Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, December 20, 2025
Ayr United WWDWL 3
–
Dunfermline Athletic LWLDL 2
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AYR303
DFA022
KDM Group East End Park · 4,961 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
41
Possession
59
9
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
5
0.7
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
1
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

AYR leads series 4-1

Lineups

DFA · 4-3-3

  1. 40Billy TerrellG
  2. 47Robbie FraserCD-L
  3. 5Chris HamiltonCD-R
  4. 3Kieran NgwenyaLB
  5. 2Jeremiah MullenRB
  6. 8Charlie GilmourCM
  7. 16Rory MacleodLM
  8. 33Josh CooperRM
  9. 9Zak RuddenF
  10. 26Andrew TodLF
  11. 10Matthew ToddRF

AYR · 4-4-2

  1. 38Liam RussellG
  2. 5Kevin HoltCD-L
  3. 20Leon Thomson KingCD-R
  4. 33Scott McMannLB
  5. 2Nicholas McallisterRB
  6. 8Ben DempseyCM-L
  7. 6Stuart BanniganCM-R
  8. 23Marco RusLM
  9. 22Mark McKenzieRM
  10. 7Anton DowdsCF-L
  11. 15Jamie MurphyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) Goal at 5'
  2. 13' Dylan Watret (Ayr United) Substitution at 13'
  3. 26' Anton Dowds (Ayr United) Goal at 26'
  4. 30' Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 30'
  5. 42' Zak Rudden (Dunfermline Athletic) Yellow Card at 42'
  6. 45'+4' Leon Thomson King (Ayr United) Goal at 49'
  7. 45' Barney Stewart (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 45'
  9. 63' Kieran Ngwenya (Dunfermline Athletic) Goal at 63'
  10. 65' Kieran Ngwenya (Dunfermline Athletic) Goal at 65'
  11. 71' David Mitchell (Ayr United) Substitution at 71'
  12. 71' Shaun Want (Ayr United) Substitution at 71'
  13. 80' Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 80'
  14. 80' Keith Bray (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 80'
  15. 83' Charlie Gilmour (Dunfermline Athletic) Yellow Card at 83'
  16. 85' Curtis Main (Ayr United) Substitution at 85'
  17. 85' Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) Substitution at 85'

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