FM Preview: St. Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 05 May 2012

Last updated : 04 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

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

Inverness Caledonian Thistle face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 8 of the 18 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was earlier this season, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Inverness CT 0 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec St. Mirren 1 - 2 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Inverness CT 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Inverness CT 1 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb St. Mirren 3 - 3 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Inverness CT 1 - 2 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep St. Mirren 1 - 2 Inverness CT Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Buddies's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Caley Thistle have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 42 points from their 36 games played so far,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 36 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 3 2 1 13 10 11
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 0 2 4 5 10 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Buddies, as the Caley Thistle have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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