+0.19 points a game is the venue form gap, in Queen's Park's favour: Queen's Park takes 1.19 a game at home over the last two seasons, Ayr United 1.00 away.
Queen's Park: 42 league matches in the bank, 6 from this season and the rest from last season. Ayr United: 42 league matches in the bank, 6 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Queen's Park -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 2 of 3, scoring 3 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 5, drew 7, lost 6 of 18, scoring 16 and conceding 20 -- 1.22 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 away; beat Greenock Morton 2-1 at home; drew with Partick Thistle 0-0 away; lost to Stenhousemuir 0-2 at home; lost to Raith Rovers 1-2 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 1 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Steven MacLean. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Ayr United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 2 of 3, scoring 1 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 4, drew 8, lost 6 of 18, scoring 21 and conceding 25 -- 1.11 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Inverness CT 1-3 at home; lost to Partick Thistle 0-1 away; drew with Greenock Morton 1-1 at home; lost to Raith Rovers 0-2 away; drew with Dunfermline Athletic 1-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 18 matches with one recorded (6, 6, 6 apiece), most recently Gary Naysmith with 6. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.