Partick Thistle FC vs Ayr United FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Scottish Premiership

Prediction published on 17/05/2023, 10:26  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 19/05/2023 at 06:45 in Football Predictions

Partick Thistle continue their bid to make it into the Scottish Premiership. They finished fourth in the Scottish Championship and host second placed Ayr United in the play-off semi-final. The winners of this two-leg tie will take on the side finishing second from bottom in the Scottish Premiership. Partick made it into this round by defeating Queen's Park (who finished a place above them) 8-3 on aggregate. The home first leg was won 4-3 and they then went to Queen's Park and won 4-0. Partick only ended the main season a point behind Ayr United so there isn't much at all between these two clubs. Thistle are unbeaten in their last eight games and without a loss in their last six at home. In their last eight matches they have only failed to score twice in one game with 24 goals scored. The only time they didn't score at least twice was a 1-1 home draw with Ayr United. Three games against Ayr this season have seen them win the other two matches so they have no reason to be scared of them. 11 of their 19 home league and play-off games have been won, a win in number 20 is needed.

Ayr United ended the main season five points adrift of champions Dundee. The away side had a four match run without a win just at the wrong time of the season. They won both of their last two league games but the damage had been done and they went into the play-offs. Ayr United ended the main season with the best away record in the Scottish Championship. 11 out of 18 away fixtures were won but they lost five times. Only four points were earned from their final quartet of away games. Just two of the last six on the road have been won and one of those was against relegation-threatened Hamilton. A bet on a home win in this game can be a winning one.