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Ayr Utd. pack their bags to visit Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Honest Men have recorded 13 wins, and Arbroath have come away with 14 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Gayfield Park was more than three years back, in January 2005, with Arbroath running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Red Lichties have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Ayr Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Honest Men's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Arbroath find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 6 points. Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Honest Men of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Gayfield Park with Ayr Utd. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |