FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 29 Dec 2012

Last updated : 28 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

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

Inverness Caledonian Thistle face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Caley Thistle will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in April 2012, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2010/2011 Sun 02 Jan St. Johnstone 1 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Inverness Caledonian Thistle however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 16 goals for the Caley Thistle, and 10 goals against.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 25 points from their 19 games played so far,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle's total of 33 points from their 20 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
St. Johnstone 6 2 2 2 8 7 8
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 3 3 0 18 11 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to St. Johnstone. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
9 games since last defeat.

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