Queen's Park 0 v 2 Ayr United: Match Review

Ayr United got back on track Friday night with a 2-0 away win against Queen’s Park at The City Stadium.

Goals on either side of half-time from Dylan Watret and Josh Landers were enough to hand Gary Nyasmith his side’s first win since August 1st.

This result lifts the Honest Men up to 6th in the Scottish Championship.

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Attack

Ayr were good value for their win on Friday night, racking up 2.26 xG to Queen’s Park’s 1.15.

The visitors also had 12 shots to Queen's Park's 11, with eight on target.

Dylan Watret opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a right-footed finish worth 0.25 xG, before Josh Landers made it two in the 62nd, a header after a corner worth 0.42 xG.

Ross Taylor also won and took a penalty in the 31st minute, worth 0.76 xG, but it was saved.

Ayr’s danger came entirely through the middle, with central attacks carrying 1.44 xG from 11 attempts.

Defence

Queen’s Park had 1.15 xG with 11 shots (five on target).

Harry Stone made five saves in net for Ayr (two of them reflex).

Ayr’s PPDA (passes per defensive action) was 12.2 against Queen's Park's 8.5, meaning the hosts pressed with greater intensity than the visitors. 

Gary Naysmith’s side also made 36 recoveries in the opponent's half to Queen's Park's 22.

Possession

Ayr only had 42% possession on Friday, with a more direct approach as reflected in their average possession time (lasting ten seconds against 14 for the hosts).

73 of Ayr’s possessions reached the opponent's half (61%) against Queen's Park's 61 (53%), and 13 reached the opponent's penalty area (11%) against nine (8%).

Set pieces

Ayr racked up six corners on Friday to Queen’s Park’s three, and managed three shots from these corners to the hosts’ two.

Josh Landers’ strike came as a result of one of these corners.

Players

Dylan Watret scored the opener and completed 20 of 32 passes (63%) across 96 minutes.

Josh Landers scored the second in 72 minutes on the pitch, adding three shots in total for an xG return of 0.62.

Ross Taylor missed from the penalty spot but still carried an xA value of 0.57, won 11 of 19 duels (58%) and completed 24 of 44 actions (55%).

Conclusion

A big result for Ayr as they climb up to 6th in the Scottish Championship.

All eyes now turn to Friday’s clash with top-of-the-table Stenhousemuir at Somerset Park.

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