FootyMAD's Inverness Caledonian Thistle match preview

Last updated : 21 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Glasgow Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Caledonian Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The The Bhoys lost the only previous game played between the two.

The only previous meeting between Inverness CT and Celtic at was just last season, in March 2003, the Caley Thistle carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sun 23 MarInverness CT1 - 0CelticSFAC
2002/2003Wed 23 OctCeltic4 - 2Inverness CTSLC

Recent respective form guides

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Caley Thistle, with 2 goals against.

The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Inverness CT see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Inverness CT64118513
Celtic651013516

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Bhoys's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Inverness CT, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Inverness CT Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Celtic Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.