FootyMAD's Inverness Caledonian Thistle match preview

Last updated : 31 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the The Bhoys have winning an impressive 5 games, and losing 2.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Caley Thistle in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 29 NovCeltic1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2008/2009Sat 18 OctInverness CT1 - 2CelticSPL
2007/2008Wed 27 FebCeltic2 - 1Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sun 16 DecInverness CT3 - 2CelticSPL
2007/2008Sat 15 SepCeltic5 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2006/2007Sun 25 FebInverness CT1 - 2CelticSFAC
2006/2007Sun 28 JanInverness CT1 - 2CelticSPL

Recent respective form guides

Inverness Caledonian Thistle's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Caley Thistle have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Celtic's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Inverness CT find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 17 points. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 23 games giving them a return of 54 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Inverness CT61057133
Celtic632110811

FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Inverness CT 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Celtic 15 games since last away draw.