Ayr v Queens Park

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Ayr United and Queen's Park both find themselves perched just above the relegation play-off spot ahead of this upcoming lower half battle in the Scottish Championship at Somerset Park with Ayr United heading into this encounter on the back of a 2-1 win away from home at Inverness CT, while Queen's Park drew 0-0 at home with Raith Rovers last weekend but nevertheless, that result extended the visitors' unbeaten run to four games.

Five wins within their last eight matches has just about kept Ayr United out of trouble and away from the relegation play-off spot and their recent 2-1 win away at Inverness CT means the hosts now hold a four-point cushion above the second from bottom side, Inverness CT, prior to this weekend's action in the Championship.

Recent victories against Arbroath, Queen's Park (away), Airdrie, Partick Thistle and Inverness Ct have mingled with a few losses at the hands of Dundee United, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline, so perhaps the goals market looks the best option for this clash.

Indeed, seven of Ayr United's last 10 matches overall in the Scottish second tier have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and further goals are expected in Saturday's encounter with Queen's Park.

Queen's Park continue to pick up useful points in their bid to avoid relegation and the relegation play-off spot as the visitors extended their unbeaten run to four games with last weekend's 0-0 draw at home with Raith Rovers which became their third draw on the trot.

Queen's Park had previously registered a welcome 6-0 thrashing of bottom club Arbroath at home before collecting solid points in subsequent draws with the likes of Airdrie, Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers, while the bigger picture shows The Spiders have suffered just the two defeats from their previous 11 games overall.

Ironically, one of these losses came in the form of a 2-1 defeat at home to Ayr United but goals have also been fairly prevalent in recent weeks as seven of Queen's Park's last 11 games have also produced three goals or more, thus improving the likelihood of the Over 2.5 goals option coming home in this fixture.

In addition, six of Queen's Park's last 10 away games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

Ayr United v Queen's Park Verdict

Previous recent history between Ayr United and Queen's Park suggest there is a high likelihood of goals being scored at Somerset Park on Saturday afternoon as five of the last seven encounters have resulted in Over 2.5 goals, and also particularly as both clubs will be keen to lift themselves further away from the relegation play-off spot with all three points in this lower half battle in the Championship.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Queen's Park win @ 2.90

Correct Score: Queen's Park 2-1 @ 12.00