Ayr United vs Raith Rovers predictions, Jan 31, 2026

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In an upcoming Scottish Football Championship clash, Ayr United will face off against Raith Rovers at their home ground on January 31, 2026. Both teams come into this match with mixed recent form, as Ayr United has only managed to secure one victory out of their last five matches, while Raith Rovers have won two of their last five.

In terms of odds, the bookmakers are favoring Ayr United slightly with odds of 2.13 for a home win, compared to 3.36 for an away win for Raith Rovers. However, our model prediction suggests a closer matchup, with a 42.6% chance of a home win, 29.1% chance of a draw, and a 27.7% chance of an away win. Based on these probabilities, the predicted final score is a tight 1-1 draw.

Both teams will be looking to secure all three points in this crucial fixture, and tactical strengths will play a key role in determining the outcome of the match. With the teams evenly matched and both in need of points, this game could go either way.

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Ayr 43.2%

Draw 29.5%

Raith 27.3%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:1

Outrights of Scottish Football Championship Ayr: 0.65% Raith: 0.6%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	2.13	3.21	3.49
	2.25	3.1	3.2
	2.08	3.13	3.35
	2.1	3	3.4
	2.12	3.21	3.47
	2.05	3.14	3.4

Latest Results

24.01.26 Partick Thistle – Ayr United – 2:1 17.01.26 Dundee United – Ayr United – 2:0 13.01.26 Ayr United – Stranraer FC – 4:1 10.01.26 Ayr United – Airdrieonians FC – 1:1 27.12.25 Greenock Morton – Ayr United – 1:1

24.01.26 Raith Rovers – Queens Park FC – 4:1 18.01.26 Aberdeen FC – Raith Rovers – 1:0 10.01.26 Raith Rovers – Arbroath – 2:3 06.01.26 Raith Rovers – Queen of the South – 1:0 03.01.26 Airdrieonians FC – Raith Rovers – 0:0

Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ayr won 2.

Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.

Ayr is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ayr won 8 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 30:24. (average 1.5:1.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Ayr won 6 matches, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 16:10. (average 1.5:0.9).

Latest Head To Head

11.10.25 Raith Rovers – Ayr United – 0:2 09.08.25 Ayr United – Raith Rovers – 0:1 05.04.25 Raith Rovers – Ayr United – 1:0 04.01.25 Ayr United – Raith Rovers – 3:0 01.11.24 Raith Rovers – Ayr United – 2:0

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	St Johnstone	22	13	6	3	43:18	25	45
2	Partick Thistle	23	12	7	4	35:26	9	43
3	Arbroath	23	10	7	6	31:28	3	37
4	Dunfermline	21	8	5	8	29:22	7	29
5	Ayr	22	6	11	5	28:26	2	29
6	Raith	23	7	7	9	27:24	3	28
7	Morton	22	4	11	7	21:29	-8	23
8	Airdrieonians	23	4	8	11	18:32	-14	20
9	Ross County	21	4	7	10	21:36	-15	19
10	Queen’s Park	20	3	9	8	21:33	-12	18

Scottish Football Championship Outrights

1. St Johnstone: 1.17 (61.51%)

2. Rangers: 3.52 (20.45%)

3. Partick: 6 (11.99%)

4. Arbroath: 26 (2.77%)

5. Dunfermline: 100.2 (0.72%)

6. Ayr: 110.2 (0.65%)

7. Raith: 120.2 (0.6%)

8. Ross County: 180.2 (0.4%)

9. Morton: 180.2 (0.4%)

10. Queen’s Park: 280.2 (0.26%)

11. Airdrieonians: 280.2 (0.26%)

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