Match details. Championship, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 Lagos time. It is played at Somerset Park, Ayr. The referee is D. McFarlane.
What's at stake. Ayr United FC are 6th on 11 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Dunfermline, level on points with Arbroath. A win would take them above Dunfermline. Dunfermline Athletic FC are 5th on 12 points after 7 games, 1 point behind Livingston, 1 point clear of Ayr Utd. A win would take them above Livingston.
Form. Ayr United FC have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W L L. Dunfermline Athletic FC have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D W L.
The numbers. Ayr United FC score 1.1 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. Ayr United FC average 6.5 shots (2.9 on target), 4.3 corners and 1.9 cards a game. Dunfermline Athletic FC score 0.6 and concede 0.6 a game in their last five away, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Dunfermline Athletic FC average 9.4 shots (3.3 on target), 5.2 corners and 1.6 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Ayr United FC have won five, drawn three and lost two. Four of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, Ayr United FC won one, one was drawn and Dunfermline Athletic FC won two. The last time they met, on 8 Aug 2026, it finished Ayr United FC 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic FC.
Where it pulls both ways. Dunfermline Athletic FC are the form side, but the meetings favour Ayr United FC: in the last ten meetings, Ayr United FC won five, Dunfermline Athletic FC won two and three were drawn.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 21%. Six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.29, 74% on the records (Ayr United FC: under 3.5 goals in 8 of 9; Dunfermline Athletic FC: under 3.5 goals in 7 of 7). Backup: Under 4.5 Goals at 1.10. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Dunfermline Athletic FC or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Ayr United FC 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic FC (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).