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Airdrieonians
Ayr United
Dunfermline Athletic
Falkirk
Greenock Morton
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Partick Thistle
Queen's Park
Raith Rovers
Greenock Morton
Scottish Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK
Cappielow Park
Ayr United

Morton
3 - 1
Ayr

Crawford (62'), Muirhead (75' pen.), Boyd (87')
Broadfoot (40'), Quitongo (40'), Gillespie (70')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Pendlebury (51')
Musonda (11'), Reading (39'), Murdoch (40'), McAllister (44'), Ahui (49')
Coverage of the Scottish Championship clash between Greenock Morton and Ayr United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Morton 4-1 Edinburgh
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup
Last Game: Ayr 6-0 Alloa
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Greenock Morton win with a probability of 51.2%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Ayr United had a probability of 23.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Greenock Morton win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.5%) and 2-0 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.9%), while for an Ayr United win it was 0-1 (7.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Greenock Morton would win this match.

Result
Greenock MortonDrawAyr United
51.2% (-0.28299999999999 -0.28) 25.03% (0.276 0.28) 23.76% (0.004999999999999 0)
Both teams to score 50.46% (-0.82 -0.82)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.12% (-1.087 -1.09)51.88% (1.084 1.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.37% (-0.947 -0.95)73.63% (0.946 0.95)
Greenock Morton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.73% (-0.544 -0.54)20.26% (0.542 0.54)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.39% (-0.875 -0.88)52.61% (0.873 0.87)
Ayr United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.29% (-0.593 -0.59)36.71% (0.59 0.59)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.5% (-0.597 -0.6)73.49% (0.596 0.6)
Score Analysis
    Greenock Morton 51.2%
    Ayr United 23.76%
    Draw 25.03%
Greenock MortonDrawAyr United
1-0 @ 11.87% (0.31 0.31)
2-1 @ 9.5% (-0.061 -0.06)
2-0 @ 9.48% (0.091000000000001 0.09)
3-1 @ 5.05% (-0.119 -0.12)
3-0 @ 5.04% (-0.037 -0.04)
3-2 @ 2.53% (-0.101 -0.1)
4-1 @ 2.02% (-0.083 -0.08)
4-0 @ 2.01% (-0.049 -0.05)
4-2 @ 1.01% (-0.058 -0.06)
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 51.2%
1-1 @ 11.9% (0.13 0.13)
0-0 @ 7.44% (0.316 0.32)
2-2 @ 4.76% (-0.108 -0.11)
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 25.03%
0-1 @ 7.45% (0.201 0.2)
1-2 @ 5.96% (-0.034 -0.03)
0-2 @ 3.74% (0.042 0.04)
1-3 @ 1.99% (-0.044 -0.04)
2-3 @ 1.59% (-0.063 -0.06)
0-3 @ 1.25% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 1.78%
Total : 23.76%

Head to Head
Apr 8, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 32
Ayr
1-1
Morton
Musonda (62')
Waters (47')
Mar 7, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 20
Morton
1-3
Ayr
Crawford (29')
Ashford (7'), McGinty (34'), Akinyemi (43')
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 14
Ayr
1-1
Morton
Kirk (3')
Quitongo (16')
Sep 22, 2022 7.45pm
Third Round
Morton
1-1
Ayr
Morton win 5-4 on penalties
McGregor (12')
Mullin (39')
Sep 3, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Morton
1-2
Ayr
Muirhead (80')
Pignatiello (70'), O'Connor (90+2')
Akinyemi (34'), McKenzie (74')
Houston (8'), Reading (45'), Kirk (73'), Mitchell-Lawson (82')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1FalkirkFalkirk18132334142041
2Livingston18106224111336
3Ayr UnitedAyr18104429171234
4Partick ThistlePartick178542011929
5Queen's ParkQueen's Park187472020025
6Raith Rovers176381722-521
7Greenock MortonMorton174761521-619
8Hamilton AcademicalHamilton175392330-718
9Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline1843111422-815
10AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians181314836-286


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