Dunfermline Athletic vs Ayr United, 2025-26 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship

Dunfermline Athletic

63': Kieran Ngwenya
65': Kieran Ngwenya

FT
2 - 3

Ayr United

5': Mark McKenzie
26': Anton Dowds
45'+4': Leon Thomson King

About

Dunfermline Athletic are hosting Ayr United at KDM Group East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

Match Timeline

5': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) Goal at 5'
13': Dylan Watret (Ayr United) Substitution at 13'
26': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) Goal at 26'
30': Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 30'
42': Zak Rudden (Dunfermline Athletic) Yellow Card at 42'
45'+4': Leon Thomson King (Ayr United) Goal at 49'
45': Barney Stewart (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 45'
45': Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 45'
63': Kieran Ngwenya (Dunfermline Athletic) Goal at 63'
65': Kieran Ngwenya (Dunfermline Athletic) Goal at 65'
71': David Mitchell (Ayr United) Substitution at 71'
71': Shaun Want (Ayr United) Substitution at 71'
80': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 80'
80': Keith Bray (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 80'
83': Charlie Gilmour (Dunfermline Athletic) Yellow Card at 83'
85': Curtis Main (Ayr United) Substitution at 85'
85': Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

AYR		DFA
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	3
41	Possession	59
7	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	7
0.9	On Target %	0.5
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	2
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: KDM Group East End Park
Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
Attendance: 4,961

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Dunfermline Athletic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Billy Terrell (GK)
47	Robbie Fraser
5	Chris Hamilton
3	Kieran Ngwenya
2	Jeremiah Mullen
8	Charlie Gilmour
16	Rory Macleod
33	Josh Cooper
9	Zak Rudden
26	Andrew Tod
10	Matthew Todd

Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:

Keith Bray, Deniz Dogan Mehmet, Kyle Benedictus, Lucas Fyfe, Kane Ritchie-Hosler, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Ewan Otoo, Sam Fisher, Barney Stewart.

Ayr United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
38	Liam Russell (GK)
5	Kevin Holt
20	Leon Thomson King
33	Scott McMann
2	Nicholas Mcallister
8	Ben Dempsey
6	Stuart Bannigan
23	Marco Rus
22	Mark McKenzie
7	Anton Dowds
15	Jamie Murphy

Ayr United Substitutes:

Jamie Hislop, Aaron Brown, Curtis Main, Dylan Watret, Shaun Want, Jack Simpson, Lucas Mcroberts, Dominic Thomas, David Mitchell.

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