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There is League Cup action scheduled for Saturday as Stranraer come up against Ayr United.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Stranraer v Ayr United game (plus the best game odds).
Stranraer are hoping to win again after their last result, a 0-1 League Two victory against Elgin City.
The only name on the scoresheet from Stranraer was Robbie-Sylvain Foster (88').
It has been seldom in recent times where Stranraer have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Stranraer have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 5 goals during that time. Regardless, time will tell whether the trend will be maintained in this match or not.
After being defeated in their last game at the hands of St Johnstone in Championship action, Ayr United and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Kai Fotheringham (37') was the scorer for St Johnstone.
The numbers tell their own story, and Ayr United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals in all. At the back, Ayr United just haven’t been too solid at all.
A review of their most recent head to head meetings going back to 28/10/2017 shows us that Stranraer have won 1 of these games & Ayr United 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per match.
There’s just a single fitness concern for the Stranraer gaffer Chris Aitken to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust group. 1 (Stranraer) won’t play.
From a largely healthy group of players, there is just the sole fitness issue for the Ayr United manager Gary Naysmith to be concerned with. 1 (Ayr United) misses out for this game.
In our view, Stranraer would be disappointed if they were not to get a goal against this Ayr United team, but one goal may not prevent defeat.
Our tip is for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 victory for Ayr United when all is said and done. We’ll have to see what happens.
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the 90 min. result market, staking on Stranraer is available for 6.25, betting on a drawn result is 4.5 and putting your money on victory for Ayr United gets 1.36. They are the top returns being offered at the moment.
Lucas Pereira, 12:01 08/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Stranraer
Formed: 1870
Stadium: Stair Park (4,178)
Captain: Bernard Coll
Chairman: Iain Dougan
Manager: Chris Aitken
Competitions: League Cup (Group G)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLLD |
| 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWL |
| 3 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWLLL |
| 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLLLW |
| 5 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDDL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWD |
| 7 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDDD |
| 9 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWLDW |
| 10 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWDD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLWDD |
| 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLLL |
| 3 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDLWD |
| 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDLD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWDDD |
| 8 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLDLD |
| 9 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWLLW |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elgin City |
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Stranraer |
| Stranraer |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stranraer |
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Forfar Athletic |
| Spartans |
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Stranraer |
| Stranraer |
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Dumbarton |
| Annan Athletic |
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Stranraer |
| Ayr United |
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St Johnstone |
| Airdrie United |
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Ayr United |
| Ross County |
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Ayr United |
| Ayr United |
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Arbroath |
| Ayr United |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
| Ayr United |
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Partick Thistle |
| Stranraer |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stranraer |
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Forfar Athletic |
| Stranraer |
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Dumbarton |
| Stranraer |
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Clyde |
| Stranraer |
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East Kilbride |
| Stranraer |
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Elgin City |
| Airdrie United |
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Ayr United |
| Ross County |
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Ayr United |
| Raith Rovers |
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Ayr United |
| Queen's Park |
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Ayr United |
| Arbroath |
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Ayr United |
| St Johnstone |
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Ayr United |
| Deryn Lang | 13 |
| Mark Russell | 8 |
| Aaron Quigg | 4 |
| Dean Cleland | 3 |
| James Dolan | 3 |
| Anton Dowds | 7 |
| Mark McKenzie | 7 |
| Jamie Murphy | 7 |
| George Oakley | 7 |
| Curtis Main | 6 |
| Stranraer |
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Ayr United |
| Alloa Athletic |
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Stranraer |
| Stranraer |
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Edinburgh City |
| Falkirk |
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Stranraer |
| Clyde |
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Stranraer |
| Stranraer |
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Annan Athletic |
| Stranraer |
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Spartans |
| Stirling Albion |
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Stranraer |
| Stranraer |
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Kelty Hearts |
| Forfar Athletic |
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Stranraer |
| Stranraer |
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Ayr United |
| Falkirk |
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Ayr United |
| Ayr United |
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Edinburgh City |
| Ayr United |
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Alloa Athletic |
| Ayr United |
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Arbroath |
| Dunfermline Athletic |
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Ayr United |
| Raith Rovers |
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Ayr United |
| Ayr United |
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Greenock Morton |
| Partick Thistle |
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Ayr United |
| Ayr United |
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Inverness C.T. |
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