FM Preview: Livingston v Ayr United 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Livingston v Ayr United fixture

Ayr United face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Honest Men will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, as the Livi edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3-2 in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Ayr Utd. 0 - 0 Livingston Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Tue 19 Apr Livingston 3-2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Livingston 0 - 0 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Ayr Utd. 0 - 3 Livingston Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Ayr Utd. 3 - 1 Livingston Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Tue 07 Aug Livingston 5 - 0 Ayr Utd. Scottish League Cup
2006/2007 Tue 15 Aug Ayr Utd. 2 - 1 Livingston Scottish Challenge Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Livingston have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Livi's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Ayr United however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. While the Honest Men have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Livingston's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Ayr United are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 15 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Livingston 6 3 0 3 12 9 9
Ayr United 6 2 2 2 6 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Honest Men to play at the moment, and one from which we believe will see Ayr United take away one point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Livingston Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Ayr United 9 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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