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Livingston vs Ayr United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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2
Oct 03, 2026
Tony Macaroni Arena

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Owen Stirton
1
Goals
1
Assists
7.2
Livingston
Livingston
78'Yellow Card
Kieran Shanks
Kieran Shanks
Ayr United
Livingston
72'Yellow Card
Ayr United
Ayr United
70'Substitution
Kieran Shanks
Kieran Shanks· In
Ayr United
Livingston
51'Yellow Card
Livingston
Livingston
45'Yellow Card
Livingston
Goal!
1-2
Luke McBeth
Luke McBeth
35'·Ayr United
⚽
23'Yellow Card
Ayr United
22'Red Card
Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor
Ayr United
Goal!
1-1
Robbie Muirhead
Robbie Muirhead
18'·Livingston
⚽
11'Yellow Card
Livingston
Goal!
0-1
Owen Stirton
Owen Stirton
7'·Ayr United
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Livingston
Livingston
Ayr United
Ayr United
50%Ball Possession50%
24Shots Total2
4Shots On Target2
10Corners0
14Fouls13
3Yellow Cards3
2Offsides0
0Saves1
11Shots Off Target0
85Attacks54
93Dangerous Attacks20
1Goals2
12Free Kicks14
9Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions2
0Assists2
0Red Cards1

Team Lineups

Starting XI

12
Olly Whyte
Olly Whyte
6.5
11
Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor
5.7

Substitutes

9
Josh Landers
Josh Landers
10
Kieran Shanks
Kieran Shanks
17
Thomas Hatton
Thomas Hatton
25
Kenzie Mitchell
Kenzie Mitchell
34
Jamie Douglas
Jamie Douglas
38
Liam Russell
Liam Russell

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
6.7
90'10-
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-
-
6.4
46'00-
-
-
-
6.4
81'00-
-
-
-
6.3
80'00-
-
-
-
6.3
62'00-
-
-
-
6.3
90'00-
-
-
-
6.2
90'00-
-
-
-
6.2
90'00-
-
-
-
6.2
76'00-
-
-
-
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
5.9
90'00-
-
-
-
-9'00-
-
-
-
-14'00-
-
-
-
-28'00-
-
-
-
-44'00-
-
-
-
-10'00-
-
-
-

Livingston vs Ayr United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Livingston15W130307/158-5
Ayr United15L101014/154-6
Livingston — last 5 games
  1. L0-1 @ Arbroath2026-08-29
  2. L0-1 vs Stenhousemuir2026-09-04
  3. W4-1 @ Greenock Morton2026-09-11
  4. D2-2 vs Inverness CT2026-09-19
  5. W2-0 @ Raith Rovers2026-09-25
Ayr United — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 vs Greenock Morton2026-08-29
  2. L0-1 @ Partick Thistle2026-09-05
  3. L1-3 vs Inverness CT2026-09-12
  4. W2-0 @ Queen's Park2026-09-18
  5. L0-1 vs Stenhousemuir2026-09-25
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Livingston152.680%33%20%27%53%27%
Ayr United152.6780%40%27%47%33%20%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
LivingstonHome852119-52.1338%50%
Ayr UnitedAway73139-91.4329%29%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Livingston1514-416-553%60%7-6-2
Ayr United1512-912-750%87%6-4-5
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
9
Period covered
2011-10-15 – 2025-04-18
Livingston wins
4
Draws
1
Ayr United wins
4
Avg goals per meeting
2.44
Over 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams scored
44%
Home side won
33%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
4W 0D 1L (Livingston view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.8 vs 2.44
Most recent meetings (5 of 9)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-04-18Livingston5-0Ayr United
2025-02-22Ayr United1-2Livingston
2024-12-21Livingston0-1Ayr United
2024-10-19Ayr United1-2Livingston
2023-08-19Livingston2-0Ayr United
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 39 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Livingston38135LLWDW30
Ayr United888-2DLLWL80
Table context
Points gap
5 ptsLivingston 13 · Ayr United 8
Positions
#3 vs #8
Goals per game
1.5/0.88 vs 0.88/1.13scored/conceded per game · league average 0.97

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
113+1025
213+1124
313+824
413+123
513+720
613+119
712-115
813-1511
912-810
1013-147

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Championship
Livingston
13 matches
Ayr United
12 matches
6Wins4
2Draws3
5Losses5
18Goals13
1.38Goals per game1.08
11Goals conceded14
0.85Goals per game conceded1.17

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

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (13 vs 12 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityLivingston 47% · X · Draw 27% · Ayr United 26%
1 · Home Win
47%
X · Draw
27%
2 · Away Win
26%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.36 vs 0.93
Projected Total: 2.28
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
45%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
40% / 26%
Livingston / Ayr United
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 0(13.8%)1 - 1(12.8%)0 - 0(10.2%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Sep 25
2-0
Raith Rovers
@ Raith Rovers
Away
Sep 19
2-2
Inverness CT
vs Inverness CT
Home
Sep 11
4-1
Greenock Morton
@ Greenock Morton
Away
Sep 4
0-1
Stenhousemuir
vs Stenhousemuir
Home
Aug 29
0-1
Arbroath
@ Arbroath
Away
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Livingston vs Ayr United — Head to Head

Match summary

Ayr United beat Livingston 2-1 in the Championship (Scotland), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Livingston sat 3rd on 13 points, while Ayr United were 8th on 8 points. Across 9 previous meetings on record, Livingston won 4 and Ayr United won 4, with 1 draw (2.44 goals per game).

Goals came from Robbie Muirhead (18') for Livingston and Owen Stirton (7') and Luke McBeth (35') for Ayr United.