Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain Stranraer at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Honest Men are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 3 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park, Ayr was just last season, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0-0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Stranraer | 1 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SFAC |
2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 3 | Stranraer | SFAC |
2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Stranraer have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Blues have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Honest Men's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stranraer. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Ayr Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Stranraer | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |