FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 15 Oct 2011

Last updated : 14 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Inverness Caledonian Thistle at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in April 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr St. Johnstone 0-3 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Inverness CT 2 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 02 Jan St. Johnstone 1 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Inverness CT 1 - 1 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2004/2005 Sun 09 Jan Inverness CT 1 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish F.A. Cup
2003/2004 Sat 15 May Inverness CT 3 - 1 St. Johnstone Scottish Division One
2003/2004 Sat 13 Mar St. Johnstone 3 - 2 Inverness CT Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Inverness Caledonian Thistle is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Caley Thistle have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 15 points from their 10 games so far.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 8 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 3 1 2 9 6 10
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 2 1 3 6 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Saints to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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