Inverness vs Ayr (20 November 2026) ⋆ Championship ⋆ Live Score, Results, H2H, Stats & Lineups

Match information

Country: Scotland
Competition: Championship
Season: 2026/2027
Round: 16
Date: 20 November 2026
Kick-off: 19:30
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium

Prediction

Inverness win54%

Draw24%

Ayr win22%

Full prediction

Clubs

Inverness

Founded: 1994
Country: Scotland
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
City: Inverness
Capacity: 7 918
Surface: grass

Ayr

Founded: 1910
Country: Scotland
Stadium: Somerset Park
City: Ayr
Capacity: 10 128
Surface: grass

Recent form

Inverness

WWLWD

Ayr

DLWWL

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
5	Livingston	14	+7	21
6	Inverness	14	+1	20
7	Ayr	13	-4	15
8	Arbroath	14	-12	14

Full standings

Head-to-head

12 September 2026 • Championship • Ayr 1 : 3 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 2)
24 February 2026 • Challenge Cup • Ayr 1 : 2 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 1)
16 March 2024 • Championship • Inverness CT 1 : 2 Ayr United (Half-time 1 : 1)
6 January 2024 • Championship • Ayr United 1 : 3 Inverness CT (Half-time 0 : 1)
11 November 2023 • Championship • Inverness CT 3 : 1 Ayr United (Half-time 3 : 0)

Full H2H

Match result probability

Inverness win54%

Draw24%

Ayr win22%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 78%
X2: 46%
12: 76%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 75%
Under 1.5: 25%
Over 2.5: 50%
Under 2.5: 50%
Over 3.5: 28%
Under 3.5: 72%

Both teams to score

Yes: 51%
No: 49%

Asian handicap

Handicap	Inverness	Ayr
+4.5 / -4.5	100%	0%
+3.5 / -3.5	100%	0%
+2.5 / -2.5	98%	2%
+1.5 / -1.5	92%	8%
+0.5 / -0.5	78%	22%
-0.5 / +0.5	54%	46%
-1.5 / +1.5	29%	71%
-2.5 / +2.5	13%	87%
-3.5 / +3.5	5%	95%
-4.5 / +4.5	1%	99%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

Inverness: Scott Kellacher
Ayr: Gary Naysmith

Squad - Inverness

#	Player	Age
Goalkeepers
1	Ross Munro	26
21	Logan Ross	22
Defenders
3	Noa Boutin	23
5	Remi Savage	25
6	Danny Devine	34
15	Kerr Smith	21
Midfielders
2	Calum MacLeod	20
4	Graeme Shinnie	35
7	Paul Allan	26
8	Adam Mackinnon	23
10	David Wotherspoon	36
17	Liam Sole	26
26	Roddy MacGregor	24
35	Alfie Stewart	20
Forwards
9	Billy McKay	38
9	Layton Stewart	24
11	Luis Longstaff	25
12	Daniel MacKay	25
16	Ryan Duncan	22
19	Morgan Bates	20
20	Esapa Osong Detlef	22
36	Alfie Bavidge	20

Squad - Ayr

#	Player	Age
Goalkeepers
1	Harry Stone	24
38	Liam Russell	21
Defenders
2	Nicholas McAllister	25
3	Liam Dick	31
5	Kevin Holt	33
7	Owen Stirton	19
8	Leon King	22
20	Luke McBeth	27
32	Dylan Watret	20
33	Scott McMann	30
Midfielders
6	Reece Lyon	26
11	Ross Taylor	23
12	Olly Whyte	19
16	Ben Summers	22
17	Thomas Hatton	20
23	Marco Rus	23
26	Matthew Warbrick	26
34	Jamie Douglas	16
35	Jack Simpson	-
Forwards
9	Josh Landers	19
10	Kieran Shanks	24
15	Jamie Murphy	37
21	Ethan Walker	24
22	Mark McKenzie	26

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

Inverness wins6

Draws1

Ayr wins3

Goals: Inverness: 18 (1.8)
Goals: Ayr: 12 (1.2)
Goals per match: 3.0
Both teams scored: 8 / 10
Over 2.5 goals: 8 / 10

Results

12 September 2026 • Championship • Ayr 1 : 3 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 2)
24 February 2026 • Challenge Cup • Ayr 1 : 2 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 1)
16 March 2024 • Championship • Inverness CT 1 : 2 Ayr United (Half-time 1 : 1)
6 January 2024 • Championship • Ayr United 1 : 3 Inverness CT (Half-time 0 : 1)
11 November 2023 • Championship • Inverness CT 3 : 1 Ayr United (Half-time 3 : 0)
12 August 2023 • Championship • Ayr United 1 : 0 Inverness CT (Half-time 1 : 0)
5 May 2023 • Championship • Inverness CT 1 : 2 Ayr United (Half-time 0 : 1)
4 March 2023 • Championship • Ayr United 1 : 2 Inverness CT (Half-time 1 : 1)
19 November 2022 • Championship • Inverness CT 2 : 2 Ayr United (Half-time 1 : 0)
1 October 2022 • Championship • Ayr United 0 : 1 Inverness CT (Half-time 0 : 0)

Form: last 10 matches

	Inverness	Ayr
W-D-L	6-2-2	4-1-5
Scored (per match)	17 (1.7)	12 (1.2)
Conceded (per match)	11 (1.1)	14 (1.4)
Clean sheets	5 / 10	2 / 10
Both teams scored	5 / 10	5 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	4 / 10	4 / 10

Recent form - Inverness

D7 November 2026 • Championship • Inverness 1 : 1 Livingston (Half-time 0 : 0)
W3 November 2026 • Challenge Cup • Inverness 1 : 0 Montrose (Half-time 0 : 0)
L31 October 2026 • Championship • Dunfermline 5 : 1 Inverness (Half-time 0 : 1)
W24 October 2026 • Championship • Raith 0 : 2 Inverness (Half-time 0 : 2)
W17 October 2026 • Championship • Inverness 2 : 0 Arbroath (Half-time 2 : 0)
L13 October 2026 • Championship • Queen's Park 2 : 1 Inverness (Half-time 2 : 1)
W10 October 2026 • Championship • Inverness 2 : 0 Stenhousemuir (Half-time 2 : 0)
W25 September 2026 • Championship • Inverness 2 : 0 Morton (Half-time 1 : 0)
D19 September 2026 • Championship • Livingston 2 : 2 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 0)
W12 September 2026 • Championship • Ayr 1 : 3 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 2)

Recent form - Ayr

L7 November 2026 • Championship • Arbroath 4 : 1 Ayr (Half-time 2 : 0)
W3 November 2026 • Challenge Cup • Annan 0 : 2 Ayr (Half-time 0 : 2)
W31 October 2026 • Championship • Ayr 3 : 2 Queen's Park (Half-time 1 : 0)
L16 October 2026 • Championship • Ayr 0 : 1 Partick Thistle (Half-time 0 : 1)
D10 October 2026 • Championship • Ayr 1 : 1 Dunfermline (Half-time 0 : 0)
W3 October 2026 • Championship • Livingston 1 : 2 Ayr (Half-time 1 : 2)
L25 September 2026 • Championship • Ayr 0 : 1 Stenhousemuir (Half-time 0 : 1)
W18 September 2026 • Championship • Queen's Park 0 : 2 Ayr (Half-time 0 : 1)
L12 September 2026 • Championship • Ayr 1 : 3 Inverness (Half-time 1 : 2)
L5 September 2026 • Championship • Partick Thistle 1 : 0 Ayr (Half-time 1 : 0)

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Partick Thistle	14	8	4	2	18	7	+11	28
2	Raith	14	7	4	3	20	9	+11	25
3	Dunfermline	14	6	7	1	15	7	+8	25
4	Stenhousemuir	14	7	2	5	16	16	0	23
5	Livingston	14	6	3	5	19	12	+7	21
6	Inverness	14	5	5	4	18	17	+1	20
7	Ayr	13	4	3	6	14	18	-4	15
8	Arbroath	14	4	2	8	11	23	-12	14
9	Morton	13	4	1	8	16	23	-7	13
10	Queen's Park	14	2	1	11	8	23	-15	7

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Partick Thistle	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
2	Stenhousemuir	7	4	1	2	8	6	+2	13
3	Dunfermline	6	3	3	0	10	3	+7	12
4	Inverness	7	3	3	1	8	4	+4	12
5	Raith	7	3	2	2	9	5	+4	11
6	Arbroath	7	3	2	2	9	9	0	11
7	Livingston	7	3	1	3	9	7	+2	10
8	Ayr	7	2	2	3	8	9	-1	8
9	Morton	7	2	0	5	9	13	-4	6
10	Queen's Park	7	2	0	5	5	10	-5	6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Raith	7	4	2	1	11	4	+7	14
2	Partick Thistle	7	4	2	1	7	4	+3	14
3	Dunfermline	8	3	4	1	5	4	+1	13
4	Livingston	7	3	2	2	10	5	+5	11
5	Stenhousemuir	7	3	1	3	8	10	-2	10
6	Inverness	7	2	2	3	10	13	-3	8
7	Ayr	6	2	1	3	6	9	-3	7
8	Morton	6	2	1	3	7	10	-3	7
9	Arbroath	7	1	0	6	2	14	-12	3
10	Queen's Park	7	0	1	6	3	13	-10	1

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals
1	J. McPake	St Johnstone	13
2	J. Fowler	Queen's Park	10
3	A. Tod	Dunfermline	9
4	J. Gullan	St Johnstone	8
5	D. Easton	Raith	8
6	E. Henderson	Airdrieonians	8
6	F. Marshall	Arbroath	8
8	M. McKenzie	Ayr	7
8	R. Hale	Ross County	7
10	L. Chalmers	Partick Thistle	6
11	A. Sidibeh	St Johnstone	6
12	B. Stewart	Dunfermline	6
13	T. Watt	Partick Thistle	5
14	B. Stanway	Partick Thistle	5
15	J. Murphy	Ayr	5
16	E. Walker	Ayr	4
17	E. Brophy	Morton	4
17	G. Reilly	Arbroath	4
17	J. Henderson	Ross County	4
20	K. Fotheringham	St Johnstone	3