Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Ayr United 8th with 5, Arbroath 6th with 8. Against a league average of 1.02 goals per team per game, Ayr United ran at 0.83 scored and 1.33 conceded, Arbroath at 0.67 and 1.33.
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. With 79 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, R. Hardie was the man in the middle. 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