Ayr United vs St. Johnstone

St. Johnstone won 1-0 at Ayr United in the Scotland Championship on Friday 1 May 2026, 0-1 at half-time. In their last 7 meetings, including this one, Ayr United won 1, St. Johnstone won 4 and 2 were drawn.

Scotland Championship Fri 1 May 2026, 19:45 Save

Ayr United

HT 0-1

St. Johnstone

Somerset Park, Ayr Josh Hay

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone timeline

37' Kai Fotheringham 0-1 Goal · Assist J. Holt · Right foot shot, St. Johnstone
63' Nicholas McAllister Yellow card · Foul, Ayr United
80' Morgan Boyes Yellow card · Foul, St. Johnstone

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Ayr United vs St. Johnstone stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Ayr UnitedSt. Johnstone

47% Possession 53%

101 Attacks 102

47 Dang. Attacks 63

8 Shots 18

1 Shots On Target 4

7 Corners 9

79% Pass Accuracy 85%

3 Saves 1

6 Fouls 5

1 Yellow Cards 1

2 Offsides 2

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone lineups

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Ayr United 4-2-3-1

1 David Mitchell

2 Nicholas McAllister
20 Leon King
5 Kevin Holt
33 Scott McMann

8 Ben Dempsey
6 Stuart Bannigan

18 Jamie Hislop
15 Jamie Murphy
3 Liam Dick

7 Anton Dowds

Substitutes

4 Shaun Want
12 F. Turley
16 Ben Summers 67'
29 Lucas McRoberts
31 Max Thompson
32 Dylan Watret 63'
34 Jamie Douglas 76'
38 Liam Russell
55 George Finney 67'

St. Johnstone 4-2-3-1

1 Toby Steward

14 Matthew Foulds
4 Morgan Boyes
15 Jack Baird
33 Liam Smith

7 J. Holt
8 J. Svedberg

21 Kai Fotheringham
22 Stevie Mallan
19 T. Steven

18 R. Paton

Substitutes

2 Reghan Tumilty 90'
5 B. Mikulić
9 Josh Fowler 59'
11 Sam Stanton 59'
24 J. McPake
27 Alfie Agyeman 89'
39 Kyle Thomson
49 Jack Robertson

Ayr United and St. Johnstone player stats

Ayr United player stats

1 David Mitchell GK	90	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
5 Kevin Holt DEF	90	1	0	58	0	1	0	58	0
20 Leon King DEF	76	0	0	51	1	0	0	51	1
2 Nicholas McAllister DEF	66	1	0	17	1	1	0	17	1
33 Scott McMann DEF	62	0	0	28	0	0	0	28	0
3 Liam Dick MID	90	0	0	38	0	0	0	38	0
6 Stuart Bannigan MID	90	0	0	49	0	0	0	49	0
8 Ben Dempsey MID	90	1	0	48	2	1	0	48	2
15 Jamie Murphy MID	90	0	0	51	0	0	0	51	0
18 Jamie Hislop MID	66	0	0	23	2	0	0	23	2
7 Anton Dowds FWD	90	4	1	17	0	4	1	17	0
32 Dylan Watret MID Sub	28	1	0	16	1	1	0	16	1
16 Ben Summers MID Sub	26	0	0	11	0	0	0	11	0
55 George Finney MID Sub	24	0	0	9	1	0	0	9	1
34 Jamie Douglas MID Sub	16	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

St. Johnstone player stats

1 Toby Steward GK	90	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	30	0
4 Morgan Boyes DEF	90	0	0	3	1	45	1	3	1	45	1
14 Matthew Foulds DEF	90	0	0	0	0	73	0	0	0	73	0
15 Jack Baird DEF	90	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0	51	0
33 Liam Smith DEF	90	0	0	1	0	42	0	1	0	42	0
7 J. Holt MID	90	0	1	0	0	76	0	0	0	76	0
8 J. Svedberg MID	90	0	0	2	0	65	0	2	0	65	0
21 Kai Fotheringham MID	89	1	0	4	2	49	4	4	2	49	4
19 T. Steven MID	59	0	0	3	0	30	0	3	0	30	0
22 Stevie Mallan MID	59	0	0	1	0	38	0	1	0	38	0
49 Jack Robertson MID	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
18 R. Paton FWD	89	0	0	4	1	27	0	4	1	27	0
2 Reghan Tumilty DEF Sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11 Sam Stanton MID Sub	31	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
27 Alfie Agyeman MID Sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Josh Fowler FWD Sub	34	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	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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Ayr United vs St. Johnstone form

Ayr United All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

St. Johnstone All venues

4 W · 1 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.60
Scored per game: 2.6
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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Ayr United vs St. Johnstone head to head

1 Ayr United wins 2 draws 4 St. Johnstone wins

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

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Partick Thistle	14	8	4	2	18	7	+11	28
2	Raith Rovers	14	7	4	3	20	9	+11	25
3	Dunfermline Athletic	14	6	7	1	15	7	+8	25
4	Stenhousemuir	14	7	2	5	16	16	0	23
5	Livingston	14	6	3	5	19	12	+7	21
6	Inverness CT	14	5	5	4	18	17	+1	20
7	Ayr United	13	4	3	6	14	18	-4	15
8	Arbroath	14	4	2	8	11	23	-12	14
9	Greenock Morton	13	4	1	8	16	23	-7	13
10	Queen's Park	14	2	1	11	8	23	-15	7

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Partick Thistle	18	12	6	0	30	12	+18	42
2	St. Johnstone	18	11	6	1	37	11	+26	39
3	Arbroath	18	8	8	2	27	20	+7	32
4	Raith Rovers	18	9	3	6	34	22	+12	30
5	Dunfermline Athletic	18	7	5	6	24	19	+5	26
6	Greenock Morton	18	5	8	5	16	19	-3	23
7	Queen's Park	18	5	7	6	16	20	-4	22
8	Ross County	18	6	3	9	24	28	-4	21
9	Ayr United	18	4	7	7	17	22	-5	19
10	Airdrieonians	18	3	8	7	16	24	-8	17

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St. Johnstone	18	11	5	2	30	14	+16	38
2	Dunfermline Athletic	18	7	4	7	28	22	+6	25
3	Partick Thistle	18	5	9	4	23	24	-1	24
4	Ayr United	18	4	8	6	21	25	-4	20
5	Arbroath	18	5	5	8	16	21	-5	20
6	Airdrieonians	18	5	4	9	19	25	-6	19
7	Queen's Park	18	4	7	7	19	28	-9	19
8	Raith Rovers	18	3	6	9	9	20	-11	15
9	Greenock Morton	18	3	6	9	20	33	-13	15
10	Ross County	18	2	7	9	12	29	-17	13

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Championship 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 22:35 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

Pre-match probabilities

22%Ayr United 27%Draw 52%St. Johnstone

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St. Johnstone or draw 78%
Ayr United or St. Johnstone 73%

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Venue: Somerset Park, Ayr Capacity 10,185 · Grass
Weather: 27°C, broken clouds Wind 20 km/h · Humidity 61%
Managers: John Rankin Ayr United Simo Valakari St. Johnstone
Officials: Referee Josh Hay 1st Assistant D. Roome 2nd Assistant J. Andrews

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Ayr United vs St. Johnstone stats

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone lineups

Ayr United 4-2-3-1

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Ayr United and St. Johnstone player stats

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone form

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone head to head

Ayr United vs St. Johnstone standings

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