FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 25 Apr 2011

Last updated : 24 April 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 Monday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Saints have claimed victory from 4 of the previous 5 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, the Saints carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2003/2004 Sat 27 Dec Inverness CT 1 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 in the wrong end.

The away form of Inverness Caledonian Thistle is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Caley Thistle have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 34 points from their 33 games played so far,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 38 points from their 32 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 1 1 4 1 8 4
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 1 2 3 6 7 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from St. Johnstone at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Saints will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Not won in previous 9 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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