Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: St. Johnstone (1st, 77 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Ayr United (7th, 39 pts). Per game in the league, Ayr United were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.31, St. Johnstone 1.86 and 0.69, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
St. Johnstone arrived on a run of four straight wins. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Ayr United against 13/15 for St. Johnstone.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Ayr United, 2 for St. Johnstone and 2 drawn, at 3.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Somerset Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,185. On the scoreboard, St. Johnstone led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
St. Johnstone: Kai Fotheringham (37')
Key stats
Possession: Ayr United 45% · St. Johnstone 55% · Total shots: 5-10 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 7-9