Scotland - ChampionshipData current as of 23 July 2026

Ayr United vs Partick Thistle: match statistics

Ayr United crest
Ayr United
1 : 1half-time 0:0
Partick Thistle crest
Partick Thistle

Ayr United vs Partick Thistle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ayr United play Partick Thistle in Championship (Scotland). The match date is 4 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Ayr United: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Partick Thistle: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ayr United scores 1.06 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Partick Thistle scores 1.47 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.43 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ayr United 61%, Partick Thistle 58%. Over 2.5: Ayr United 42%, Partick Thistle 44%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Partick Thistle has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.35. Ayr United: 10.3 shots per match, Partick Thistle: 12.7.

Match halves

Ayr United: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.36. Partick Thistle: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

Ayr United: 16-30 (10 goals). Partick Thistle: 0-15 (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.43 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-1-2. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Partick Thistle are the favorites: they sit 2nd with 16 wins this season versus Ayr United’s 7 wins (8th) and boast a superior goal differential 47-32 vs 34-38. In their last 5 matches Partick have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 8 and conceding 4 (average 2.0 points per game), while Ayr have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses with a 3-8 goal record (0.4 points per game). In chance creation the visitors look stronger: away they average 14 shots and 4.67 on target with xG 1.68, whereas Ayr at home average 10.79 shots, 4.14 on target and xG 1.39. Ayr fail to score in 36% of home matches and keep just 14% clean sheets, while Partick fail to score in 20% of away games and record 27% clean sheets, indicating greater efficiency for the visitors. Given the advantage in form, shots, xG and a lower share of scoreless games, I forecast an away victory.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
6Shots4
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
2Shots on target3
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
0.92xG0.8
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
5Corners6
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
53Dangerous attacks45
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
10Fouls10
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3Cards5
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
1.06Goals scored / match1.47
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
1.31Goals conceded / match1
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
50%Average possession54%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3.86Shots on target / match4.61
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.33Shots per match12.67
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3.86Shots on target4.61
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
10.2%Shot conversion11.6%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
50%Possession54%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
1.35xG for1.58
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
1.26xG against1.27
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

Shooting quality

Ayr United: BalancedPartick Thistle: Balanced
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
Accuracy (shots on target)37%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.32

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Partick Thistle is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Ayr United · 1.4 pts / match - Partick Thistle

Ayr United
LWLLL
Season result split
22% W42% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-15-13
1.08 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-7-7
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Partick Thistle
DWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W42% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-15-4
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-9-4
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Partick Thistle is 39% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Ayr United · 1.47 goals / match - Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle is 31% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.31 goals / match - Ayr United · 1 goals / match - Partick Thistle

Ayr United scoring profile: strong

Ayr United scores in 72% of matches (26 of 36 matches), while Partick Thistle keeps a clean sheet in 36% (13 of 36 matches).

Partick Thistle scoring profile: very strong

Partick Thistle scores in 81% of matches (29 of 36 matches), while Ayr United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (8 of 36 matches).

38Goals scored (season)53
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
47Goals conceded (season)36
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
2.36Average goals in match2.47
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3Goals scored (last 5)6
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal81%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
22%2 goals47%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
8%3 goals14%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3%4 goals3%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal64%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
36%2 goals28%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
14%3 goals3%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3%4 goals3%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time14%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
3%BTTS in both halves0%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
8%Scored in both halves19%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
40%BTTS - last 560%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

2nd half

64%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Partick Thistle is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / match - Ayr United · 1.67 pts / match - Partick Thistle

Ayr United - half-time state
36% leading31% draw33% trailing
Partick Thistle - half-time state
44% leading33% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.67
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.78
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.25
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
56%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
50%No goal before half-time47%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.39
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
1.14Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
47%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle
69%No goal after half-time53%
Ayr UnitedPartick Thistle

Ayr United - second-half results

17% W47% R36% P
50
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding61%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 22%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Partick Thistle - second-half results

33% W39% R28% P
60
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding107%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ayr United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Partick Thistle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Ayr United
ScoredConceded
9
8
0-15
10
4
16-30
6
7
31-45
4
10
46-60
2
7
61-75
7
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Partick Thistle
ScoredConceded
13
4
0-15
9
7
16-30
6
6
31-45
8
6
46-60
4
8
61-75
13
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (13 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Ayr United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Partick Thistle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
135%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Ayr UnitedLigaPartick Thistle
Average goals in match 2.362.43 2.47
Both teams scored 61%48% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%44% 44%
Clean sheets 22%33% 36%
Goal before half-time 78%70% 72%
Goal after half-time 64%68% 67%

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

2.43
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
29%
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

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Ayr United 0 - 1 - 2 Partick Thistle. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Ayr United vs Partick Thistle?

The Championship match finished Ayr United 1:1 Partick Thistle. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Ayr United and Partick Thistle?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Ayr United won 0, Partick Thistle won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Ayr United vs Partick Thistle?

Ayr United score 1.06 goals per game on average and Partick Thistle 1.47. The Championship average is 2.43 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Ayr United's matches and 58% of Partick Thistle's.

What form are Ayr United and Partick Thistle in?

Over the last 5 games Ayr United have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Partick Thistle 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ayr United vs Partick Thistle?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.