Greenock Morton vs Ayr United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Greenock Morton played against Ayr United in Championship (Scotland). The game was played on December 27, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Greenock Morton has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Ayr United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Greenock Morton scores 0.89 goals per game and allows 1.26. Ayr United scores 1.32 and allows 1.16. Games in this league average 2.51 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Greenock Morton's games and 58% of Ayr United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 37% and 37%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ayr United has the higher season xG average, 1.40 to 1.13 per game. Greenock Morton takes 8.9 shots per game, while Ayr United takes 10.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Greenock Morton leads at halftime in 32% of its games and scores 0.53 goals per game after halftime. Ayr United leads at halftime in 53% and scores 0.37 after halftime.

When the teams score

Greenock Morton's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Ayr United, it is minutes 0-15 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.51 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

42Possession (%)58
Greenock MortonAyr United
14Shots18
Greenock MortonAyr United
3Shots on target4
Greenock MortonAyr United
1.45xG1.8
Greenock MortonAyr United
5Corners6
Greenock MortonAyr United
49Dangerous attacks54
Greenock MortonAyr United
12Fouls16
Greenock MortonAyr United
2Cards1
Greenock MortonAyr United

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.

Greenock MortonAyr United
0.89Goals scored / game1.32
Greenock MortonAyr United
1.26Goals allowed / game1.16
Greenock MortonAyr United
50%Average possession49%
Greenock MortonAyr United
2.95Shots on target / game4.68
Greenock MortonAyr United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.89Shots per game10.58
Greenock MortonAyr United
2.95Shots on target4.68
Greenock MortonAyr United
10.1%Shot conversion12.4%
Greenock MortonAyr United
50%Possession49%
Greenock MortonAyr United
1.13xG for1.4
Greenock MortonAyr United
1.44xG against1.25
Greenock MortonAyr United

Shooting quality

Greenock Morton: BalancedAyr United: Balanced
Greenock MortonAyr United
Accuracy (shots on target)33%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.28

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.

Ayr United is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Greenock Morton · 1.6 pts / game - Ayr United

Greenock Morton
WLWLL
Season result split
21% W47% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-6
1.11 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Ayr United
DWDLW
Season result split
32% W47% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-9-4
1.42 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LDDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Ayr United is 48% better for: goals scored per game.

0.89 goals / game - Greenock Morton · 1.32 goals / game - Ayr United

Ayr United is 9% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.26 goals / game - Greenock Morton · 1.16 goals / game - Ayr United

Greenock Morton scoring profile: strong

Greenock Morton scores in 63% of games (12 of 19 meczów), while Ayr United keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

Ayr United scoring profile: very strong

Ayr United scores in 74% of games (14 of 19 meczów), while Greenock Morton keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 meczów).

17Goals scored (season)25
Greenock MortonAyr United
24Goals conceded (season)22
Greenock MortonAyr United
2.16Average goals per game2.47
Greenock MortonAyr United
5Goals scored (last 5)7
Greenock MortonAyr United
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Greenock MortonAyr United

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal74%
Greenock MortonAyr United
21%2 goals37%
Greenock MortonAyr United
5%3 goals16%
Greenock MortonAyr United
0%4 goals5%
Greenock MortonAyr United

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal68%
Greenock MortonAyr United
21%2 goals32%
Greenock MortonAyr United
11%3 goals11%
Greenock MortonAyr United
11%4 goals5%
Greenock MortonAyr United

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time11%
Greenock MortonAyr United
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Greenock MortonAyr United
16%Scored in both halves11%
Greenock MortonAyr United

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
Greenock MortonAyr United
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Greenock MortonAyr United
20%BTTS - last 560%
Greenock MortonAyr United

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time84%
Greenock MortonAyr United
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Greenock MortonAyr United
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
Greenock MortonAyr United

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time58%
Greenock MortonAyr United
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
Greenock MortonAyr United
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Greenock MortonAyr United

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 32% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / game - Greenock Morton · 1.74 pts / game - Ayr United

Greenock Morton - half-time state
32% leading37% draw32% trailing
Ayr United - half-time state
53% leading16% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per game (1st half)1.74
Greenock MortonAyr United
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.95
Greenock MortonAyr United
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Greenock MortonAyr United
1Average goals (1st half)1.37
Greenock MortonAyr United
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Greenock MortonAyr United
63%No goal before half-time42%
Greenock MortonAyr United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.16Points per game (2nd half)1.11
Greenock MortonAyr United
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.37
Greenock MortonAyr United
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
Greenock MortonAyr United
1.16Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Greenock MortonAyr United
47%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Greenock MortonAyr United
58%No goal after half-time74%
Greenock MortonAyr United

Greenock Morton - second-half results

26% W37% R37% P
25
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 21%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ayr United - second-half results

21% W47% R32% P
33
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding60%

Leads at halftime in 53% of games and wins 32%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Greenock Morton - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ayr United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game1.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+5-5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

Greenock Morton
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
4
4
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
6
46-60
1
2
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Ayr United
ScoredConceded
9
2
0-15
4
3
16-30
5
3
31-45
2
6
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.31
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+51%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Greenock Morton

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.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
41% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
41%

Ayr United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.6
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 36% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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

Greenock MortonLigaAyr United
Average goals per game 2.162.51 2.47
Both teams scored 53%49% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%47% 37%
Clean sheets 21%32% 32%
Goal before half-time 68%70% 84%
Goal after half-time 74%73% 58%

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

2.51
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.18
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Ayr UnitedGoalAnton Dowds
  2. Ayr UnitedYellow cardKevin Holt
  3. Greenock MortonYellow cardIain Wilson
  4. Greenock MortonGoalArron John LyallAssist: Eamonn Brophy
  5. Greenock MortonYellow cardAaron Comrie
  6. Ayr UnitedSubstitutionOn: Curtis MainOff: Jamie Murphy
  7. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Tomi AdeloyeOff: Eamonn Brophy

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.

Ross HardieMatches officiated: 9
5.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 222%Home wins56%Draws22%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Greenock Morton's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Ayr United. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Ayr United FC
2 : 1
Greenock Morton FC
Greenock Morton FC
2 : 2
Ayr United FC

FAQ

What was the result of Greenock Morton vs Ayr United?

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

What is the head-to-head record between Greenock Morton and Ayr United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Greenock Morton won 0, Ayr United won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Greenock Morton vs Ayr United?

Greenock Morton score 0.89 goals per game on average and Ayr United 1.32. The Championship average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Greenock Morton's matches and 58% of Ayr United's.

What form are Greenock Morton and Ayr United in?

Over the last 5 games Greenock Morton have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Ayr United 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Greenock Morton vs Ayr United?

The statistical background for Greenock Morton vs Ayr United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.