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Ayr United play host to away side Arbroath at Somerset Park in the Championship clash on Saturday.
View all Ayr United v Arbroath tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - along with the latest match odds.
Ayr United fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 4-1 League Cup victory vs Alloa Athletic.
For Ayr United, the goalscorers were Owen Stirton (15', 38'), Kieran Shanks (18') and Jamie Murphy (85'). Cameron O'Donnell (60') scored for Alloa Athletic.
Gary Naysmith's Ayr United have celebrated scoring 12 times in their last 6 outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures stands at 6.
Arbroath head into the clash after a 1-0 League Cup win as they beat Stirling Albion in their most recent game.
The only scorer from Arbroath was Ryan Dow (60').
The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring Arbroath has been fairly consistent recently. A glance at their last 6 outings reveals that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have managed a goal total of 7 while Arbroath have scored 3. That pattern might not be continued into this match, of course.
Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 13/04/2024 tells us that Ayr United have won 3 of these & Arbroath 0, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.
An aggregate of 16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 13 for The Honest Men and 3 being from The Red Lichties. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.
The last league clash between these clubs was Championship match day 33 on 11/04/2026 and the score finished Ayr United 1-0 Arbroath.
The match was refereed by Peter Stuart.
We’re of the view that Arbroath and Ayr United should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a close game with a 1-1 score after 90 minutes.
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the WDW market, putting your money on Ayr United is available for 2.4, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3 & selecting victory for Arbroath comes in at 2.7. These are the best of the returns being offered at the moment.
Lucas Pereira, 03:03 28/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Ayr United
Formed: 1910
Stadium: Somerset Park (10,185)
Chairman: David Smith
Manager: Gary Naysmith
Competitions: League Cup (Second Round)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLWDD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLLL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDLWD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDLD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWDDD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLDLD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWLLW |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Alloa Athletic |
| Ayr United |
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Edinburgh City |
| Falkirk |
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Ayr United |
| Stranraer |
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Ayr United |
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St Johnstone |
| Airdrie United |
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Ayr United |
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Stirling Albion |
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Montrose |
| Dundee United |
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Arbroath |
| Spartans |
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Arbroath |
| Arbroath |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
| Dunfermline Athletic |
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Arbroath |
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St Johnstone |
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Arbroath |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
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Partick Thistle |
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Greenock Morton |
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Queen's Park |
| Dunfermline Athletic |
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Arbroath |
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Arbroath |
| Greenock Morton |
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Arbroath |
| Airdrie United |
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Arbroath |
| Partick Thistle |
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Arbroath |
| Queen's Park |
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Arbroath |
| Jamie Murphy | 8 |
| Anton Dowds | 7 |
| Mark McKenzie | 7 |
| George Oakley | 7 |
| Curtis Main | 6 |
| Findlay Marshall | 14 |
| Gavin Reilly | 7 |
| Ryan Dow | 5 |
| Arran Pettifer | 5 |
| Aaron Muirhead | 4 |
| Ayr United |
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Arbroath |
| Dunfermline Athletic |
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Ayr United |
| Kilmarnock |
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Ayr United |
| Raith Rovers |
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Ayr United |
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Greenock Morton |
| Partick Thistle |
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Ayr United |
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Inverness C.T. |
| Queen's Park |
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Ayr United |
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Stenhousemuir |
| Livingston |
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Ayr United |
| Ayr United |
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Arbroath |
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Inverness C.T. |
| Greenock Morton |
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Arbroath |
| Arbroath |
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Livingston |
| Arbroath |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
| Raith Rovers |
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Arbroath |
| Stenhousemuir |
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Arbroath |
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Queen's Park |
| Partick Thistle |
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Arbroath |
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Greenock Morton |
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