Ayr United vs St Johnstone, 2025-26 Scottish Championship
· Scottish Championship
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
About
Ayr United are hosting St Johnstone
at Somerset Park, Ayr, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.
Match Timeline
- 8': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) Goal at 8'
- 14': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) Goal at 14'
- 45': Jack Baird (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Matty Foulds (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
- 47': Matty Foulds (St Johnstone) Goal at 47'
- 65': Samuel Stanton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 65'
- 66': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) Substitution at 66'
- 67': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 67'
- 71': Cheick Diabate (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 71'
- 74': Adam Forrester (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 74'
- 77': Joshua McPake (St Johnstone) Goal at 77'
- 78': Adama Sidibeh (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 78'
- 81': Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Substitution at 81'
- 83': Jamie Hislop (Ayr United) Substitution at 83'
- 88': Joshua McPake (St Johnstone) Goal at 88'
- 90': Lucas Mcroberts (Ayr United) Substitution at 90'
- 90': Joshua McPake (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+2': Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Goal at 92'
- 90'+3': Victor Griffith (St Johnstone) Substitution at 93'
Statistics
 STJ |
AYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 61 | Possession | 39 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Championship
Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 1,946
Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 1,946
SPFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone | 19 | +25 | 41 |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 19 | +9 | 36 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 19 | +3 | 32 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 19 | +3 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Ayr United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Liam Russell (GK) |
| 20 | Leon Thomson King |
| 5 | Kevin Holt |
| 2 | Nicholas Mcallister |
| 23 | Marco Rus |
| 22 | Mark McKenzie |
| 8 | Ben Dempsey |
| 33 | Scott McMann |
| 32 | Dylan Watret |
| 15 | Jamie Murphy |
| 21 | Ethan Walker |
St Johnstone (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Toby Steward (GK) |
| 4 | Morgan Boyes |
| 3 | Cheick Diabate  |
| 35 | Adam Forrester |
| 33 | Liam Smith |
| 9 | Adama Sidibeh |
| 7 | Jason Holt |
| 42 | Reece McAlear |
| 10 | James Gullan |
| 24 | Joshua McPake |
| 22 | Stephen Mallan |
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