Livingston host Ayr Utd in the Scottish Championship.
Both clubs have had a mixed time of it lately, with results going both ways in recent weeks rather than settling into any clear pattern.
The two sides also have a bit of shared history worth factoring in, having met four times in the league over the past two seasons with the results split almost down the middle.
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Form guide: two sides still finding their feet
Livingston's overall sample of 20 matches shows 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, but that includes a spell in the Premiership as recently as May before they dropped into the Championship for this campaign. Since switching competitions their Championship form reads two wins, a draw and two losses in the last five, including a 2-2 draw with Inverness CT and a 4-1 win away at Morton.
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Livingston: 20 completed matches; Ayr Utd: 20 completed matches.
Livingston
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +17
Ayr Utd
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Raith Rovers | Livingston | 25.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Livingston | Inverness CT | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Morton | Livingston | 11.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Championship | Livingston | Stenhousemuir | 04.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Arbroath | Livingston | 29.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Livingston | Dunfermline | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Partick | Livingston | 07.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Livingston | Queen's Park | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Stenhousemuir | Livingston | 25.07.2026 | 0-0 |
| League Cup | Livingston | Forfar Athletic | 21.07.2026 | 8-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Stenhousemuir | 25.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Queen's Park | Ayr Utd | 18.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Inverness CT | 12.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Partick | Ayr Utd | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Morton | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Raith Rovers | Ayr Utd | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Kilmarnock | Ayr Utd | 14.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Championship | Dunfermline | Ayr Utd | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Arbroath | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Ayr Utd | Alloa Athletic | 25.07.2026 | 4-1 |
Ayr Utd's record over the same 20-game window sits at 10 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, again spanning cup and friendly fixtures. Focusing on their last five Championship matches, they've managed just one win, one draw and three defeats, including back-to-back losses to Inverness CT and Partick.
Livingston's recent Championship form looks a touch steadier than Ayr Utd's.
Comparative Team Statistics: Livingston vs Ayr Utd
Head-to-head: honours roughly even
The last four league meetings between these two have gone two apiece. Livingston won 5-0 at home in April 2025, but Ayr Utd have twice won away in this fixture, including a 2-1 success at Livingston in the February before that.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 18.04.2025 | 5-0 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Livingston | 22.02.2025 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 21.12.2024 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Livingston | 19.10.2024 | 1-2 |
| League Cup | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 19.08.2023 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 28.11.2020 | 4-0 |
| League Cup | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 16.07.2019 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 14.04.2012 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Livingston | Ayr Utd | 06.03.2012 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Ayr Utd | Livingston | 25.02.2012 | 3-1 |
Further back there are League Cup wins for Livingston too, but those matches stretch back several years and don't tell us much about the current squads.
Nothing in the recent head-to-head record clearly favours either side.
Standings: separated by a couple of points
Livingston currently sit fifth with 10 points from seven games, having won three, drawn one and lost three. Ayr Utd are just below them in sixth on 8 points from the same number of matches, with two wins, two draws and three defeats.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11/5 | 14 |
| 3 | Livingston | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12/7 | 13 |
| 4 | Partick | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5/2 | 12 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9/9 | 10 |
| 8 | Ayr Utd | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7/9 | 8 |
| 9 | Queen's Park | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4/13 | 4 |
It's an early-season table, and with only these two teams' figures to go on we can't say much about the wider division, but the gap between them right now is minimal.
Goals at both ends looks likely
Livingston have scored 10 and conceded 7 in their seven Championship games so far, while Ayr Utd have scored 7 and conceded 8. Recent scorelines for both sides, from a 2-2 draw to a 4-1 win to a 1-3 defeat, suggest neither defence is fully watertight.
With both teams capable of scoring but also leaking goals, this has the look of a fixture that could go either way rather than one team dominating.
Key player statistics: Livingston vs Ayr Utd
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Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sylla | France | 32 | Midfielder | 188 cm | 78 kg |
| C. Montaño | Colombia | 34 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| A. Shinnie | Scotland | 37 | Attacker | 181 | 70 |
| S. Blaney | Republic of Ireland | 27 | Defender | 190 cm | 79 kg |
| G. Carey | Republic of Ireland | 37 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 74 kg |
| S. May | Scotland | 33 | Attacker | 178 | 60 |
| S. Pittman | Scotland | 34 | Attacker | 173 | 62 |
| L. Smith | Scotland | 26 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| A. Winter | Scotland | 24 | Attacker | 170 | 61 |
| R. McGowan | Australia | 37 | Defender | 191 | 75 |
| R. Muirhead | Scotland | 30 | Attacker | 191 | 75 |
| Z. Rudden | Scotland | 26 | Attacker | 187 cm | 81 kg |
| D. Wilson | Scotland | 34 | Defender | 187 | 79 |
| J. Prior | France | 31 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 86 |
| D. Finlayson | Northern Ireland | 25 | Defender | 191 | 84 |
| J. Wanner | Germany | 26 | Midfielder | 173 | n/a |
| A. Denholm | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Montgomery | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 173 cm | 58 kg |
| M. Tait | Scotland | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| E. Myles | Scotland | 17 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Holt | Scotland | 33 | Defender | 185 cm | n/a |
| C. Main | England | 34 | Attacker | 178 cm | 67 kg |
| D. Thomas | Scotland | 30 | Midfielder | 171 cm | 59 kg |
| J. Bonnar | Scotland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
With no quoted market to weigh up and the underlying evidence pointing to a genuinely tight contest, there isn't a strong angle to back here.
Livingston's slightly better recent Championship form is worth noting, but it's not enough on its own to build a confident selection around, especially with history between these two so evenly matched.
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