AYR United boss Scott Brown says that dominating stats does not matter to his side if they are not picking up points.
It comes as the Honest Men fell to their second Scottish Championship defeat in 11 days at Somerset Park on Friday.
Neil Lennon got the better of his former Celtic captain as Dunfermline Athletic ran out 1-0 winners in the live TV game meaning United have taken one point out of a possible nine in recent weeks.
A solitary Barney Stewart goal late in the first half was enough to earn the win in a match where Ayr squandered a number of good opportunities in front of goal.
“Performance levels were very good," Brown told Ayr United TV. "It’s probably the best we’ve played at home.
“I’m disappointed that we’ve not scored. That’s 14 shots on target in the last two games which is ridiculous for this league. Not to get any goals is the disappointing thing.
“We’ve got to make sure that this week we go and work on that finishing in the final third and be clinical.
“Everybody in that squad needs to chip in with goals at some point in time and we need to look a little bit more aggressive in that final third in front of goal.”
The Somerset boss says he will not allow his side to get too down about the result despite slipping out of the Championship play-off spots.
Brown added: “We’re top of every stat there, yet again, it doesn’t really matter at the end of the day.
“It’s that little bit of luck, it’s millimetres that end up winning you a game. They’ve got something to hold onto the second half.
“We’ve created enough chances to, minimum, get a point here. I can’t really remember too many times they played through the middle of us.
“You lose the game and you’re disappointed, but we’ve got to see the bigger picture, which is the performance.”
Next up for Ayr is the long journey to Dingwall as they face Ross County away on Saturday, November 8, with kickoff at 3pm.
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