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St. Johnstone 1-2 Ayr United - July 25, 2023 / Viaplay Cup 2023/2024

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Viaplay Cup 2023/2024 - Round 4 - Group A

McDiarmid Park - Perth - Scotland

July 25, 2023

St. Johnstone

1 - 2

Ayr United

Assist by Graham Carey (header) Maksym Kucheryavyi

43'

29'

George Stanger (header) Assist by Jamie Murphy

71'

Ben Dempsey (right foot)

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29' - Goal George Stanger

35' - Yellow card Ben Dempsey

43' - Goal Maksym Kucheryavyi43

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67' - Yellow card Andrew Murdoch

68' - Substitution Finn Ecrepontis substituted by Patrick Reading

69' - Substitution Fraser Brydenis substituted by Sam Ashford

70' - Yellow card Nick McAllister

71' - Goal Ben Dempsey

73' - Yellow card Jamie Murphy

77' - Substitution Maksym Kucheryavyiis substituted by Taylor Steven77

84' - Yellow card Graham Carey84

85' - Missed penalty Ben Dempsey

86' - Substitution Luke Jephcottis substituted by Jackson Mylchreest86

86' - Substitution Francis Amarteyis substituted by Scott Tomlinson

93' - Yellow card Taylor Steven93

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

St. Johnstone

1 - 2

Ayr United

St. Johnstone Ayr United

Team line-ups

St. Johnstone

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

16Jephcott86

Luke Jephcott

Wales

B.date26/01/2000

Age23 years

H1m77

positionForward

7May

Steve May

Scotland

B.date02/11/1992

Age30 years

H1m78

positionStriker

11Carey84

Graham Carey

Republic of Ireland

B.date20/05/1989

Age34 years

H1m83

positionRight Winger

25Ballantyne II

Cameron Ballantyne II

Scotland

B.date22/04/2000

Age23 years

H1m87

positionCentre Midfield

15Kucheryavyi4377

Maksym Kucheryavyi

Ukraine

B.date09/05/2002

Age21 years

positionMidfield

5McGowan

Ryan McGowan

Australia

B.date15/08/1989

Age33 years

H1m88

positionRight full-back

3Gallacher

Tony Gallacher

Scotland

B.date23/07/1999

Age24 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

4Considine

Andrew Considine

Scotland

B.date01/04/1987

Age36 years

H1m83

positionLeft central defender

6Gordon

Liam Gordon

Scotland

B.date26/01/1996

Age27 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

14Wright

Drey Wright

England

B.date30/04/1995

Age28 years

H1m75

positionRight Midfielder

1Mitov

Dimitar Mitov

Bulgaria

B.date22/01/1997

Age26 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Dimitar Mitov		26	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Andrew Considine		36	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Liam Gordon		27	167	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Tony Gallacher		24	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	M	Ryan McGowan		33	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Maksym Kucheryavyi	4377	21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Drey Wright		28	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
25	M	Cameron Ballantyne II		23	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	F	Luke Jephcott	86	23	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Graham Carey	84	34	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Steve May		30	234	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Ayr United

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

30Bryden69

Fraser Bryden

Scotland

B.date01/06/2004

Age19 years

H1m83

positionStriker

22McKenzie

Mark McKenzie

Scotland

B.date17/08/2000

Age22 years

H1m83

positionForward

15Murphy73

Jamie Murphy

Scotland

B.date28/08/1989

Age33 years

H1m78

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

6Murdoch67

Andrew Murdoch

Scotland

B.date30/01/1995

Age28 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

8Dempsey7135

Ben Dempsey

England

B.date25/11/1999

Age23 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

17Amartey86

Francis Amartey

England

B.date05/06/1999

Age24 years

positionForward

21Ecrepont68

Finn Ecrepont

Scotland

B.date30/07/2002

Age20 years

positionDefender

5McGinty

Sean McGinty

Republic of Ireland

B.date11/08/1993

Age29 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

14Stanger29

George Stanger

New Zealand

B.date15/08/2000

Age22 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

2McAllister70

Nick McAllister

Scotland

B.date17/01/2001

Age22 years

positionCentral defender

1Albinson

Charlie Albinson

England

B.date15/10/1996

Age26 years

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Charlie Albinson		26	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	D	Finn Ecrepont	68	20	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Sean McGinty		29	81	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Nick McAllister	70	22	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	George Stanger	29	22	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Andrew Murdoch	67	28	155	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Ben Dempsey	7135	23	56	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Jamie Murphy	73	33	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
30	F	Fraser Bryden	69	19	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Francis Amartey	86	24	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Mark McKenzie		22	112	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
20	G	Ross Sinclair		22
32	D	Liam Parker		19
24	D	Callum Booth		32
34	M	Daniel Phillips		22
45	F	Jackson Mylchreest	86	16	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
33	F	Taylor Steven	7793	18	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
28	F	Alexander Ferguson		19

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
31	G	Robbie Mutch		24
3	D	Patrick Reading	68	24	114	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
32	D	Dylan Watret		16
16	M	Oli Pendlebury		21
24	M	Scott Tomlinson	86	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Paul Smith		21
23	M	Sam Ashford	69	27	58	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Charlie Albinson

Robbie Mutch

OUT

Finn Ecrepont

Patrick Reading

OUT

Nick McAllister

Mikey Hewitt

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Steve MacLean

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

MacLean vs Ayr United

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on July 25, 2023

MacLean vs Bullen

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on July 25, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Lee Bullen

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Bullen vs St. Johnstone

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on July 25, 2023

Bullen vs MacLean

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on July 25, 2023

Referee

Nick Walsh

10 victories	6 draws	16 losses	St. Johnstone32 matches	General total	Ayr United20 matches	7 victories	2 draws	11 losses
0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	St. Johnstone1 match	Season total	Ayr United1 match	1 victory	0 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on May 15, 2024					Latest figure on December 09, 2023

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Key figures

It's the first time Maksym Kucheryavyi scores 1 goal in his professional career with

It's the first time Maksym Kucheryavyi scores 1 goal in Scottish League Cup

It's the first time George Stanger scores 1 goal in his professional career with St. Johnstone

Read the next 7 key stats

General ranking

+1	1	Ayr United	8 pts	3 rd
-1	2	Stirling Albion	7 pts	3 rd
	3	St. Johnstone	3 pts	3 rd
+1	4	Alloa Athletic	3 pts	3 rd
-1	5	Stenhousemuir	3 pts	4 rd

General ranking

+1	1	Ayr United	8 pts	3 rd
-1	2	Stirling Albion	7 pts	3 rd
	3	St. Johnstone	3 pts	3 rd
+1	4	Alloa Athletic	3 pts	3 rd
-1	5	Stenhousemuir	3 pts	4 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LSt. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen01/04/2023

LSt. Johnstone 0-2 Ross County08/04/2023

DSt. Johnstone 1-1 Hibernian22/04/2023

VSt. Johnstone 1-0 Dundee United06/05/2023

LSt. Johnstone 0-2 Motherwell13/05/2023

VSt. Johnstone 2-0 Livingston28/05/2023

Overall

LSt. Johnstone 0-2 Motherwell13/05/2023

VKilmarnock 0-1 St. Johnstone20/05/2023

DRoss County 3-3 St. Johnstone24/05/2023

VSt. Johnstone 2-0 Livingston28/05/2023

LStenhousemuir 1-0 St. Johnstone15/07/2023

VAlloa Athletic 0-4 St. Johnstone22/07/2023

Current form

Away

LDundee FC 3-1 Ayr United21/03/2023

LArbroath 2-0 Ayr United01/04/2023

DPartick Thistle 1-1 Ayr United15/04/2023

VInverness 1-2 Ayr United05/05/2023

LPartick Thistle 3-0 Ayr United19/05/2023

DStirling Albion 1-1 Ayr United15/07/2023

Overall

VAyr United 1-0 Raith Rovers29/04/2023

VInverness 1-2 Ayr United05/05/2023

LPartick Thistle 3-0 Ayr United19/05/2023

LAyr United 0-5 Partick Thistle26/05/2023

DStirling Albion 1-1 Ayr United15/07/2023

VAyr United 1-0 Stenhousemuir18/07/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	1	1
Drawless streak	3	3
Scoring streak	1	1
Invincibility streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	2	0
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	6	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

3	General ranking (Competition total)	2
196	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	0
10	FBDB index ranking (National)	0

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

2	Number of games (Competition total)	2
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
1	Victories (Competition total)	1
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	1
1	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

4	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	1
1	Goals conceded (Competition total)	1
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	1
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
0.5	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.5
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (1 times)

Bookings

4	Yellow cards (Competition total)	2
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	1
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Ryan McGowan	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Mark McKenzie
-		Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Fraser Bryden
Cameron Ballantyne II	2 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Francis Amartey
Cameron Ballantyne II	1 goal, 2 assists during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Mark McKenzie

Historical head to head

Home

58 matches

34 v

11 d

13 l

114 gf

59 ga

Away

59 matches

15 v

16 d

28 l

76 gf

108 ga

Total

117 matches

49 v

27 d

41 l

190 gf

167 ga

Historical head to head

Home

59 matches

28 v

16 d

15 l

108 gf

76 ga

Away

58 matches

13 v

11 d

34 l

59 gf

114 ga

Total

117 matches

41 v

27 d

49 l

167 gf

190 ga

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 2	November 16, 1946
Home	7 - 2	November 16, 1946

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 1	September 22, 1979
Away	4 - 1	October 18, 1952

Latest head to head

July 23, 2022 - Premier Sports Cup 2022/2023

St. Johnstone

1 - 0

Ayr United logo Ayr United

February 08, 2020 - Scottish FA Cup 2019/2020

Ayr United

1 - 2

St. Johnstone logo St. Johnstone

January 17, 2007 - Scottish FA Cup 2006/2007

Ayr United

1 - 2

St. Johnstone logo St. Johnstone

January 06, 2007 - Scottish FA Cup 2006/2007

St. Johnstone

0 - 0

Ayr United logo Ayr United

April 24, 2004 - First Division 2003/2004

Ayr United

1 - 1

St. Johnstone logo St. Johnstone

Best historical scorers against Ayr United

	Graham Carey	1 goal	2022 - 2022
	Callum Hendry	1 goal	2020 - 2020

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/02/2020. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against St. Johnstone

Aaron Drinan

1 goal

2020 - 2020

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/02/2020. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Ayr United

Drey Wright	2 matches	2020 - 2022
Steve May	2 matches	2020 - 2022
Cameron MacPherson	1 match	2022 - 2022
Callum Booth	1 match	2020 - 2020
Melker Hallberg	1 match	2022 - 2022
Jason Kerr	1 match	2020 - 2020

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/02/2020. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs St. Johnstone

Jordan Houston	2 matches	2020 - 2022
Scott Tiffoney	1 match	2020 - 2020
Andrew Murdoch	1 match	2022 - 2022
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	1 match	2022 - 2022
Ross Doohan	1 match	2020 - 2020
Sam Ashford	1 match	2022 - 2022