FM Preview: St. Johnstone v ICT 02 Jan 2011

Last updated : 01 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness CT travel to take on St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 win from the previous 4 games.

The last time the two teams met at St. Johnstone was back in March 2004, over five years ago, as the Saints edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Inverness CT 1 - 1 St. Johnstone SPL
2004/2005 Sun 09 Jan Inverness CT 1 - 0 St. Johnstone SFAC
2003/2004 Sat 15 May Inverness CT 3 - 1 St. Johnstone SCD1
2003/2004 Sat 13 Mar St. Johnstone 3 - 2 Inverness CT SCD1
2003/2004 Sat 27 Dec Inverness CT 1 - 0 St. Johnstone SCD1
2003/2004 Sat 23 Aug St. Johnstone 1 - 2 Inverness CT SCD1
2002/2003 Sat 03 May Inverness CT 1 - 2 St. Johnstone SCD1


Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Saints have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Inverness CT however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Caley Thistle, and 11 goals against.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 18 points from their 17 games played so far, Inverness CT lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 27 from their 19 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 2 1 3 3 9 7
Inverness CT 6 1 3 2 10 11 6


FootyMad's prediction ...

Caley Thistle's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with St. Johnstone, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Inverness CT Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.