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Predictions and Tips
Ayr United will be the visitors at Home of the Set Fare Arena on Friday for the Championship fixture with home team Livingston.
Our Livingston v Ayr United tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
📊 Form Guide

Livingston
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Livingston, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 1-2 Championship triumph against Greenock Morton.
For Livingston, the goalscorers were Cristian Montaño (17') and Scott Pittman (23'). Ali Crawford (44') was the scorer for Greenock Morton.
Over their preceding 6 games, David Martindale's Livingston have hit the back of the net a total of 14 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 2.33.
Going into this one, Livingston have not been beaten in their last 7 league matches at home.
Ayr United
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In the game prior to this, Ayr United drew 1-1 in the Championship match with Falkirk.
The only scorer from Ayr United was Ethan Walker (90'). Sean Mackie (44') was the scorer for Falkirk.
The stats tell the story, and Ayr United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals in all. At the back, Ayr United could really do with shoring things up.
Their prior results show that Ayr United:
- haven't been beaten by Livingston in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 3 league games.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 16/07/2019 shows us that Livingston have won 5 of them & Ayr United 1, with the tally of draws standing at 0.
In all, 16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 12 of them from Livi Lions and 4 netted by The Honest Men. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.
The previous league contest featuring these sides was Championship match day 25 on 22/02/2025 when it finished Ayr United 1-2 Livingston.
The referee was Don Robertson.
✨ Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Ayr United should be able to find the back of the net against this Livingston outfit, but it probably shouldn’t be enough to avoid a loss.
We reckon that it will be a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Livingston when the full-time whistle blows. There looks to be little in this one.
Renata Leite, 18:14 18/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Livingston
Formed: 1943
Stadium: Home of the Set Fare Arena (9,713)
Captain: Jamie Brandon
Chairman: John Ward
Manager: David Martindale
Competitions: Championship position 2, Challenge Cup (Final)
🔑 Star Player: Stevie May
Usually played in the Striker position, Stevie May was born in Perth, Scotland. Having made a first senior appearance for St Johnstone in the 2008 - 2009 season, the talented Forward has bagged 5 league goals in the Championship 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 29 appearances.
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33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 70 | WWLWD |
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33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 64 | DWLWW |
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33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 59 | LDWLD |
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33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 48 | WDWLL |
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33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 46 | DDWWD |
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33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -9 | 41 | WDLLL |
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33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 33 | LLWLW |
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33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 | LLLLL |
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33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -26 | 28 | DLWWD |
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33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -21 | 20 | LDLWW |
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Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 0.5 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 2.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 44 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.2 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Robbie Muirhead | 13 |
Stephen Kelly | 6 |
Stevie May | 5 |
Scott Pittman | 5 |
Danny Wilson | 4 |
George Oakley | 15 |
Jay Henderson | 14 |
Anton Dowds | 7 |
Jamie Murphy | 5 |
Ethan Walker | 5 |
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