FM Preview: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St. Johnstone 05 Apr 2013

Last updated : 04 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

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

Inverness Caledonian Thistle prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Caledonian Stadium on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Caley Thistle are clearly on top, having won 5 and lost only 2 of the 9 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Caledonian Stadium was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Dec St. Johnstone 0 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct Inverness CT 1-1 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 07 Apr St. Johnstone 0 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Wed 28 Mar Inverness CT 0 - 1 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct St. Johnstone 2 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
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

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Recent respective form guides

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of St. Johnstone is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saints have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle's total of 49 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

St. Johnstone's total of 45 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 3 2 1 8 8 11
St. Johnstone 6 2 3 1 7 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Caley Thistle's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past St. Johnstone. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
St. Johnstone Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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