Arbroath vs Ayr United – Match Preview
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 31 – Season 2022/2023
Friday 31st March 2023, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 7.45pm kick off
Arbroath welcome Lee Bullen’s Ayr United to Gayfield this evening and the BBC Scotland Cameras.
Ayr United have the best away record in the cinch Championship with 8 wins and with Dipo Akinyemi up front have the league’s top scorer with 19 goals in 30 appearances so it will be a huge test for Arbroath.
Danger man Josh Mullin has missed the past few matches for Ayr United and maybe a doubt for tonights game.
Fresh from defeating the league leaders Queen’s Park last Friday, Arbroath should be in confident mood but know they need to extend their away form to Gayfield.
Arbroath should welcome back Steven Hetherington back from illness and Keaghan Jacobs is back in contention for the Lichties.
It will be another extremely tough match but we hope you can get right behind the team from the very start.
C’mon the Lichties!
Ayr United – Management, Players
Manager – Lee Bullen
Coach – David White
Goalkeeping Coach – Dave Timmins
Goalkeepers
1 – Aidan McAdams
21 – Charlie Albinson
Defenders
2 – Jordan Houston
3 – Patrick Reading
4 – Frankie Musonda
5 – Sean McGinty
15 – Alex Kirk (On loan from Arsenal)
17 – Nick McAllister
27 – Max Guthrie
Midfielders
6 – Andy Murdoch
8 – Ben Dempsey
10 – Daire O’Connor
11 – Jayden Mitchell-Lawson
14 – Josh Mullin
18 – Reece McAlear (On loan from Tranmere Rovers)
20 – Michael Hewitt
31 – Paul Smith
32 – Dylan Watret
33 – Carter Jenkins
Strikers
9 – Dipo Akinyemi
22 – Marc McKenzie
23 – Sam Ashford
27 – Max Guthrie
30 – Fraser Bryden
77 – Chris Maguire
Somerset Park loans and Departures
7 – Michael Moffat – On loan at Glenafton Athletic
25 – Finn Ecrepont – On loan at Stranraer
26 – Kinlay Bilham – On loan at Arthurlie
28 – Alex Jeanes – On loan at Arthurlie
29 – David Bangala – On loan at Cove Rangers
34 – Darlo Viviani – On loan at Bonnytone Thistle
Reece Mitchell – On loan at Girvan
James Dolan – On loan at Cumonck Juniors
Brad Young – Returned to Aston Villa
Logan Chalmers – Returned to Dundee United
Arbroath vs Ayr United – Head to Head
Ayr United 2 – 2 Arbroath – cinch Scottish Championship – Game 23
Saturday 14th January 2023 – Season 2022/2023
Goals – Dempsey 38pen, McGinty 76 – Adarkwa 57, El-Mhanni 63
Arbroath 0 – 2 Ayr United – cinch Scottish Championship – Game 13
Saturday 29th October 2022 – Season 2022/2023
Goals – Dempsey 70 pen, Mitchell-Lawson 89
Ayr United 0 – 0 Arbroath – cinch Scottish Championship – Game 1
Saturday 30th July 2022 – Season 2022/2023
Ayr United – Scottish Championship Results 2022/2023
Game 1 – Ayr United 0 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 30th July 2022
Game 2 – Queen’s Park 2 – 3 Ayr United – Friday 5th August 2022
Game 3 – Ayr United 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 13th August 2022
Game 4 – Cove Rangers 1 – 2 Ayr United- Saturday 20th August 2022
Game 5 – Ayr United 3 – 1 Dundee – Friday 26th August 2022
Game 6 – Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Ayr United- Saturday 3rd September 2022
Game 7 – Ayr United 4 – 2 Partick Thistle – Postponed – Tuesday 25th October 2022
Game 8 – Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Ayr United- Saturday 17th September 2022
Game 9 – Ayr United 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Saturday 1st October 2022
Game 10 – Ayr United 5 – 0 Queen’s Park – Saturday 8th October 2022
Game 11 – Dundee 2 – 1 Ayr United – Saturday 15th October 2022
Game 12 – Ayr United 2 – 2 Cove Rangers – Saturday 22nd October 2022
Game 13 – Arbroath 0 – 2 Ayr United – Saturday 29th October 2022
Game 14 – Ayr United 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 5th November 2022
Game 15 – Hamilton Academical 2 – 3 Ayr United – Friday 11th November 2022
Game 16 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 Ayr United – Saturday 19th November 2022
Game 17 – Ayr United 2 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 3rd December 2022
Game 18 – Partick Thistle 3 – 2 Ayr United – Saturday 17th December 2022
Game 19 – Ayr United 0 – 2 Dundee – Friday 23rd December 2022
Game 20 – Greenock Morton 1 – 3 Ayr United – Postponed – Played Tuesday 7th March 2023
Game 21 – Ayr United 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 7th January 2023
Game 22 – Cove Rangers 0 – 5 Ayr United – Friday 27th January 2023
Game 23 – Ayr United 2 – 2 Arbroath – Saturday 14th January 2023
Game 24 – Queen’s Park 2 – 0 Ayr United – Friday 3rd February 2023
Game 25 – Ayr United 0 – 1 Partick Thistle – Saturday 18th February 2023
Game 26 – Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Ayr United – Friday 24th February 2023
Game 27 – Ayr United 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Saturday 4th March 2023
Game 28 – Dundee 3 – 1 Ayr United – Saturday 11th March 2023 – Played Tuesday 21st March 2023
Game 29 – Hamilton Accies 0 – 2 Ayr United – Saturday 18th March 2023
Game 30 – Ayr United 3 – 0 Cove Rangers – Friday 24th March 2023
Suspensions:
Neither team have any players suspended.
Officials:
Referee; Chris Graham
Assistant Referee; Ross Macleod
Assistant Referee; Elliot Husband Powton
Fourth Official; Scott Lambie
ENTRY AND STADIUM
Segregation will be in place.
All supporters will access the game via Turnstiles 1 and 2.
Please have your ticket either printed out on ready on your phone to be scanned.
Ayr United supporters will enter via Turnstile 1 and have sections A and B in the CoelBrew Main Stand, and the Pleasureland End round to the Pie Hut.
The food kiosk behind Section A along with the toilets are open. There is a Disabled Bay in front of Section A.
Arbroath supporters will enter via Turnstile 2 and have the small section next to the CoelBrew Main Stand, the Harbour End and up to the TV Gantry of the East Terrace enclosure.
The pie hut is open, along with the toilets and food kiosk behind Section H. There is a disabled Bay in front of Section H. The new Toilets behind the East Terrace are also open.
Supporters who have purchased a season ticket in the CoelBrew Main Stand can sit in their seats in Section F and G and supporters who purchased a seat in CoelBrew Main Stand will be able to find the seat they purchased.
Section C in the CoelBrew Main Stand is being used for Hospitality, with D for Visiting Directors and E for Arbroath Directors and Section H for non season ticket Arbroath supporters.
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
TICKETS
There will be no cash gates so we must remind supporters to buy their tickets online.
Season Tickets are of course valid.
Arbroath – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/home-tickets/
Ayr United – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/away-tickets/
Just like last season we shall be operating a ticket only entry process meaning your matchday ticket must be purchased online and either printed out or shown on your phone to be scanned before entry to the ground.
Admission prices are as follows;
Terracing
£20 – Adults
£13 – Concessions
£23 – Adult and 1 child
£25 – Adult and 2 children
CoelBrew Main Stand (Sections F, G and H for Arbroath supporters and Sections A and B for Away Support)
£22 – Adults
£15 – Concessions
£25 – Adult and 1 child
£28 – Adult and 2 children
Please check your junk / email folders if you don’t receive your email with your ticket straight away. If you encounter any problems please email [email protected]
Please either have your ticket printed out, or saved on to your phone with your contrast fully up for our scanners to read the code.
When you purchase your ticket you can save / print it in PDF format right away, but a copy will also be emailed to you.
How to Watch
This match is live on BBC Scotland with Sportscene starting at 7.30pm ahead of the 7.45pm kick off.
If you live in Scotland you can watch the game on Freeview on Channel 9 (SD), or Channel 108 (HD) or live on the BBC iPlayer.
Alternatively you can watch on these platforms; (Please do check with your provider as these may now have changed)xx
Sky
Channel 115 (HD) if you live in Scotland
Channel 194 (HD)
Rest of the UK
Channel 844 (SD)
Freesat
Channel 106 (HD) if you live in Scotland
Channel 108 (SD) Scotland, (HD) Rest of the UK
Channel 174 (SD) Rest of UK
Virgin
Channel 108 (HD) Scotland,
Channel 162 (HD) Rest of the UK
We shall have interviews and GoPro goals for our supporters on Saturday.
Match Day Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for today’s game. A match day programme will be on sale as supporters enter the ground for £2.50
Alternatively copies of this programme can be purchased for £2.50 each plus £2 postage and packing, by emailing: [email protected]. It will be full colour and packed with great content and photography, but hurry because there is a limited print run.
Parking
Supporters can park by Pleasureland, or on the Harbour end of Gayfield at Inchcape Park.
Rules
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
We look forward to welcoming a large crowd to Gayfield for what is set to be a cracking match!
Thank you and C’mon the Lichties
