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Ayr Utd vs Partick

Next match: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 • 18:30 UTC+3 • Round 11 • Somerset Park • 🌦 4.1°C, 31 km/h, 0.1mm drizzle

PREDICTLIX BEST BET
Over/Under 2.5 — Under 2.5
Model 56.4% · Market best price ≈ 51.3% · Edge +6.9 pp
Best odds 1.95 Betano 1.95Pinnacle 1.93Bet365 1.90
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🎯 PredictLix Predictions

MarketTipConfidenceProbabilityOddsBookmakerMarket impliedEdge
Match Result (1X2) Away 1.8 → 1.85 ▲3% 80% 47.1% 1.85 William Hill 53.1% -6 pp
Double Chance X2 67% 66.2% 1.24 Betano 77.9% -11.7 pp
BTTS No 81% 49.3% 2.00 William Hill 47.4% +1.9 pp
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 85% 56.3% 1.95 Betano 49.4% +6.9 pp
Correct Score 0-1 68% 10% 7.50 Bet365 6.6% +3.4 pp

⚽ Model expected goals: Ayr Utd 0.98 – 1.07 Partick · expected total 2.06

Probabilities are calibrated against this season's real results. Odds are correct at publish time. Odds are the best price across every bookmaker in our feed — the Bookmaker column says who offers it. Market implied = the bookmaker's probability with margin removed (proportional de-vig across all outcomes — critical on Correct Score, where the book margin is huge; for Double Chance it is derived from the de-vigged 1X2 market instead). Positive edge = the model rates this outcome higher than the market. Odds chips show the line movement since our tip — a big drop means the value window is closing.

🧠 Match Preview

Ayr Utd host Partick at Somerset Park on Friday night with the visitors chasing promotion form and the home side stuck in mid-table. Partick sit 3rd on 18 points from 9 games, while Ayr are 7th on 12 points from 10, so the stakes favour the away side's push at the top end of the Championship.

The model leans on recent form and goal expectancy. Partick arrive with a WWDLW run, Ayr with DWLWL. Expected goals are tight but tilted away: 0.9835 for Ayr against 1.0747 for Partick, suggesting a low-scoring, finely balanced contest rather than a shootout. No injuries are listed for either squad, so both managers have full options. The head-to-head record is telling: Partick have won three of the last five meetings, including a 1-0 win in September 2026, with two draws and no Ayr victory in that span.

The headline tip is an away win at 47.1% probability, priced at 1.85. Double chance X2 carries 66.2%, a safer route if you expect Ayr to frustrate. Under 2.5 goals is favoured at 56.3% and 1.95, consistent with those modest expected-goal figures. Both teams to score is tipped No at 49.3% and odds of 2, and the correct-score model points to 0-1 at 10%, with 0-2 and 1-2 close behind. Value may hide in the away win if you trust the table gap and head-to-head edge.

The caveat: 47.1% is not dominance, and Ayr's home draw tendency plus a near-even expected-goals split means a low-scoring stalemate is a live risk. Treat the away win as a lean, not a lock.

Updated 12 Oct 2026, 10:09 UTC+3 — refreshed when the underlying data changes.

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

Ayr Utd

Goals scored (season avg)1.00
Goals conceded (season avg)1.10
Win streak (best this season)1
Elo strength rating1458

Partick

Goals scored (season avg)1.10
Goals conceded (season avg)0.30
Win streak (best this season)2
Elo strength rating1590

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors — each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

Ayr Utd

BTTS
3/6
Over 2.5
2/6
Scored
4/6
Clean sheets
1/6

Partick

Won 2 in a row Unbeaten 3
BTTS
1/6
Over 2.5
2/6
Scored
3/6
Clean sheets
4/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks — Championship

Ayr Utd

3rd best BTTS rate (50%)

Partick

Best defence (0.30 conceded/game) Best clean sheets (6)

Rank among 10 Championship teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets — season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates — last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

Ayr Utd at home · Partick away — the split that matters for this fixture.

Ayr Utd (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–2D–2L
W 1
D 2
L 2
Played5
Goals scored (avg)1.00
Goals conceded (avg)1.20
Clean sheets1
Failed to score1

Partick (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–1D–1L
W 2
D 1
L 1
Played4
Goals scored (avg)1.00
Goals conceded (avg)0.80
Clean sheets1
Failed to score1
Ayr Utd (home)Partick (away)
W 1
D 2
L 2
W 2
D 1
L 1
Played
5
4
Goals scored (avg)
1.00
1.00
Goals conceded (avg)
1.20
0.80
Clean sheets
1
1
Failed to score
1
1

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scorelines

0–1
10%
0–2
6%
1–2
5.9%
0–3
2.1%
1–3
2.1%

The five most probable exact scores for THIS fixture — computed from both teams' expected goals (score matrix), not generic league stats.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

Ayr Utd 2 wins · 2 draws · Partick 6 wins · avg 1.9 goals · BTTS in 4 of 10

2
2
6
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
05 Sep 2026 Partick 1–0 Ayr Utd Championship
04 Apr 2026 Ayr Utd 1–1 Partick Championship
24 Jan 2026 Partick 2–1 Ayr Utd Championship
06 Dec 2025 Ayr Utd 0–0 Partick Championship
21 Oct 2025 Partick 2–1 Ayr Utd Championship
16 Aug 2025 Partick 2–0 Ayr Utd League Cup
09 May 2025 Ayr Utd 0–2 Partick Premiership
06 May 2025 Partick 0–1 Ayr Utd Premiership
15 Mar 2025 Partick 2–0 Ayr Utd Championship
25 Jan 2025 Ayr Utd 2–1 Partick Championship

📈 Recent Form

Ayr Utd

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
10/10 Dunfermline Home 1–1 D
03/10 Livingston Away 2–1 W
25/09 Stenhousemuir Home 0–1 L
18/09 Queen's Park Away 2–0 W
12/09 Inverness CT Home 1–3 L

Partick

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
10/10 Livingston Away 2–1 W
03/10 Arbroath Home 3–0 W
19/09 Raith Rovers Home 0–0 D
15/09 Stenhousemuir Away 0–1 L
05/09 Ayr Utd Home 1–0 W

📊 Season Comparison — Championship

Ayr Utd #7 · 12 pts —  Partick #3 · 18 pts

Ayr Utd

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–3D–4L
W 3
D 3
L 4
Played10
Goals scored (avg)1.00
Goals conceded (avg)1.10
Clean sheets2
Failed to score3
Yellow cards17
Red cards2
Penalties (scored/missed)1/1

Partick

Wins–Draws–Losses5W–3D–1L
W 5
D 3
L 1
Played9
Goals scored (avg)1.10
Goals conceded (avg)0.30
Clean sheets6
Failed to score3
Yellow cards15
Red cards0
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0
Ayr UtdPartick
W 3
D 3
L 4
W 5
D 3
L 1
Played
10
9
Goals scored (avg)
1.00
1.10
Goals conceded (avg)
1.10
0.30
Clean sheets
2
6
Failed to score
3
3
Yellow cards
17
15
Red cards
2
0
Penalties (scored/missed)
1/1
0/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

Ayr Utd

4
0-15
1
3
16-30
1
1
31-45
5
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
76-90
1
scored conceded

Partick

0-15
2
16-30
3
2
31-45
1
46-60
61-75
2
2
76-90
1
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

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