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St. Johnstone vs Ayr United
28 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Dan McFarlaneChampionship 2025/2026 · 11 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
St. JohnstoneMin
Ayr United- ⚽
Reece McAlear 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
16′ - 18′⚽
Liam Dick 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ben Dempsey
Right foot shot
- 30′
Ben Dempsey
Yellowcard
Foul
- 33′
Ben Summers
Yellowcard
Foul
Sam Stanton
Yellowcard
Foul
36′J. McPake
Yellowcard
38′- ⚽
C. Diabate 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jamie Gullan
Right foot shot
42′ - ⇄
T. Steven
Substitution
Off: Jamie Gullan
53′ - 54′
Nicholas McAllister
Yellowcard
Foul
- 60′⇄
George Finney
Substitution
Off: Nicholas McAllister
- ⇄
Adam Forrester
Substitution
Off: Liam Smith
65′ - ⇄
R. Paton
Substitution
Off: Josh Fowler
72′ - 76′⇄
Jamie Hislop
Substitution
Off: J. Bonnar
- ⚽
R. Paton 3-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
86′ - 88′⇄
Lucas McRoberts
Substitution
Off: Mark McKenzie
- 88′⇄
F. Turley
Substitution
Off: Ben Summers
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.75 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.85 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.68 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
| 52 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.75 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.39 | |
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| 19 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.14 | |
| 38 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.47 | |
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| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
St. Johnstone
Latest: Partick Thistle · 2–2
Match stats
30 Jan 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Partick Thistle · 2025/2026
Ayr United
Latest: Partick Thistle · 1–2
Match stats
24 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Partick Thistle · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At St. Johnstone’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare St. Johnstone’s home games with Ayr United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
St. Johnstone
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Ayr United
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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