Match Preview: Ayr United v Queen’s Park
THE QUEEN’S PARK team bus hits the road on league business for the final time this season on Saturday.
Ayr United host the Spiders at Somerset Park in the penultimate fixture of the 2024-25 William Hill Championship.
This weekend however the Honest Men are certain to start, and end, the match in third place regardless of what happens elsewhere.
Queen’s Park on the other hand are eighth, two goals shy of Dunfermline in seventh and six points ahead of ninth-placed Airdrieonians – meaning any points earned in Ayrshire will guarantee finishing above the Diamonds.
Here’s what interim first-team head coach Steven MacLean, and defender Ben Jackson, had to say as they looked ahead to the game from the Lochinch Training Centre with QPTV.
Looking ahead
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The Season So Far...
Ayr United defeated Queen’s Park on the last meeting between the sides, back in March.
Fresh from a fantastic 4-0 win over Raith Rovers in Kirkcaldy a few days earlier, little did Spiders fans realise the loss at Hampden would begin a run of nine defeats in a row – a series only stopped by last weekend’s 0-0 draw at Hamilton.
Queen’s Park had even led 2-0 with goals from Zak Rudden and Jack Turner, but a comeback from the Honest Men turned the tide, in the game, and on the season.
The Spiders are still not quite secure in their second tier status this season.
Steven MacLean’s side is six points ahead of Airdrie with two games to play, and boasts a healthier goal difference than the Diamonds.
There’s also uncertainty at the bottom end of the Championship owing to Hamilton Academicals’ 15-point deduction from the SPFL’s Independent Disciplinary Tribunal.
That changed the table dramatically and sent Accies to 10th place – though an appeal over the punishment is to be heard on May 1, and could yet have an outcome on the final standings.
At the top end, Saturday’s opponents are certain to finish third, behind Falkirk and Livingston and clear from Partick Thistle in fourth.
Scott Brown’s side will either face the Jags or Raith Rovers in the first stage of the Premiership promotion play-offs.
Head to Head
- September 21, 2024 – Queen’s Park 1-1 Ayr United
- November 16, 2024 – Ayr United 3-2 Queen’s Park
- March 4, 2025 – Queen’s Park 2-3 Ayr United
Top Goalscorers
- Zak Rudden – 15
- Jack Turner – 13
- Dom Thomas – 7
- Roddy MacGregor – 6
- Liam McLeish – 4
- Ryan Duncan – 3
- Josh Scott – 3
- Sean Welsh – 3
- Reece Evans – 2
- Louis Longridge – 2
- Seb Drozd – 2
- Niko Ujdur – 1
- Cammy Kerr – 1
- Zach Mauchin – 1
- Josh Hinds – 1
- Adam Devine – 1
- Adam Montgomery – 1
Clean Sheets
- Calum Ferrie – 13
- Jack Wills – 1
Last Time Out...
...In the Championship
...Against Ayr United
Ticket Info
Queen’s Park fans will be located in the West Enclosure and Main Stand.
Prices:
- Adult – £22
- Concession – £15 (Over 65s, Disabled, Ambulant and Students)
- Juvenile – £15 (13-17-years-old)
- Child – £6 (Under 13s)
Disabled/ambulant fans who require a carer can obtain a free carer ticket by calling 01292 263435 (option 1).
Tickets must be purchased online.
No cash gates at Somerset Park.
Supporters Notes
Visiting supporters should note the following ahead of the visit to Somerset Park:
- All supporters may be subject to a search
- Drums are not allowed in the main stand
- Drums will be thoroughly searched before allowing entry
- Flags and banners will be checked before allowed entry
- Surfing flags are not allowed
- Poles are not permitted entry into the stadium
Queen’s Park Supporters’ Association
Bus details: Adults £12 / Adult + Child £12 / Under 16 £5 / Concessions £10
Pick-up times are: Hampden Tesco 12.15; Clarkston: 12.30 pm
* supporters should note the change in pick-up order
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