Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain Gretna at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Honest Men lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Ayr Utd. and Gretna at was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Gretna | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 1-3 | Gretna | SCD2 |
2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Gretna | 2 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Honest Men have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Gretna's away form is none too clever either, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Black and Whites have put away 14 chances in these games, a let in just 3.
Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 27 points from their 27 games played so far, Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 25 games giving them a return of 64 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Ayr Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Gretna | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Honest Men at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Black and Whites come away with an easy victory. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Ayr Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
Gretna | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |