Ayr Utd 2-1 Raith Rovers — Scottish Championship, 31 Jan 2026
Ayr Utd beat Raith Rovers 2-1 in the Scottish Championship on 31 January 2026 at Somerset Park, Ayr. B. Dempsey and A. Dowds scored for Ayr Utd; L. Vaughan for Raith Rovers. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Ayr Utd have won 2 and Raith Rovers 3.
Match timeline
- 24'
- 1-028'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-057'
- 59'out: R. Matthews
- 59'out: L. Vaughan
- 59'
- 68'
- 68'out: B. Summers
- 76'out: P. McMullan
- 2-177'L. Vaughanassist: J. Doherty
- 81'
- 81'
- 82'S. Bannigan
- 85'
- 86'S. Banniganout: J. Bonnar
- 86'out: E. Walker
- 88'
- 89'S. Brown
- 90+1'
- Full-time2-1
Line-ups
- 5K. Holt90+1'
- 8B. Dempsey28'
- 10C. Main68'
- 33S. McMann68'
- 3L. Dick81'
- 22M. McKenzie24'86'
- 7A. Dowds57'81'
- 20L. King
- 31M. Thompson
- 55George Finney85'
- 6S. Bannigan82'86'
Substitutes
- 21E. Walker86'
- 4S. Want88'81'
- 9G. Oakley81'
- 23M. Rus
- 17J. Bonnar86'
- 16B. Summers68'
- 38L. Russell
Coach: Paul Hanlon
- 4P. Hanlon
- 19A. Winter59'
- 14J. Mullin59'
- 6D. O'Connor
- 22J. Doherty
- 9J. Hamilton
- 23D. Easton76'
- 1J. Rae
- 2J. Rowe59'
- 3Ewan Wilson
- 20S. Brown89'
Substitutes
- 18P. McMullan76'
- 8R. Matthews59'
- 7R. Chin
- 17L. Gibson
- 24A. Glavin
- 29Paul Nsio59'
- 27C. Hannah
- 25K. Montagu
- 10L. Vaughan77'59'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Ayr UtdLLDDW
- L24 Jan 26APartick1-2
- L17 Jan 26ADundee Utd0-2
- D10 Jan 26HAirdrie United1-1
- D27 Dec 25AMorton1-1
- W20 Dec 25ADunfermline3-2
Raith RoversWLLDL
- W24 Jan 26HQueen's Park4-1
- L18 Jan 26AAberdeen0-1
- L10 Jan 26HArbroath2-3
- D03 Jan 26AAirdrie United0-0
- L27 Dec 25HDunfermline1-2
Head-to-head
- 11 Oct 25Raith Rovers0-2Ayr Utd
- 09 Aug 25Ayr Utd0-1Raith Rovers
- 05 Apr 25Raith Rovers1-0Ayr Utd
- 04 Jan 25Ayr Utd3-0Raith Rovers
- 01 Nov 24Raith Rovers2-0Ayr Utd
- 24 Aug 24Ayr Utd2-0Raith Rovers
Most recent meetings
Final table, Scottish Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST Johnstone | 36 | +42 | 77 |
| 2 | Partick | 36 | +17 | 66 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | +2 | 52 |
| 4 | Dunfermline | 36 | +11 | 51 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | +1 | 45 |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 36 | -13 | 41 |
| 7 | Ayr Utd | 36 | -9 | 39 |
| 8 | Morton | 36 | -16 | 38 |
| 9 | Airdrie United | 36 | -14 | 36 |
| 10 | Ross County | 36 | -21 | 34 |
Before and after
Ayr Utd
- Previous: Partick 2-1 Ayr Utd, 24 Jan 2026 · Scottish Championship
- Next: Ayr Utd 0-0 Ross County, 21 Feb 2026 · Scottish Championship
Raith Rovers
- Previous: Raith Rovers 4-1 Queen's Park, 24 Jan 2026 · Scottish Championship
- Next: Morton 0-0 Raith Rovers, 14 Feb 2026 · Scottish Championship
Data updated