Ross County vs Ayr United: Championship stats & head-to-head

Championship Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 18th April

Championship Table

On Saturday 18th April

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 St. Johnstone	33	19	11	3	62	25	37	68	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
2 Partick Thistle	34	17	13	4	52	35	17	64	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
3 Arbroath	34	13	11	10	43	41	2	50	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
4 Dunfermline Athletic	33	13	8	12	50	39	11	47	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
5 Raith Rovers	34	11	9	14	40	38	2	42	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
6 Queen's Park	34	9	13	12	34	45	-11	40	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
7 Ayr United	34	8	15	11	37	44	-7	39	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
8 Greenock Morton	34	8	13	13	35	47	-12	37	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
9 Airdrieonians	34	7	11	16	32	47	-15	32	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
10 Ross County	34	7	10	17	30	54	-24	31	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win

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Key

Position 1: Promotion
Position 2, 3, 4: Promotion Play-off
Position 9: Relegation Play-off
Position 10: Relegation

Last Updated 18th April 2026 at 16:53

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

home team,Ross County

Manager:Stuart Kettlewell

Formation:3 - 5 - 2

Number30, Carson, Goalkeeper
Number4, Wright, Defender
Number31, Gallagher, Defender
Number16, Iacovitti, Defender
Number6, Randall, Midfielder
Number23, Docherty, Midfielder
Number10, Chilvers, Midfielder
Number27, Duncan, Midfielder
Number3, O'Sullivan, Midfielder
Number12, Carbon, Striker
Number11, Phillips, Striker

Number30, Carson, Goalkeeper
T. Carson, substituted for B. Foster at 46 minutes
Number16, Iacovitti, Defender
A. Iacovitti
Number31, Gallagher, Defender
D. Gallagher, Captain, substituted for D. Smith at 67 minutes
Number4, Wright, Defender
A. Wright
Number3, O'Sullivan, Midfielder
L. O'Sullivan
Number27, Duncan, Midfielder
R. Duncan, Yellow Card at 63 minutes
Number10, Chilvers, Midfielder
N. Chilvers, substituted for J. Lindsay at 77 minutes
Number23, Docherty, Midfielder
R. Docherty
Number6, Randall, Midfielder
C. Randall, Yellow Card at 28 minutes
Number11, Phillips, Striker
K. Phillips
Number12, Carbon, Striker
J. Carbon, substituted for J. White at 67 minutes

Substitutes

home team,Ross County

Number45, Brown, Substitute
C. Brown
Number8, Cornelius, Substitute
D. Cornelius
Number21, Foster, Substitute
B. Foster
Number7, Henderson, Substitute
J. Henderson
Number38, Lindsay, Substitute
J. Lindsay, Yellow Card at 79 minutes
Number5, Pitan, Substitute
L. Pitan
Number43, Josh Reid, Substitute
Josh Reid
Number15, Smith, Substitute
D. Smith
Number26, White, Substitute
J. White

away team,Ayr United

Manager:John Rankin

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number1, David Mitchell, Goalkeeper
Number3, Dick, Defender
Number20, King, Defender
Number5, Holt, Defender
Number33, McMann, Defender
Number8, Dempsey, Defensive Midfielder
Number6, Bannigan, Defensive Midfielder
Number16, Summers, Attacking Midfielder
Number15, Murphy, Attacking Midfielder
Number23, Rus, Attacking Midfielder
Number7, Dowds, Striker

Number1, David Mitchell, Goalkeeper
D. Mitchell
Number33, McMann, Defender
S. McMann, Yellow Card at 39 minutes
Number5, Holt, Defender
K. Holt
Number20, King, Defender
L. King
Number3, Dick, Defender
L. Dick
Number6, Bannigan, Defensive Midfielder
S. Bannigan
Number8, Dempsey, Defensive Midfielder
B. Dempsey, Captain, Yellow Card at 54 minutes
Number23, Rus, Attacking Midfielder
M. Rus, substituted for D. Watret at 55 minutes
Number15, Murphy, Attacking Midfielder
J. Murphy, substituted for J. Hislop at 90 minutes
Number16, Summers, Attacking Midfielder
B. Summers, substituted for L. McRoberts at 81 minutes
Number7, Dowds, Striker
A. Dowds

away team,Ayr United

Number37, Devenny, Substitute
R. Devenny
Number34, Douglas, Substitute
J. Douglas
Number55, Finney, Substitute
G. Finney
Number18, Hislop, Substitute
J. Hislop
Number29, McRoberts, Substitute
L. McRoberts
Number38, Russell, Substitute
L. Russell
Number12, Turley, Substitute
F. Turley
Number4, Want, Substitute
S. Want
Number32, Watret, Substitute
D. Watret

Ross County
Ayr United

home team,Ross County

Manager:Stuart Kettlewell

Formation:3 - 5 - 2

Number30, Carson, Goalkeeper
Number4, Wright, Defender
Number31, Gallagher, Defender
Number16, Iacovitti, Defender
Number6, Randall, Midfielder
Number23, Docherty, Midfielder
Number10, Chilvers, Midfielder
Number27, Duncan, Midfielder
Number3, O'Sullivan, Midfielder
Number12, Carbon, Striker
Number11, Phillips, Striker

Number30, Carson, Goalkeeper
T. Carson, substituted for B. Foster at 46 minutes
Number16, Iacovitti, Defender
A. Iacovitti
Number31, Gallagher, Defender
D. Gallagher, Captain, substituted for D. Smith at 67 minutes
Number4, Wright, Defender
A. Wright
Number3, O'Sullivan, Midfielder
L. O'Sullivan
Number27, Duncan, Midfielder
R. Duncan, Yellow Card at 63 minutes
Number10, Chilvers, Midfielder
N. Chilvers, substituted for J. Lindsay at 77 minutes
Number23, Docherty, Midfielder
R. Docherty
Number6, Randall, Midfielder
C. Randall, Yellow Card at 28 minutes
Number11, Phillips, Striker
K. Phillips
Number12, Carbon, Striker
J. Carbon, substituted for J. White at 67 minutes

Substitutes

Number45, Brown, Substitute
C. Brown
Number8, Cornelius, Substitute
D. Cornelius
Number21, Foster, Substitute
B. Foster
Number7, Henderson, Substitute
J. Henderson
Number38, Lindsay, Substitute
J. Lindsay, Yellow Card at 79 minutes
Number5, Pitan, Substitute
L. Pitan
Number43, Josh Reid, Substitute
Josh Reid
Number15, Smith, Substitute
D. Smith
Number26, White, Substitute
J. White

Match Officials

Referee:: Dan McFarlane
Assistant Referee 1:: Gordon Crawford
Assistant Referee 2:: Elliot Husband Powton

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v Queen's Park

1

0

Championship

v Arbroath

1

0

Championship

v Airdrieonians

0

4

Championship

v Dunfermline Athletic

0

3

Championship

v Partick Thistle

3

1

Championship

v Partick Thistle

1

Championship

v Dunfermline Athletic

2

Championship

v Raith Rovers

3

0

Championship

v St. Johnstone

1

0

Championship

v Greenock Morton

0

1

Championship

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Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Ross County 2, Ayr United 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 4
Second Half ends, Ross County 2, Ayr United 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Substitutionat 90 minutes
Substitution, Ayr United. Jamie Hislop replaces Jamie Murphy.
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt missed. Ryan Duncan (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Postat 84 minutes
Attempt missed. Jamie Lindsay (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Postat 83 minutes
Attempt saved. Kieran Phillips (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Mitchell (Ayr United).
Postat 82 minutes
Connor Randall (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 82 minutes
Foul by Lucas McRoberts (Ayr United).
Substitutionat 81 minutes
Substitution, Ayr United. Lucas McRoberts replaces Ben Summers.
Bookingat 79 minutes
Jamie Lindsay (Ross County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 79 minutes
Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Ross County).
Postat 79 minutes
Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitutionat 77 minutes
Substitution, Ross County. Jamie Lindsay replaces Noah Chilvers.
Postat 77 minutes
Attempt missed. Noah Chilvers (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Postat 76 minutes
Attempt blocked. Connor Randall (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Postat 74 minutes
Attempt missed. Dylan Smith (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Postat 73 minutes
Noah Chilvers (Ross County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 73 minutes
Foul by Leon King (Ayr United).
Postat 72 minutes
Foul by Jordan White (Ross County).

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away team,Ayr United

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away team,Ayr United

home team,Ross County

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away team,Ayr United

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