. Livingston are unbeaten at home after 7 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 1 match. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 23 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Livingston have played 7 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Ayr United are in 3rd position in the Championship on 28 points having played 16 matches so far this season. Ayr United have a shocking record against teams above them in the league, they have lost all 2 matches and failed to score in 1 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost all of those games, drawn 0 and won zero. Ayr United have conceded 4 goals, scored 1, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Livingston
Ayr United
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Falkirk162238 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
Feb 1
Dec 14
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
Feb 15
2
Livingston H15930 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Dec 21
Feb 22
Apr 19
3
Ayr United A16828 
Dec 21
w
 
1-2F
Apr 19
Feb 22
-
-
-
-
4
Partick15926 
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Mar 1
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jan 25
Mar 15
5
Queen's Park16225 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
Jan 4
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
Feb 25
6
Dunfermline16-415 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
Feb 15
Mar 22
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Jan 11
7
Hamilton15-715 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
Jan 25
Apr 26
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 22
Feb 1
8
Raith Rovers15-815 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 8
Dec 28
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
Jan 4
Apr 5
9
Greenock 15-815 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 25
Apr 12
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Dec 28
Mar 8
10
Airdrieonians15-235 
w
 
2-1F
Dec 17
Jan 11
Mar 15
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 1
May 2
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Win / draw / win form
Livingston 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Livingston1 - 0Falkirk
Livingston1 - 1Queen's Park
Livingston2 - 1Raith Rovers
Livingston2 - 1Airdrieonians
Livingston3 - 0Hamilton
Livingston1 - 1Greenock
Livingston2 - 0Dunfermline
Livingston1 - 1Hibernian
Livingston2 - 1St. Johnstone
Livingston2 - 0Ross County
Livingston0 - 0Aberdeen
Livingston0 - 3Celtic
Livingston1 - 3Motherwell
Livingston1 - 0St. Mirren
Livingston2 - 2Ross County
Livingston1 - 4Dundee
Livingston1 - 2Hearts
Livingston0 - 0St. Johnstone
Livingston0 - 0Kilmarnock
Livingston0 - 1Hibernian
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALivingston0 - 0Greenock
HLivingston1 - 0Falkirk
ALivingston3 - 1Hamilton
HLivingston1 - 1Queen's Park
ALivingston0 - 3Dunfermline
HLivingston2 - 1Raith Rovers
ALivingston2 - 1Ayr United
ALivingston0 - 0Falkirk
ALivingston0 - 0Partick
HLivingston2 - 1Airdrieonians
HLivingston3 - 0Hamilton
ALivingston1 - 0Raith Rovers
HLivingston1 - 1Greenock
ALivingston1 - 1Queen's Park
HLivingston2 - 0Dunfermline
HLivingston1 - 1Hibernian
ALivingston1 - 5Aberdeen
HLivingston2 - 1St. Johnstone
ALivingston1 - 4Motherwell
HLivingston2 - 0Ross County
Ayr United 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Partick1 - 0Ayr United
Greenock 1 - 1Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 0Ayr United
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Falkirk2 - 0Ayr United
Queen's Park1 - 1Ayr United
Dunfermline1 - 1Ayr United
Hamilton0 - 2Ayr United
Partick0 - 0Ayr United
Dundee Utd1 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 1Ayr United
Inverness1 - 2Ayr United
Dunfermline2 - 0Ayr United
Airdrieonians2 - 3Ayr United
Queen's Park1 - 2Ayr United
Arbroath0 - 0Ayr United
Greenock 3 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers4 - 4Ayr United
Dundee Utd1 - 0Ayr United
Inverness3 - 1Ayr United
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AAyr United2 - 0Hamilton
HAyr United3 - 3Dunfermline
AAyr United0 - 0Partick
AAyr United0 - 1Dundee Utd
HAyr United5 - 0Arbroath
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Goal Statistics
Livingston 2nd Ayr United 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Livingston will score no more than 1 goal
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Ayr United scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Livingston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-28
Ayr United have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Livingston
PG (predicted goals)
Ayr United
1.3
0.8
Attack rating
LIV
AYR
12%
better
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Games scored11
13
Failed to score4
3
Scored first9
9
Goals scored19
23
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
12
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for11
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
28%
better
LIV
AYR
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Games conceded8
10
Clean sheets7
6
Conceded first3
7
Goals conceded10
15
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded14
8
Conversion rate against7%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Livingston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15424
J BrandonS PittmanS PittmanJ Brandon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brandon DEF151
4
-
M Nottingham DEF151
3
-
R McGowan DEF15
2
-
S Kelly MID1521
3
-
S Pittman MID1542
3
-
M Clarke DEF141
4
-
A Shinnie MID1411
4
-
D Finlayson DEF132
1
-
S May FWD1321
3
-
J Prior GLK12
2
-
R Muirhead FWD123
1
-
R McAlear MID111
-
L Smith MID1012
2
-
L Sole FWD101
2
-
A Winter FWD101
-
T Yengi FWD1012
3
-
C Montano MID5
-
S. Adeniran Lawal MID2
-
O Green MID1
-
D Carson MID1
-
R Korboa FWD1
-
Ayr United Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16536
G StangerJ HendersonJ HendersonB Dempsey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Stanger DEF161
4
-
J Henderson MID1653
-
G Oakley FWD1641
3
-
B Dempsey MID1511
6
-
M Rus MID1413
4
-
M McKenzie FWD141
-
P Reading DEF13
-
F Musonda DEF121
3
-
D Watret DEF1222
2
-
S McMann DEF11
1
-
J Murphy MID111
-
A Bavidge FWD11
-
J Hastie FWD11
1
-
L. Russell GLK10
-
N McAllister DEF9
3
-
R. Syla MID9
2
-
E Walker FWD81
1
-
R Howley MID7
3
-
A Dowds FWD65
-
H Stone GLK5
-
M Devlin  DEF4
2
-
J. Hislop FWD2
1
-
S Tomlinson MID1
-