Kilmarnock vs Ayr United

Kilmarnock beat Ayr United 3-2 in the Scotland League Cup on Friday 14 August 2026, 1-1 at half-time. In their last 7 meetings, including this one, Ayr United won 2, Kilmarnock won 5 and 0 were drawn.

Scotland League Cup Fri 14 Aug 2026, 19:45 Save

Kilmarnock

HT 1-1

Ayr United

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Matthew McDermid

Kilmarnock vs Ayr United timeline

5' Owen Stirton 0-1 Goal · Assist Scott McMann, Ayr United
32' Aaron Tshibola Yellow card, Kilmarnock
38' Owen Stirton Yellow card, Ayr United
42' Joe Hugill 1-1 Goal · Assist Tyreece John-Jules, Kilmarnock
48' Ross Taylor 1-2 Goal · Assist Reece Lyon, Ayr United
79' Michael Schjönning-Larsen 2-2 Goal · Assist Tom Lowery, Kilmarnock
89' Nicky Clescenco 3-2 Goal, Kilmarnock
90+4' Michael Schjönning-Larsen Yellow card, Kilmarnock

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Kilmarnock Ayr United

0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Kilmarnock vs Ayr United stats

1st Half 2nd Half

KilmarnockAyr United

68% Possession 32%

101 Attacks 74

89 Dang. Attacks 48

11 Shots 7

9 Shots On Target 3

13 Corners 2

1 Saves 1

7 Fouls 13

2 Yellow Cards 1

1 Offsides 1

Kilmarnock vs Ayr United lineups

Confirmed

Kilmarnock 4-3-1-2

1 Maksymilian Stryjek

11 Greg Kiltie

9 Joe Hugill
10 Tyreece John-Jules

Substitutes

5 Mark O'Hara 68'
7 Rory McKenzie
12 Callum Ferie
15 J. Yfeko
20 Nicky Clescenco 39'
27 Ieuan Owen 73'
32 Ruari Ellis
42 Cole Coughlin
49 Bailey Rice

Ayr United 4-2-3-1

1 Harry Stone

3 Liam Dick
5 Kevin Holt
20 Luke McBeth
32 Dylan Watret

33 Scott McMann
6 Reece Lyon

8 Leon King
16 Ben Summers
11 Ross Taylor

7 Owen Stirton

Substitutes

2 Nicholas McAllister 73'
4 Shaun Want
15 Jamie Murphy 90'
25 Kenzie Mitchell 83'
26 Matthew Warbrick
38 Liam Russell
77 Jamie Douglas

Kilmarnock and Ayr United player stats

Kilmarnock player stats

1 Maksymilian Stryjek GK	90	0	0
6 Robbie Deas DEF	90	0	0
14 George Stanger DEF	90	0	0
21 Michael Schjönning-Larsen DEF	90	1	0
2 Jamie Brandon DEF	39	0	0
8 Erik Ring MID	90	0	0
11 Greg Kiltie MID	90	0	0
18 Tom Lowery MID	90	0	1
36 Aaron Tshibola MID	69	0	0
9 Joe Hugill FWD	90	1	0
10 Tyreece John-Jules FWD	73	0	1
20 Nicky Clescenco MID Sub	51	1	0
5 Mark O'Hara MID Sub	21	0	0
27 Ieuan Owen FWD Sub	17	0	0

Ayr United player stats

1 Harry Stone GK	90	0	0
3 Liam Dick DEF	90	0	0
5 Kevin Holt DEF	90	0	0
20 Luke McBeth DEF	90	0	0
32 Dylan Watret DEF	90	0	0
33 Scott McMann DEF	82	0	1
8 Leon King DEF	73	0	0
6 Reece Lyon MID	90	0	1
11 Ross Taylor MID	90	1	0
16 Ben Summers MID	90	0	0
7 Owen Stirton FWD	90	1	0
2 Nicholas McAllister DEF Sub	17	0	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Kilmarnock vs Ayr United form

Kilmarnock All venues

2 W · 1 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.40
Scored per game: 1.2
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Ayr United All venues

4 W · 1 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.60
Scored per game: 2.0
Conceded per game: 0.4
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

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Season averages

KilmarnockAyr United

50% Win rate 100%

0.50 Goals scored 2.50

0.00 Goals conceded 0.75

0% Both teams score 50%

0% Over 2.5 goals 50%

100% Clean sheets 50%

50% Scored first 75%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

10.00 Match corners 7.50

League Cup matches only, before kick-off: 4 each.

Ayr United vs Kilmarnock head to head

2 Ayr United wins 0 draws 5 Kilmarnock wins

3.0 goals per game 57% both teams scored 57% over 2.5 goals

Kilmarnock vs Ayr United standings

Group G

League Cup Group G table
#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ayr United	4	4	0	10	3	+7	12
2	Falkirk	4	2	2	9	2	+7	6
3	Edinburgh City	4	2	2	4	7	-3	6
4	Alloa Athletic	4	2	2	4	9	-5	6
5	Stranraer	4	0	4	4	10	-6	0

Group H

League Cup Group H table
#	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hamilton Academical	4	3	1	7	2	+5	9
2	Kilmarnock	4	3	1	2	0	+2	9
3	Raith Rovers	4	2	2	5	2	+3	6
4	Peterhead	4	2	2	3	3	0	6
5	Elgin City	4	0	4	2	12	-10	0

Kilmarnock
Ayr United

League Cup 2026/2027 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 18:12 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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48%Kilmarnock 25%Draw 27%Ayr United

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Match info

Venue: Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Capacity 18,128 · Artificial turf
Weather: 16°C, scattered clouds Wind 19 km/h · Humidity 82%
Managers: Neill McCann Kilmarnock Gary Naysmith Ayr United
Officials: Referee Matthew McDermid 1st Assistant D. Potter 2nd Assistant S. Anderson

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Kilmarnock 4-3-1-2

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