Fridayโs Scottish Cup action will see Ayr United playing against Hibernian.
Our tips, poll and stats for Ayr United v Hibernian can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Ayr United
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Ayr United will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-2 Championship success vs Hamilton Academical.
For Ayr United, the scorers were Mark McKenzie (80') and George Stanger (84').
Their latest results really do illustrate the point that huge efforts have been put in by the Ayr United defence. Ayr United have been mean at the back, with the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their last 6 games standing at 1.
Hibernian
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Hibernian go into this clash following a 2-0 Premiership win with the downing of Aberdeen in their previous game.
In that game, Hibernian managed 38% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Hibernian, goals were scored by Nectarios Triantis (24') and Nicky Cadden (48'). Aberdeen got 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.
Over the course of their last six clashes, Hibernian have bagged the sum of 13 goals. Hibernian have also scored on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 6 goals go into their own net. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head clashes going back to 17/09/2016 shows that Ayr United have won 1 of them & Hibernian 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
21 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 4 of them from The Honest Men and 17 created by The Hibees. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.
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Prediction
When taking everything into account, Ayr United will have a tough ask to get anything against this Hibernian lineup who we reckon should score at least once to gain the upper hand.
Weโre going for a very even contest with a 0-1 victory for Hibernian when all is said and done.
There should be little in it.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match on the full-time result market, staking on Ayr United is best priced at 3.5, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and selecting victory for Hibernian can get you 1.95. Those are the best prices on offer right now.
Andre Moura,
08:00 07/02/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Ayr United
Formed: 1910
Stadium: Somerset Park (10,185)
Captain: Ben Dempsey
Chairman: David Smith
Manager: Scott Brown
Competitions: Championship position 1, Scottish Cup (Fifth Round)
โญ Key Player: George Oakley
Usually played in the Striker position, George Oakley was born in Wandsworth, England. After making a first senior appearance for AFC Wimbledon in the 2014 - 2015 season, the gifted Forward has managed to score 11 league goals in the Championship 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 22 appearances.