Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (Scotland)

2026/2027

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Kevin Holt

Ayr United

Goals

6.6

90'+2Yellow Card

Dylan Lobban

Dunfermline Athletic

90'+2Yellow Card

—

Dunfermline Athletic

83'Yellow Card

Oli Shaw

Dunfermline Athletic

82'Yellow Card

Olly Whyte

Ayr United

78'Substitution

Keith Bray· In

Allan Oyirwoth· Out

Dunfermline Athletic

78'Substitution

Jamie Murphy· In

Ethan Walker· Out

Ayr United

78'Substitution

—· In

Ayr United

78'Substitution

Marco Rus· In

Reece Lyon· Out

Ayr United

77'Substitution

Josh Landers· In

Owen Stirton· Out

Ayr United

66'Substitution

Ben Summers· In

Nicholas McAllister· Out

Ayr United

63'Substitution

Oli Shaw· In

Olamilekan Adams· Out

Dunfermline Athletic

62'Yellow Card

Reece Lyon

Ayr United

Goal!

1-1

Kevin Holt

58'·Ayr United

⚽

58'Yellow Card

Olamilekan Adams

Dunfermline Athletic

Goal!

0-1

Josh Cooper

52'·Dunfermline Athletic

⚽

39'Yellow Card

Alfonso Amade

Dunfermline Athletic

Statistics of the Game

Ayr United

Dunfermline Athletic

32%Ball Possession68%

7Shots Total24

3Shots On Target9

2Corners10

7Fouls17

2Yellow Cards4

1Offsides4

4Saves2

4Shots Off Target9

69Attacks93

21Dangerous Attacks72

1Goals1

17Free Kicks7

0Shots Blocked6

4Substitutions3

1Assists0

Ayr United

Manager: Gary Naysmith

Starting XI

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.4

6.3

Olly Whyte

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

Substitutes

Josh Landers

Kieran Shanks

Jamie Murphy

Ben Summers

Thomas Hatton

Marco Rus

Kenzie Mitchell

Jamie Douglas

Liam Russell

Dunfermline Athletic

Manager: Neil Lennon

Starting XI

Aston Oxborough

6.1

Dylan Lobban

6.3

Samuel Cleall-Harding

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

Allan Oyirwoth

6.4

Josh Cooper

6.4

Andrew Tod Junior

6.5

Olamilekan Adams

6.6

Substitutes

Musa Dibaga

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kevin Holt DF	6.6	90'	1	0	-	-	-	-
Ethan Walker FW	6.5	78'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Olly Whyte MF	6.5	90'	0	1	-	-	-	-
Owen Stirton FW	6.5	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Scott McMann MF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Liam Dick DF	6.4	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Dylan Watret MF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Luke McBeth MF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Reece Lyon MF	6.3	78'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Nicholas McAllister DF	6.3	66'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Harry Stone GK	6.1	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Jamie Murphy	-	12'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Ben Summers	-	24'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Marco Rus	-	12'	0	0	-	-	-	-

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Ayr United	15	W1	1	0	1	2	6/15	5-6
Dunfermline Athletic	15	L1	0	1	5	1	10/15	6-5

Ayr United — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Partick Thistle2026-09-05
L1-3 vs Inverness CT2026-09-12
W2-0 @ Queen's Park2026-09-18
L0-1 vs Stenhousemuir2026-09-25
W2-1 @ Livingston2026-10-03

Dunfermline Athletic — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Raith Rovers2026-08-28
D1-1 @ Arbroath2026-09-05
W2-0 vs Queen's Park2026-09-12
W1-0 @ Greenock Morton2026-09-19
L1-4 vs Aberdeen2026-10-03

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Ayr United	15	2.67	80%	40%	27%	53%	27%	20%
Dunfermline Athletic	15	2.53	73%	47%	20%	40%	47%	20%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Ayr United	Home	7	4	1	2	12-7	1.86	43%	29%
Dunfermline Athletic	Away	8	4	2	2	8-7	1.75	38%	50%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Ayr United	15	12-10	11-7	48%	87%	6-4-5
Dunfermline Athletic	15	12-5	11-10	48%	60%	5-8-2

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 35
Period covered: 2009-10-10 – 2026-08-08
Ayr United wins: 13
Draws: 11
Dunfermline Athletic wins: 11
Avg goals per meeting: 2.14
Over 2.5 goals: 34%
Both teams scored: 40%
Home side won: 29%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 1D 2L (Ayr United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.4 vs 2.14

Most recent meetings (5 of 35)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-08-08	Dunfermline Athletic	1-1	Ayr United
2026-04-07	Ayr United	0-3	Dunfermline Athletic
2025-12-20	Dunfermline Athletic	2-3	Ayr United
2025-10-31	Ayr United	0-1	Dunfermline Athletic
2025-09-23	Dunfermline Athletic	0-1	Ayr United

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 42 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Ayr United	6	9	11	-1	LLWLW	7	-1
Dunfermline Athletic	5	7	12	2	LWDWW	2	+3

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsAyr United 11 · Dunfermline Athletic 12
Positions: #6 vs #5
Goals per game: 1/1.11 vs 0.86/0.57scored/conceded per game · league average 1.01

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Partick Thistle	13	7	4	2	+10	25	WDDWW
2	Raith Rovers	13	7	3	3	+11	24	WLWWD
3	Dunfermline AthleticA	13	6	6	1	+8	24	DWLDD
4	Stenhousemuir	13	7	2	4	+1	23	WWWWD
5	Livingston	13	6	2	5	+7	20	LLWLW
6	Inverness CT	13	5	4	4	+1	19	LLDDD
7	Ayr UnitedH	12	4	3	5	-1	15	LDLDW
8	Arbroath	13	3	2	8	-15	11	DWWDL
9	Greenock Morton	12	3	1	8	-8	10	LDLLL
10	Queen's Park	13	2	1	10	-14	7	WDLLL

Statistical Comparison

Championship

Ayr United11 matches

Dunfermline Athletic

12 matches

3Wins5

3Draws6

5Losses1

10Goals10

0.91Goals per game0.83

12Goals conceded6

1.09Goals per game conceded0.50

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (11 vs 12 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityAyr United 28% · X · Draw 34% · Dunfermline Athletic 38%

1 · Home Win

28%

X · Draw

34%

2 · Away Win

38%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

0.77 vs 0.95

Projected Total: 1.73

Over 1.5 Goals

51%

Over 2.5 Goals

25%

Over 3.5 Goals

10%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

33%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

39% / 46%

Ayr United / Dunfermline Athletic

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

0 - 0(17.8%)0 - 1(17.0%)1 - 0(13.8%)

Recent matches

Sep 18

2-0

@ Queen's Park

Away

Sep 5

0-1

@ Partick Thistle

Away

All Ayr United fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 35 matches

Won 37%

(13/35)

Draw 31%

(11/35)

Won 31%

(11/35)

Goals

38-37

Total matches

Recent matches (5/35)

Championship•Aug 8, 2026

Dunfermline Athletic

1-1

Ayr United

Championship•Apr 7, 2026

Ayr United

0-3

Dunfermline Athletic

Championship•Dec 20, 2025

Dunfermline Athletic

2-3

Ayr United

Championship•Oct 31, 2025

Ayr United

0-1

Dunfermline Athletic

Championship•Sep 23, 2025

Dunfermline Athletic

0-1

Ayr United

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic — Head to Head

Last 35 matches

Ayr United wins

Draws

Dunfermline Athletic wins

Goals Scored

38 - 37

Aug 8, 2026 • Championship

Dunfermline Athletic

1-1

Ayr United

Apr 7, 2026 • Championship

Ayr United

0-3

Dunfermline Athletic

Dec 20, 2025 • Championship

Dunfermline Athletic

2-3

Ayr United

Matchday 10 — Championship

Match summary

Ayr United and Dunfermline Athletic drew 1-1 in the Championship (Scotland), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Ayr United sat 6th on 11 points, while Dunfermline Athletic were 5th on 12 points. Across 35 previous meetings on record, Ayr United won 13 and Dunfermline Athletic won 11, with 11 draws (2.14 goals per game).

Goals came from Kevin Holt (58') for Ayr United and Josh Cooper (52') for Dunfermline Athletic.

More details:

Ayr United — live results and schedule Dunfermline Athletic — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/35)

Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic — Head to Head

Last 35 matches

Matchday 10 — Championship

Match summary