Match Report
6 points for Falkirk (2nd), 12 for Ayr United (1st): a 6-point gap. On recent form Falkirk sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Falkirk ran at 2.25 scored and 0.5 conceded, Ayr United at 2.5 and 0.75.
Ayr United had won four straight. The last-five ledger: Falkirk 6/15, Ayr United 12/15.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 9 for Falkirk, 5 for Ayr United and 5 drawn, at 2.58 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings.
Falkirk Community Stadium, capacity 7,937, hosted the game. Ayr United led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Ayr United: Kevin Holt (31')
Key stats
Possession: Falkirk 53% · Ayr United 47% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 5-6