Ayr United vs Partick Thistle
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (Scotland)

2026/2027

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Ethan Walker

Ayr United

7.6

90'+3Yellow Card

Scott McMann

Ayr United

90'+3Yellow Card

Ben McPherson

Partick Thistle

90'+1Yellow Card

Aidan Fitzpatrick

Partick Thistle

90'Yellow Card

Tsoanelo Letsosa

Partick Thistle

76'Substitution

Ethan Ingram· In

Sebastian Drozd· Out

Partick Thistle

76'Substitution

A. Samuel· In

Tony Watt· Out

Partick Thistle

76'Substitution

Kieran Shanks· In

Ethan Walker· Out

Ayr United

75'Yellow Card

Lee Ashcroft

Partick Thistle

72'Substitution

Jamie Murphy· In

Reece Lyon· Out

Ayr United

69'Substitution

Tsoanelo Letsosa· In

Ben Stanway· Out

Partick Thistle

65'Substitution

Josh Landers· In

Owen Stirton· Out

Ayr United

65'Substitution

Marco Rus· In

Olly Whyte· Out

Ayr United

62'Substitution

Aidan Fitzpatrick· In

Euan Henderson· Out

Partick Thistle

57'Yellow Card

Sebastian Drozd

Partick Thistle

56'Yellow Card

Luke McBeth

Ayr United

46'Substitution

Thomas Hatton· In

Liam Dick· Out

Ayr United

Goal!

0-1

Oisin Smyth

45'+2·Partick Thistle

⚽

35'Yellow Card

Oisin Smyth

Partick Thistle

Statistics of the Game

Ayr United

Partick Thistle

51%Ball Possession49%

8Shots Total11

2Shots On Target2

5Corners5

8Fouls20

2Yellow Cards6

0Offsides3

1Saves1

2Shots Off Target3

52Attacks63

52Dangerous Attacks60

0Goals1

19Free Kicks8

4Shots Blocked6

5Substitutions4

Ayr United

Manager: Gary Naysmith

Starting XI

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.8

6.6

Olly Whyte

6.3

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.6

Substitutes

Nicholas McAllister

Leon King

Josh Landers

6.6

Kieran Shanks

6.7

Jamie Murphy

6.5

Thomas Hatton

7.1

Marco Rus

6.7

Kenzie Mitchell

Liam Russell

Partick Thistle

Manager: Mark Wilson

Starting XI

7.0

7.3

7.2

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.5

6.3

6.8

6.6

6.6

Substitutes

6.6

Liam McFarlane

6.4

6.3

6.2

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ethan Walker FW	7.6	76'	1/2	23	-	7/11
Thomas Hatton MF	7.1	44'	0/2	18	-	10/16
Kevin Holt DF	6.9	90'	-	30	1	9/14
Ben Summers MF	6.8	90'	0/1	34	1	10/20
Scott McMann MF	6.8	90'	0/1	44	-	6/18
Liam Dick DF	6.8	46'	0/1	11	-	9/12
Marco Rus MF	6.7	25'	-	16	1	3/4
Kieran Shanks MF	6.7	14'	0/2	2	-	3/4
Luke McBeth DF	6.6	90'	0/1	35	-	7/14
Dylan Watret MF	6.6	90'	-	35	-	4/10
Josh Landers FW	6.6	25'	0/1	6	-	3/5
Owen Stirton FW	6.6	65'	1/2	7	-	7/15
Jamie Murphy MF	6.5	18'	-	9	-	3/5
Reece Lyon MF	6.4	72'	-	20	-	8/15
Harry Stone GK	6.3	90'	-	26	-	-
Olly Whyte MF	6.3	65'	-	12	-	3/7

Ayr United vs Partick Thistle 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	D1	2	1	2	3	7/15	6-6
Partick Thistle	15	W2	3	0	2	1	10/15	6-2

Ayr United — last 5 games

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
D1-1 vs Dunfermline Athletic2026-10-10

Partick Thistle — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Ayr United2026-09-05
L0-1 @ Stenhousemuir2026-09-15
D0-0 vs Raith Rovers2026-09-19
W3-0 vs Arbroath2026-10-03
W2-1 @ Livingston2026-10-10

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	2.6	80%	33%	27%	53%	27%	20%
Partick Thistle	15	2.27	60%	40%	27%	33%	53%	27%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Ayr United	Home	7	3	2	2	11-7	1.57	29%	29%
Partick Thistle	Away	8	3	3	2	11-7	1.5	38%	25%

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	10-7	45%	87%	6-4-5
Partick Thistle	15	15-4	10-5	40%	67%	7-6-2

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 40
Period covered: 2010-04-17 – 2026-09-05
Ayr United wins: 12
Draws: 8
Partick Thistle wins: 20
Avg goals per meeting: 2.78
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 45%
Home side won: 48%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Ayr United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 2.78

Most recent meetings (5 of 40)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-09-05	Partick Thistle	1-0	Ayr United
2026-04-04	Ayr United	1-1	Partick Thistle
2026-01-24	Partick Thistle	2-1	Ayr United
2025-12-06	Ayr United	0-0	Partick Thistle
2025-10-21	Partick Thistle	2-1	Ayr United

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 48 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Ayr United	7	10	12	-1	LWLWD	6	+1
Partick Thistle	3	9	18	7	WLDWW	3	0

Table context

Points gap: 6 ptsAyr United 12 · Partick Thistle 18
Positions: #7 vs #3
Goals per game: 1/1.1 vs 1.11/0.33scored/conceded per game · league average 1.04

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Partick ThistleA	13	7	4	2	+10	25	WDDWW
2	Raith Rovers	13	7	3	3	+11	24	WLWWD
3	Dunfermline Athletic	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

Partick Thistle

12 matches

3Wins7

3Draws4

5Losses1

10Goals15

0.91Goals per game1.25

12Goals conceded4

1.09Goals per game conceded0.33

Ayr United vs Partick Thistle — 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 22% · X · Draw 30% · Partick Thistle 48%

1 · Home Win

22%

X · Draw

30%

2 · Away Win

48%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

0.71 vs 1.21

Projected Total: 1.92

Over 1.5 Goals

57%

Over 2.5 Goals

30%

Over 3.5 Goals

13%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

36%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

30% / 49%

Ayr United / Partick Thistle

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

0 - 1(17.8%)0 - 0(14.7%)1 - 1(12.6%)

Recent matches

Oct 10

1-1

vs Dunfermline Athletic

Sep 18

2-0

@ Queen's Park

Away

All Ayr United fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 40 matches

Won 30%

(12/40)

Draw 20%

(8/40)

Won 50%

(20/40)

Goals

43-68

Total matches

Recent matches (5/40)

Championship•Sep 5, 2026

Partick Thistle

1-0

Ayr United

Championship•Apr 4, 2026

Ayr United

1-1

Partick Thistle

Championship•Jan 24, 2026

Partick Thistle

2-1

Ayr United

Championship•Dec 6, 2025

Ayr United

0-0

Partick Thistle

Championship•Oct 21, 2025

Partick Thistle

2-1

Ayr United

Ayr United vs Partick Thistle — Head to Head

Last 40 matches

Ayr United wins

Draws

Partick Thistle wins

Goals Scored

43 - 68

Sep 5, 2026 • Championship

Partick Thistle

1-0

Ayr United

Apr 4, 2026 • Championship

Ayr United

1-1

Partick Thistle

Jan 24, 2026 • Championship

Partick Thistle

2-1

Ayr United

Matchday 11 — Championship

Match summary

Partick Thistle beat Ayr United 1-0 in the Championship (Scotland), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Ayr United sat 7th on 12 points, while Partick Thistle were 3rd on 18 points. Across 40 previous meetings on record, Ayr United won 12 and Partick Thistle won 20, with 8 draws (2.78 goals per game).

Oisin Smyth (45') scored for Partick Thistle.

More details:

Ayr United — live results and schedule Partick Thistle — 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 Partick Thistle H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

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

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/40)

Ayr United vs Partick Thistle — Head to Head

Last 40 matches

Matchday 11 — Championship

Match summary