The game between St. Mirren and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier on Saturday, 12th February 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Inverness CT face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 16 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Inverness CT inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sun 26 Dec | Inverness CT | 1 - 2 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 25 Sep | St. Mirren | 1 - 2 | Inverness CT | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | St. Mirren | 1 - 2 | Inverness CT | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Inverness CT | 2 - 1 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | St. Mirren | 2 - 0 | Inverness CT | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Inverness CT | 1 - 2 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 May | Inverness CT | 0 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Mirren need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Buddies have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Inverness CT's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 23 matches. Inverness CT lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 29 from their 24 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. Mirren | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Inverness CT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Caley Thistle out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at St. Mirren. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Mirren | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. |
| Inverness CT | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |
