Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Ayr United 6th with 5, Arbroath 4th with 7. Against a league average of 0.88 goals per team per game, Ayr United ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Arbroath at 0.75 and 0.75.
Momentum sat with Ayr United, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Ayr United held 15 points of 15 and Arbroath 6.
Across 25 recorded meetings, Ayr United have 9 wins to Arbroath's 7, with 9 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture.
Somerset Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,185. On the scoreboard, Ayr United led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Ayr United: Ben Summers (44'), Ross Taylor (79')
Key stats
Possession: Ayr United 16% · Arbroath 84% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-7