Regular Season - 11 · 16 October 2026, 18:30 UTC

Ayr Utd vs Partick Championship prediction

Somerset Park, Ayr
Referee: M. MacDermid

Our model says: Ayr Utd 0–1 Partick

The model makes it 28% Ayr Utd, 27% draw, 45% Partick — fair odds of 3.57, 3.70 and 2.22. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 0-1.

Expected goals: Ayr Utd 1.13, Partick 1.60.

Both teams to score: 55%. Over 2.5 goals: 51%, under 2.5: 49%.

Model confidence: Medium.

One-sided: Partick are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.

Published · updated

Key facts

  • Ayr Utd are 7th on 12 points from 10 games; Partick are 3rd on 18 points from 9 games — Championship.
  • Ayr Utd have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-1 draw at home to Dunfermline.
  • Partick are unbeaten in 3 games, most recently a 2-1 win away to Livingston.
  • Last 6 meetings: Partick 4 wins to 0, 2 draws; the most recent, 5 September 2026, ended Partick 1–0 Ayr Utd.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Ayr Utd vs Partick

55%
Both teams to score
51%
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Ayr Utd win Draw Partick win
  1. 1–112%
  2. 0–110%
  3. 1–29%
  4. 0–28%
  5. 0–07%
  6. 1–07%
  7. 2–17%

Scores read Ayr Utd first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 40%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Partick at 45% here. Across 3,740 settled matches (as of 15 October 2026), 1,748 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.7% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Ayr Utd vs Partick

Ayr Utd

  • D1-1Dunfermline10 October 2026
  • W2-1away to Livingston3 October 2026
  • L0-1Stenhousemuir25 September 2026
  • W2-0away to Queen's Park18 September 2026
  • L1-3Inverness CT12 September 2026

Partick

  • W2-1away to Livingston10 October 2026
  • W3-0Arbroath3 October 2026
  • D0-0Raith Rovers19 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Stenhousemuir15 September 2026
  • W1-0Ayr Utd5 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Championship table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
7Ayr Utd103341011-112
3Partick9531103+718

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Ayr Utd

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 65% today

Win 56%
Draw 66%
Defeat 70%

Partick

Chance to finish in the top four · 76% today

Win 80%
Draw 76%
Defeat 71%

From our Championship season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Ayr Utd vs Partick

  • 5 September 2026Partick 1–0 Ayr UtdChampionship
  • 4 April 2026Ayr Utd 1–1 PartickChampionship
  • 24 January 2026Partick 2–1 Ayr UtdChampionship
  • 6 December 2025Ayr Utd 0–0 PartickChampionship
  • 21 October 2025Partick 2–1 Ayr UtdChampionship
  • 16 August 2025Partick 2–0 Ayr UtdLeague Cup

The two sides

Ayr Utd carry a model rating of 5.95 against 6.27 for Partick. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.13 goals for Ayr Utd and 1.60 for Partick. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Ayr Utd rate 0.40 in attack and 2.41 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Partick rate 0.55 and 1.74.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Ayr Utd a 0% chance of the title and Partick 24.5%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,819 correct results out of 3,801 settled predictions (48%), with 383 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Partick the highest probability at 45%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.13 expected goals for Ayr Utd against 1.60 for Partick. Ayr Utd's attack/defence rating is 0.4/2.41 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.55/1.74 for Partick.

Season stats

Ayr UtdPartick
10Matches9
3W 3D 4LRecord5W 3D 1L
10 1.0 per gameGoals scored10 1.1 per game
11 1.1 per gameGoals conceded3 0.3 per game
2 of 10Clean sheets6 of 9
3 of 10Failed to score3 of 9
1 of 2Penalties scored–
17 1.7 per gameYellow cards15 1.7 per game
2Red cards0

Ayr Utd at home · Partick away

5Played4
1W 2D 2LRecord2W 1D 1L
5–6Goals for – against4–3
1 of 5Clean sheets1 of 4

League matches only, Championship, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Championship matches this season: Ayr Utd 10, Partick 9.

Ayr Utd scored 115111
Partick conceded 002002

Ayr Utd score most often in the 31–45 minute window (5 goals); Partick have let in 2 there.

Partick scored 231021
Ayr Utd conceded 431120

Partick score most often in the 16–30 minute window (3 goals); Ayr Utd have let in 3 there.

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Ayr Utd

  • at Morton24 Oct · Championshipwin 37%
  • vs Queen's Park31 Oct · Championshipwin 50%
  • at Arbroath7 Nov · Championshipwin 16%
  • vs Raith Rovers14 Nov · Championshipwin 32%
  • at Inverness CT20 Nov · Championshipwin 23%

Partick

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.