Match Report
Ayr United, 2nd with 58 points, sat 27 points above Cove Rangers (10th, 31). The last five rounds placed Cove Rangers 6th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Ayr United 1.69 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Cove Rangers 1.06 and 2.08, with the league averaging 1.4.
Cove Rangers entered with four losses in a row. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Ayr United against 1/15 for Cove Rangers.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Ayr United wins, 0 for Cove Rangers, 1 draw, at 3.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Somerset Park (capacity 10,185). On the scoreboard, Ayr United led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Ayr United: D. O'Connor (7'), D. Akinyemi (24'), J. Mitchell-Lawson (74')
Key stats
Possession: Ayr United 50% · Cove Rangers 50% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 1-5