FootyMAD's Falkirk match preview

Last updated : 29 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness CT face a trip to Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Caley Thistle have recorded 5 wins, and Falkirk have come away with 7 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, the Bairns carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 10 MayFalkirk2 - 1Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 15 MarInverness CT0 - 1FalkirkSPL
2007/2008Wed 26 DecFalkirk1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 29 SepInverness CT4 - 2FalkirkSPL
2006/2007Sat 05 MayFalkirk1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2006/2007Sat 07 AprInverness CT1 - 1FalkirkSPL
2006/2007Sat 30 DecFalkirk3 - 1Inverness CTSPL

Recent respective form guides

Falkirk have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.

Inverness CT have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Caley Thistle's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points. Inverness CT's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
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Inverness CT6132666

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Caley Thistle has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Falkirk. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Falkirk 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Inverness CT Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.