Airdrieonians vs Ayr United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Airdrieonians played Ayr United in Championship (Scotland). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Airdrieonians: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Ayr United: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Airdrieonians scores 0.87 and concedes 1.60 goals per match. Ayr United scores 1.27 and concedes 1.07. League average: 2.54 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Airdrieonians 47%, Ayr United 60%. Over 2.5: Airdrieonians 53%, Ayr United 33%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Ayr United has higher xG: 1.49 vs 0.98. Airdrieonians: 7.7 shots per match, Ayr United: 11.7.

Match halves

Airdrieonians: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.60. Ayr United: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Airdrieonians: 61-75 (5 goals). Ayr United: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.54 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 6.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

70Possession (%)30
AirdrieoniansAyr United
12Shots6
AirdrieoniansAyr United
2Shots on target2
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0xG0
AirdrieoniansAyr United
3Corners2
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0Dangerous attacks0
AirdrieoniansAyr United
11Fouls9
AirdrieoniansAyr United
2Cards3
AirdrieoniansAyr United

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.

AirdrieoniansAyr United
0.87Goals scored / match1.27
AirdrieoniansAyr United
1.6Goals conceded / match1.07
AirdrieoniansAyr United
48%Average possession52%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
3Shots on target / match5.07
AirdrieoniansAyr United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.67Shots per match11.67
AirdrieoniansAyr United
3Shots on target5.07
AirdrieoniansAyr United
11.3%Shot conversion10.9%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
48%Possession52%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0.98xG for1.49
AirdrieoniansAyr United
1.43xG against1.11
AirdrieoniansAyr United

Shooting quality

Airdrieonians: BalancedAyr United: Balanced
AirdrieoniansAyr United
Accuracy (shots on target)39%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.25

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.

Airdrieonians is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Airdrieonians · 0.6 pts / match - Ayr United

Airdrieonians
LWLDW
Season result split
13% W33% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-8
0.73 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-4-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Ayr United
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
27% W53% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-3
1.33 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-5-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 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 46% better for: goals scored per match.

0.87 goals / match - Airdrieonians · 1.27 goals / match - Ayr United

Ayr United is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.6 goals / match - Airdrieonians · 1.07 goals / match - Ayr United

Airdrieonians scoring profile: strong

Airdrieonians scores in 60% of matches (9 of 15 matches), while Ayr United keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

Ayr United scoring profile: very strong

Ayr United scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Airdrieonians keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

13Goals scored (season)19
AirdrieoniansAyr United
24Goals conceded (season)16
AirdrieoniansAyr United
2.47Average goals in match2.33
AirdrieoniansAyr United
5Goals scored (last 5)5
AirdrieoniansAyr United
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
AirdrieoniansAyr United

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal73%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
20%2 goals33%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
7%3 goals13%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0%4 goals7%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal73%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
53%2 goals27%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
20%3 goals7%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
13%4 goals0%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time13%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0%BTTS in both halves7%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
13%Scored in both halves13%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
20%BTTS - last 560%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

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.

Ayr United is 53% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Airdrieonians · 1.53 pts / match - Ayr United

Airdrieonians - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Ayr United - half-time state
47% leading13% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.53
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0.27Goals scored (1st half)0.8
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
AirdrieoniansAyr United
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.33
AirdrieoniansAyr United
60%Clean sheet before half-time53%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
73%No goal before half-time47%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)1.27
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
AirdrieoniansAyr United
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
AirdrieoniansAyr United
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1
AirdrieoniansAyr United
47%Clean sheet after half-time53%
AirdrieoniansAyr United
53%No goal after half-time67%
AirdrieoniansAyr United

Airdrieonians - second-half results

27% W40% D33% L
15
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding65%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 13%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ayr United - second-half results

27% W47% D27% L
23
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding57%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 27%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Airdrieonians - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ayr United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+150%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Airdrieonians

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 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.
-0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Ayr United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 32% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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

AirdrieoniansLigaAyr United
Average goals in match 2.472.54 2.33
Both teams scored 47%51% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%46% 33%
Clean sheets 27%30% 27%
Goal before half-time 60%73% 87%
Goal after half-time 73%76% 60%

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

2.54
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
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 UnitedGoalMark McKenzieAssist: Ethan Walker
  2. AirdrieoniansYellow cardLewis Strapp
  3. Ayr UnitedYellow cardMarco Rus
  4. AirdrieoniansSubstitutionOn: Charles TelferOff: Dean McMaster
  5. Ayr UnitedYellow cardBen Dempsey
  6. Ayr UnitedYellow cardMarco Rus
  7. Ayr UnitedSubstitutionOn: Dylan WatretOff: Jamie Murphy
  8. AirdrieoniansYellow cardAidan Wilson
  9. AirdrieoniansSubstitutionOn: Liam McStravickOff: Gavin Gallagher
  10. AirdrieoniansSubstitutionOn: Cameron CooperOff: Lewis McGrattan
  11. Ayr UnitedSubstitutionOn: Stuart BanniganOff: Ben Dempsey

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.

Sean MurdochMatches officiated: 8
7.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 213%Home wins38%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Airdrieonians 0 - 0 - 1 Ayr United. Average goals 6.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Ayr United FC
4 : 2
Airdrieonians FC

FAQ

What was the result of Airdrieonians vs Ayr United?

The Championship match finished Airdrieonians 0:1 Ayr United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Airdrieonians vs Ayr United?

Airdrieonians score 0.87 goals per game on average and Ayr United 1.27. The Championship average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Airdrieonians's matches and 60% of Ayr United's.

What form are Airdrieonians and Ayr United in?

Over the last 5 games Airdrieonians have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Ayr United 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Airdrieonians 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.