The Championship tie at Home of the Set Fare Arena on Friday will see home side Livingston welcome Ayr United.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Livingston v Ayr United, scroll down - plus the latest betting odds.
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Livingston
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Livingston will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-2 Championship triumph versus Greenock Morton.
For Livingston, the goalscorers were Cristian Montaรฑo (17') and Scott Pittman (23'). Ali Crawford (44') scored 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 their last fixture, Ayr United drew 1-1 in the Championship tie with Falkirk.
The only player to score 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.
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Head to head
Inspecting their past head to head clashes dating back to 16/07/2019 shows us that Livingston have won 5 of these games and Ayr United 1, with the tally of draws being 0.
A combined total of 16 goals were scored between them in these games, with 12 from Livi Lions and 4 being from The Honest Men. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
The previous league match featuring these clubs was Championship match day 25 on 22/02/2025 when the final score was Ayr United 1-2 Livingston.
The match was refereed by Don Robertson.
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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 shouldnโt 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.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the full-time result market, victory for Livingston is best priced at 1.95, backing a draw is 3.2 & betting on a victory for Ayr United can get you 3.9. Those are the best of the prices offered right now.
Renata Leite,
09:07 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ 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)
๐ 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.