Match details. Championship, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 19:30 Lagos time. It is played at Somerset Park, Ayr. The referee is M. MacDermid.
What's at stake. Ayr United FC are 7th on 12 points after 10 games, 1 point behind Inverness CT, 1 point clear of Arbroath. A win would take them above Inverness CT. Partick Thistle FC are 3rd on 18 points after 9 games, 2 points behind Raith Rovers, 5 points clear of Livingston. A win would take them above Raith Rovers.
Form. Ayr United FC have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W L W L. In this competition Ayr United FC have gone D W L W L L. Partick Thistle 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 L W.
The numbers. Ayr United FC score one and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. Ayr United FC average 4.3 corners and 1.8 cards a game. Partick Thistle FC score 0.8 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Partick Thistle FC average 13.1 shots (5.4 on target), 8.2 corners and 1.7 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Ayr United FC have won two, drawn two and lost six. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, two were drawn and Partick Thistle FC won two. The last time they met, on 5 Sep 2026, it finished Ayr United FC 0-1 Partick Thistle FC.
The read. Partick Thistle FC to win. A tight game. Partick Thistle FC are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Partick Thistle FC; the meetings favour Partick Thistle FC. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 24%. Seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Ayr United FC 0-1 Partick Thistle FC (10% 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 (the call and a tight game).