Match summary
Before kickoff, St. Johnstone (1st, 74 pts) were 35 points ahead of Ayr United (6th, 39 pts). St. Johnstone had gone 14 matches unbeaten before this one.
Ayr United vs St. Johnstone in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Ayr United1W 1D 3L
Ayr UnitedSt. Johnstone
4Pointsof 1513
4Goals scored13
8Goals conceded3
1Clean sheets3
3Scored in a row5
0Unbeaten in a row14
2Without a win0
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head5 meetings · Jul 2023 – Feb 2026
- Ayr United wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- St. Johnstone wins
- 2
3.8goals per meeting
80%both teams scored
80%3+ goals
20%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsAyr United 1W 2D 2L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 174 earlier results
Ayr UnitedSt. Johnstone
#6Position#1
39Points35 v 35 games74
-8Goal difference+41
1.09Scored per gameleague avg 1.221.89
1.31Conceded per game0.71
#8Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Ayr UnitedSt. Johnstone
- 90+1'Substitution · St. Johnstone · Reghan Tumilty · InOut: Liam Smith
- 89'Substitution · St. Johnstone · Alfie Agyeman · InOut: Kai Fotheringham
- 89'Substitution · St. Johnstone · Jack Robertson · InOut: R. Paton
- 80'Yellow Card · St. Johnstone · Morgan Boyes
- Substitution · Ayr United · Jamie Douglas · InOut: Leon King76'
- Substitution · Ayr United · Ben Summers · InOut: Jamie Hislop66'
- Substitution · Ayr United · George Finney · InOut: Nicholas McAllister66'
- Yellow Card · Ayr United · Nicholas McAllister64'
- Substitution · Ayr United · Dylan Watret · InOut: Scott McMann62'
- 59'Substitution · St. Johnstone · Josh Fowler · InOut: T. Steven
- 59'Substitution · St. Johnstone · Sam Stanton · InOut: Stevie Mallan
- 37'Goal · St. Johnstone · Kai Fotheringham0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Ayr UnitedSt. Johnstone
45%Ball Possession55%
5Shots Total10
1Shots On Target5
7Corners9
6Fouls5
1Yellow Cards1
2Offsides2
4Saves1
4Shots Off Target5
101Attacks102
47Dangerous Attacks63
0Goals1
2Shots Blocked5
4Substitutions5
0Assists1
1Injuries0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: John Rankin
Starting XI
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JH
Jamie Hislop6.1
Substitutes
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FT
F. Turley-
LM
Lucas McRoberts-
MT
Max Thompson-
JD
Jamie Douglas6.3
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LR
Liam Russell-
GF
George Finney6.4
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38 | - | 7/11 | |
| 7.0 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 51 | - | 2/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 58 | 1 | 3/10 | |
| 6.8 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | - | 3/8 | |
| 6.7 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48 | - | 0/8 | |
| 6.7 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16 | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 17 | 1 | 7/13 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 51 | - | 5/11 | |
George Finney MF | 6.4 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | - | 1/6 |
Jamie Douglas MF | 6.3 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | - | 0/3 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49 | 1 | 1/7 | |
Jamie Hislop MF | 6.1 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | - | 2/10 |
| 5.9 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 17 | - | 3/17 |