Scotland - ChampionshipData current as of September 20, 2026

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Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic: match statistics

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ayr United plays Dunfermline Athletic in Championship (Scotland). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Recent form

Ayr United has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Dunfermline Athletic has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Ayr United scores 1.13 goals per game and allows 1.26. Dunfermline Athletic scores 1.50 and allows 1.17. Games in this league average 2.43 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 65% of Ayr United's games and 40% of Dunfermline Athletic's. The Over 2.5 rates are 39% and 50%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ayr United has the higher season xG average, 1.38 to 1.35 per game. Ayr United takes 10.6 shots per game, while Dunfermline Athletic takes 10.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Ayr United leads at halftime in 39% of its games and scores 0.39 goals per game after halftime. Dunfermline Athletic leads at halftime in 37% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ayr United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (9 goals). For Dunfermline Athletic, it is minutes 31-45+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.43 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
1.13Goals scored / game1.5
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
1.26Goals allowed / game1.17
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
50%Average possession51%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
4Shots on target / game4.2
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.61Shots per game10.4
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
4Shots on target4.2
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
10.6%Shot conversion14.4%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
50%Possession51%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
1.38xG for1.35
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
1.24xG against1.32
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

Shooting quality

Ayr United: BalancedDunfermline Athletic: Efficient finishing
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)38%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Dunfermline Athletic is 550% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Ayr United · 2.6 pts / game - Dunfermline Athletic

Ayr United
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
23% W48% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-15-9
1.16 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-7-5
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WDLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Dunfermline Athletic
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
40% W23% D37% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-11
1.43 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-6
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dunfermline Athletic is 33% better for: goals scored per game.

1.13 goals / game - Ayr United · 1.5 goals / game - Dunfermline Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic is 8% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.26 goals / game - Ayr United · 1.17 goals / game - Dunfermline Athletic

Ayr United scoring profile: strong

Ayr United scores in 74% of games (23 of 31 games), while Dunfermline Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 40% (12 of 30 games).

Dunfermline Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Dunfermline Athletic scores in 73% of games (22 of 30 games), while Ayr United keeps a clean sheet in 23% (7 of 31 games).

35Goals scored (season)45
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
39Goals conceded (season)35
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
2.39Average goals per game2.67
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
3Goals scored (last 5)12
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal73%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
26%2 goals50%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
10%3 goals17%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
3%4 goals7%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal60%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
32%2 goals43%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
13%3 goals10%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
3%4 goals3%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

40%
Dunfermline Athletic - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 30 games
49%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time17%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
3%BTTS in both halves13%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
10%Scored in both halves33%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
60%BTTS - last 540%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ayr United is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / game - Ayr United · 1.33 pts / game - Dunfermline Athletic

Ayr United - half-time state
39% leading29% draw32% trailing
Dunfermline Athletic - half-time state
37% leading23% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per game (1st half)1.33
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.7
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
0.52Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.37
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
58%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
48%No goal before half-time47%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.5
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.3
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
48%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic
68%No goal after half-time47%
Ayr UnitedDunfermline Athletic

Ayr United - second-half results

16% W52% D32% L
45
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding59%

Leads at halftime in 39% of games and wins 23%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Dunfermline Athletic - second-half results

37% W40% D23% L
40
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ayr United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.60
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Dunfermline Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.60
Goals scored / game1.01.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.0
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+7
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ayr United
ScoredConceded
9
6
0-15
9
4
16-30
5
6
31-45
4
9
46-60
2
5
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Dunfermline Athletic
ScoredConceded
3
11
0-15
7
5
16-30
11
4
31-45
9
3
46-60
5
6
61-75
10
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.53
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ayr United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Dunfermline Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Ayr UnitedLigaDunfermline Athletic
Average goals per game 2.392.43 2.67
Both teams scored 65%49% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%45% 50%
Clean sheets 23%32% 40%
Goal before half-time 77%69% 87%
Goal after half-time 61%68% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.43
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Duncan NicolsonMatches officiated: 12
4.25Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 217%Home wins25%Draws57%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Ayr United's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Dunfermline Athletic. Games average 2.33 goals, and both teams scored in 33% of them.

Dunfermline Athletic FC
2 : 3
Ayr United FC
Ayr United FC
0 : 1
Dunfermline Athletic FC
Dunfermline Athletic FC
0 : 1
Ayr United FC