In Championship action, Raith Rovers met Ayr United on April 5. The match finished with Raith Rovers victorious, 1-0.
Dylan Easton scored the only goal of the game on the 62nd minute of the match, handing Raith Rovers the advantage and clinching the victory.
Tensions run high as Raith Rovers and Ayr United meet again, 3 months after the previous Championship match that concluded in a 3-0 victory for Ayr United. Raith Rovers enter this encounter after securing a victory over Hamilton in Championship on March 29, extending their unbeaten streak to five matches.
After their recent win against Dunfermline, Ayr United approach this match with renewed confidence as well. Though notably, their backline remains a concern, having conceded goals in each of their last four away matches.
This Championship clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Raith Rovers and Ayr United in this campaign. Raith Rovers’s offensive unit, with Barry Robson at the helm, has leaned on Dylan Easton, their main scorer, and Finlay Pollock, as they continue to drive the team’s attacking efforts forward. Easton leads Raith Rovers’s scoring charts in Championship this season with ten goals, and is also the team’s top assist provider, with five key passes leading to goals so far this term. Aidan Connolly, James Gullan and Jack Hamilton have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Raith Rovers’s attack.
Meanwhile, Ayr United’s attacking options, under Scott Brown’s management, have been bolstered by Jay Henderson and George Oakley, the team’s top scorer, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Ayr United’s top scorer in Championship, Oakley, has thirteen goals this season, with Henderson contributing ten assists to top their creative tally in the league. Ayr United’s offense has also been strengthened by Anton Dowds, Marco Rus and Connor McLennan, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.
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Since April 2024, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Raith Rovers have two wins to their name while Ayr United have three. The last time these teams met was on January 4, 2025, in the Championship of Scotland, and Ayr United emerged victorious with a 3-0 scoreline. Raith Rovers have managed six goals in these five matches, while Ayr United have scored nine in total. Overall, Ayr United hold a stronger head-to-head record against Raith Rovers in recent meetings.
In Championship, Raith Rovers have played 35 matches, winning fourteen, drawing eight and losing thirteen, netting 42 goals (1.20 per match) and conceding 42 (1.20 per match). Ayr United have won seventeen of their 35 matches in Championship this season, with nine draws and nine defeats, scoring 56 goals at an average of 1.60 per match and conceding 39 at a rate of 1.11 per match.
Raith Rovers's most recent outing ended in a win against Hamilton, while Ayr United are coming off a win in their last match against Dunfermline. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Raith Rovers have recorded ten wins, seven losses, and three draws, while Ayr United have won eleven of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing three.
Match | Hamilton 0:3 Raith Rovers, March 29 | Greenock Morton 3:3 Raith Rovers, March 25 | Partick Thistle 0:0 Raith Rovers, March 21 | Raith Rovers 2:0 Dunfermline, March 14 | Livingston 0:0 Raith Rovers, March 5 | Raith Rovers 0:4 Queens Park, March 1 | Airdrieonians 1:0 Raith Rovers, February 25 | Raith Rovers 2:0 Hamilton, February 22 | Raith Rovers 3:0 Partick Thistle, February 15 | Celtic 5:0 Raith Rovers, February 8 |
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Match | Ayr United 3:0 Dunfermline, March 29 | Ayr United 1:1 Hamilton, March 22 | Partick Thistle 2:0 Ayr United, March 15 | Greenock Morton 2:1 Ayr United, March 8 | Queens Park 2:3 Ayr United, March 4 | Ayr United 4:1 Airdrieonians, March 1 | Ayr United 1:2 Livingston, February 22 | Falkirk 2:2 Ayr United, February 15 | Ayr United 0:1 Hibernian, February 7 | Hamilton 0:2 Ayr United, February 1 |
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Failed to score | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Conceded | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Conceded two | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - |
We are updating team formations and line-ups for Raith Rovers - Ayr United in real time.
Raith Rovers kicked off the game with Josh Rae, Paul Hanlon, Callum Fordyce, Jordan Doherty, Lewis Stevenson, Ross Matthews, Scott Brown, Josh Mullin, Dylan Easton who got substituted by Kai Montagu on the 87th minute, James Gullan and Finlay Pollock who got substituted by Lewis Vaughan on the 72nd minute as starters, with Maciej Dabrowski, George Gitau, Kai Montagu, Lewis Gibson, Shaun Byrne, Aidan Connolly, Aiden Marsh and Lewis Vaughan on the bench.
Ayr United's starting eleven were Harry Stone, Scott McMann, George Stanger, Nicholas Mcallister, Dylan Watret who got substituted by Mark McKenzie on the 19th minute, Jake Hastie who got substituted by George Oakley on the 72nd minute, Connor McLennan, Ben Dempsey, Jay Henderson who got substituted by Ethan Walker on the 65th minute, Curtis Main and Jamie Murphy who got substituted by Marco Rus on the 65th minute, with Robbie Mutch, Lenny Agbaire, Patrick Reading, Cole Mckinnon, Ethan Walker, Marco Rus, Mark McKenzie and George Oakley on the bench.
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As always, Scotland Championship's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Raith Rovers sit 5th with 50 points from 35 matches, while Ayr United are currently 3rd in the table with 60 points from 35 matches.
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Referee showed the yellow card five times throughout the game. Ben Dempsey, Connor McLennan, Ross Matthews, Scott McMann and Nicholas Mcallister were the ones to receive it.
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