Ross County vs Ayr Utd

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Global Energy Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Dan McFarlane 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Ross County 10 · Ayr Utd 7

Referee Stats

Dan McFarlane

11 matches · 4.91 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.91
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	64%
Home wins	36%
Draws	18%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Ross County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 28

Avg: 1.33 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ayr Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 25

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.17

PPG

1.11

1.33

1.17

1.56

1.39

61%

O2.5

50%

44%

BTTS

67%

39%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Ross County rank10th

Ayr Utd rank7th

Ross County points34

Ayr Utd points39

Ross County: #10 · 34 pts · GD -21

32 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Ayr Utd: #7 · 39 pts · GD -9

27 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ross County last 5 home

W W L D W

Points10/15

Weighted index71

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Ayr Utd last 5 away

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals4-9

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ross County trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Ayr Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Ross County score at home67%

Ross County clean sheet at home28%

Ayr Utd score away83%

Ayr Utd clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Ross County score first39%

Ross County win after scoring first86%

Ayr Utd score first56%

Ayr Utd win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ross County 10% · Ayr Utd 33%

Avg first goal minute: Ross County 19.3' · Ayr Utd 19.3'

Vs league average

Ross County score at home1.33 vs 1.34

Ross County concede at home1.56 vs 1.09

Ayr Utd score away1.17 vs 1.09

Ayr Utd concede away1.39 vs 1.34

Ross County score level with league average, while Ayr Utd score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Ross County are 42% above league average at home, and Ayr Utd are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Ross County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Ayr Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 71% 2H scored: 29% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Duncan

Normal Goal

28'

28' C. Randall

39'

39' S. McMann

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Dowds

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Dick

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Carson

1st substitution · For: B. Foster-Theniger

53'

53' B. Dempsey

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ M. Rus

1st substitution · For: D. Watret

63'

63' R. Duncan

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Carbon

2nd substitution · For: J. White

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Gallagher

3rd substitution · For: D. Smith

70' ⚽

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70' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Iacovitti

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Duncan

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Chilvers

4th substitution · For: J. Lindsay

79'

79' J. Lindsay

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Summers

2nd substitution · For: L. McRoberts

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Murphy

3rd substitution · For: J. Hislop

Ross County vs Ayr Utd 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ross County beat Ayr Utd 2-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Dan McFarlane. It was played at Global Energy Stadium.

First half: Ross County took an early lead at 4' when R. Duncan scored, making the score 1-0. C. Randall received a yellow card for Ross County at 28'. S. McMann received a yellow card for Ayr Utd at 39'. Ayr Utd leveled the score at 42' when A. Dowds scored, with the assist credited to L. Dick, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Ross County made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Carson replacing B. Foster-Theniger. B. Dempsey received a yellow card for Ayr Utd at 53'. Ayr Utd made their 1st substitution at 55', with M. Rus replacing D. Watret. R. Duncan received a yellow card for Ross County at 63'. Ross County made their 2nd substitution at 67', with J. Carbon replacing J. White. Ross County made their 3rd substitution at 67', with D. Gallagher replacing D. Smith. Ross County took the lead at 70' when A. Iacovitti scored, with the assist credited to R. Duncan, making the score 2-1. Ross County made their 4th substitution at 77', with N. Chilvers replacing J. Lindsay. J. Lindsay received a yellow card for Ross County at 79'. Ayr Utd made their 2nd substitution at 81', with B. Summers replacing L. McRoberts. Ayr Utd made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Murphy replacing J. Hislop.

Ross County used 4 substitutions while Ayr Utd used 3 substitutions. Ross County got 3 yellow cards, while Ayr Utd got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	4
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (75.0%)
BTTS	7 (87.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Ross County vs Ayr Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Ross County vs Ayr Utd 2 - 1 21 Feb 2026 Ayr Utd vs Ross County 0 - 0 08 Nov 2025 Ross County vs Ayr Utd 3 - 3 13 Sep 2025 Ayr Utd vs Ross County 1 - 1

2018-2019 Season

19 Apr 2019 Ayr Utd vs Ross County 1 - 3 26 Feb 2019 Ross County vs Ayr Utd 3 - 2 15 Dec 2018 Ayr Utd vs Ross County 3 - 3 20 Oct 2018 Ross County vs Ayr Utd 2 - 1