FM Preview: St Mirren v Inverness Caley Thistle 25 Sep 2010

Last updated : 24 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

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 six of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just four.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in May 2009, 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:
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
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb St. Mirren 1 - 1 Inverness CT SPL
2007/2008 Sat 24 Nov Inverness CT 1 - 0 St. Mirren SPL


Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have been playing quite well at home, winning three, drawing two, and losing just one. A total of eight goals have been scored by the Buddies in those games, with three conceded.

The Caley Jags have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen Caley Thistle pummel 17 goals, and let in eight.

St Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with four points from five matches. Caley Thistle see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of four points from their five games played 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 1 2 3 7 12 5
Inverness CT 6 2 1 3 9 11 7


FootyMad's prediction ...

Caley Thistle are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at St Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Inverness CT Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.