Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain Gretna at Somerset Park, Ayr on Tuesday evening, 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 disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. Honest Men have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Gretna's away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. The Black and Whites have put away 14 chances in these games, a let in just 1.
Ayr Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 29 matches. Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 28 games giving them a return of 70 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 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
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. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
Gretna | 4 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |