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Dundee United are going up against visiting team Ayr United at Tannadice Park in this Championship clash on Saturday.
Our Dundee United v Ayr United tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
๐ Form Guide
Dundee United
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Dundee United are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-4 Championship triumph against Greenock Morton.
For Dundee United, the scorers were Ross Docherty (20'), Glenn Middleton (23'), Louis Moult (51') and Tony Watt (58'). Robbie Muirhead (62') was the scorer for Greenock Morton.
Matches involving Dundee United have often been exciting affairs recently with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum of 22 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 17 of them coming from Dundee United. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
Analysis of their past results shows that Dundee United:
- are unbeaten in the league by Ayr United in their previous 5 matches.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
Ayr United
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Ayr United will come into the match following a 5-0 Championship win to defeat Arbroath in their last game.
For Ayr United, the goals were scored by Kurt Willoughby (23'), Frankie Musonda (32'), Anton Dowds (41'), Ben Dempsey (68') and Logan Chalmers (90').
Ayr United have been a threat going forward leading up to this encounter, having scored 12 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Ayr United have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same outings.
Coming into this meeting, Ayr United have not emerged victorious against Dundee United when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
๐ฅ Head to head
Delving into their past head to head meetings stretching back to 21/12/2019 reveals that these fixtures have not been kind to Ayr United. They have not been able to register any victories whatsoever whereas Dundee United have dominated them, beating them in 67 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.
A sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from The Tangerines and 2 coming from The Honest Men. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.
The last league encounter featuring these sides was Championship match day 23 on 03/02/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Ayr United 1-2 Dundee United.
The referee was Gavin Duncan.
โน๏ธ Team News: Dundee United
The Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin does not have any fitness worries at all before this match thanks to a fully healthy group available for selection.
๐ Team News: Ayr United
Thanks to a completely injury-free group available to select from, the Ayr United boss Scott Brown has no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash.
๐ฎ Prediction
Weโre of the opinion that Dundee United should have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.
At the same time, Ayr United could well struggle to score a goal of their own although we do think itโs probable that they will be converting at least once here.
Accordingly, we see a controlled 3-1 winning score for Dundee United come full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 13:07 20/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Dundee United
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Tannadice Park (14,223)
Captain: Ross Docherty
Chairman: Mark Ogren
Manager: Jim Goodwin
Competitions: Championship position 1
๐ Star Man: Louis Moult
Regularly taking to the field in the Striker position, Louis Moult was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. After having played his first senior match for Stoke City in the 2009 - 2010 season, the dangerous Forward has scored 17 league goals in the Championship 2023 - 2024 campaign so far from a total of 30 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 68 | LDWWW |
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34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 65 | LWLDW |
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33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 51 | WWWDD |
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33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 51 | LWWWW |
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33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 42 | WWWDL |
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33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 42 | LWLDW |
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33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 41 | LWLDL |
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34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 38 | DLWWL |
9 |
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33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 36 | DWLLL |
10 |
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33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | -43 | 23 | LLLLL |
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Arbroath |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
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Queen's Park |
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Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 33 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 1.6 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 6-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.8 |
Time first goal scored | 29 |
Time first goal conceded | 41 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | 5-2 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Louis Moult | 17 |
Tony Watt | 12 |
Kai Fotheringham | 11 |
Kevin Holt | 6 |
Mathew Anim Cudjoe | 4 |
Anton Dowds | 12 |
Logan Chalmers | 9 |
Jamie Murphy | 6 |
Ben Dempsey | 3 |
Ahkeem Rose | 3 |
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