Arbroath vs Ayr 2025-26 Scottish Championship
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 5': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) Goal at 5'
- 42': Aaron Muirhead (Arbroath) Yellow Card at 42'
- 44': Jude Bonnar (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 44'
- 45'+3': George Oakley (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 48'
- 45': Kyle Ure (Ayr United) Substitution at 45'
- 60': Ryan Dow (Arbroath) Yellow Card at 60'
- 60': Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Substitution at 60'
- 66': Shaun Want (Ayr United) Substitution at 66'
- 69': Kyle Ure (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 69'
- 70': Marco Rus (Ayr United) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Jake Hastie (Ayr United) Substitution at 70'
- 72': Ross Callachan (Arbroath) Substitution at 72'
- 76': Shaun Want (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 76'
- 85': Nikolay Todorov (Arbroath) Substitution at 85'
- 89': Nikolay Todorov (Arbroath) Goal at 89'
- 90'+3': Arran Pettifer (Arbroath) Substitution at 93'
- 90'+6': Nicholas Mcallister (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 96'
Game Information
Venue: Gayfield Park
Location: Arbroath, Scotland
Attendance: 1,578
Scottish Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5 | St Johnstone | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +2 | Arbroath | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| +2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| +1 | Raith Rovers | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Statistics
 AYR |
ARB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Arbroath (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan McAdams (GK) |
| 5 | Thomas O'Brien |
| 6 | Aaron Muirhead  |
| 4 | Jack Wilkie |
| 16 | Craig Watson |
| 11 | Ryan Dow |
| 25 | Harry Cochrane |
| 8 | Ryan Flynn |
| 10 | Gavin Reilly |
| 17 | Findlay Marshall |
| 12 | Scott Stewart |
Ayr United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Mitchell (GK) |
| 3 | Liam Dick |
| 2 | Nicholas Mcallister |
| 33 | Scott McMann |
| 32 | Dylan Watret |
| 17 | Jude Bonnar |
| 22 | Mark McKenzie |
| 15 | Jamie Murphy |
| 11 | Dominic Thomas |
| 10 | Curtis Main |
| 9 | George Oakley |
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