FM Preview: Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness Caledonian Thistle face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Caley Thistle have lost on no less than 9 of the 10 visits.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2010, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Wed 04 May Inverness CT 3 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 16 Mar Inverness CT 1 - 2 Celtic Scottish F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Celtic 2-2 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 22 Sep Celtic 6 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish League Cup
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Inverness CT 0 - 1 Celtic Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sun 01 Feb Inverness CT 0 - 0 Celtic Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sat 29 Nov Celtic 1 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Celtic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 3.

In complete contrast to Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Caley Thistle have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Celtic's total of 15 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 5 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Celtic 6 3 0 3 11 9 9
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 1 1 4 5 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Caley Thistle are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Celtic. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Celtic Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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