Ayr vs Raith Prediction & Betting Tips (8 September)

Having triumphed at their one of the past 5 games of the season, Raith have since gone on to lose eight of their next ten matches at the top table of the Challenge Cup. Ayr, by way of contrast, have enjoyed 13 wins in their previous 20 home games at this level, so the club from the capital will be confident of putting Challenge Cup bottom side to the sword.

Since the beginning of this campaign, Ayr have featured 20 times across the Challenge Cup, with no fewer than 19 of these matches delivering under 3.5 goals. For their part, Raith have been involved in 19 Challenge Cup contests during the same period, and 13 of these continental games have delivered three goals or fewer.

Over the course of their last 17 fixtures in the Challenge Cup, Ayr have been involved in just four encounters in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes. Although Raith cannot quite match these levels of consistency, at least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet in 12 of their previous 19 third-tier games.