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Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain Arbroath at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 27 wins out of 39 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park, Ayr was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 1-1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 05 Nov | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Honest Men have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Arbroath's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Red Lichties's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.
Ayr Utd.'s 39 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Arbroath are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 30 points from their 30 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Somerset Park, Ayr for the Honest Men and the Madmen are unable to see past Arbroath claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arbroath | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |