Ayr Utd. pack their bags to visit Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 38 previous games, with the hosts winning just 14.
The previous match played between the two at Station Park was more than three years back, in September 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 5 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 8 conceded.
Ayr Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Honest Men have hit 11 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 10 points from their 8 games so far. Ayr Utd.'s total of 14 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Forfar Ath. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Honest Men has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Forfar Ath.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Forfar Ath. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Ayr Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |