Ayr vs Arbroath Prediction & Betting Tips (23 January)

Arbroath would love nothing better than to dent the promotion bid of their rivals, but a 15-game winless run on their second-tier travels, including five defeats on the bounce, suggests that such a result is likely to prove beyond them. As for Ayr, they have enjoyed eight wins in their last nine matches in front of their own supporters at this level.

Goals tend to be in short supply when Arbroath come calling in the Championship, with under 2.5 being served up in 13 of their previous 15 away matches, including in each of the last six. Given that six of the most recent eight Ayr games at this level have also fallen into this low-scoring category, a thriller does not appear to be on the cards.

Arbroath have been rock-solid defensively over the course of their previous six Championship matches, conceding just a single goal on the way to collecting 17 points from a possible 18. Given that both teams have found the net in just one of the last nine league games involving Ayr, any deviation from this script would come as a bit of a surprise.