Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic 04 May 2011

Last updated : 03 May 2011 By Footymad

Footymad previewHistory of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, at tea-time on Wednesday, to play Inverness Caledonian Thistle looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, The Bhoys have won an impressive seven games, and losing twice.

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 Cup game.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2010/2011 Wed 16 Mar Inverness CT 1-2 Celtic Scottish Cup
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Celtic 2 - 2 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 22 Sep Celtic 6 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish League Cup
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Inverness CT 0 - 1 Celtic Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sun 01 Feb Inverness CT 0 - 0 Celtic Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sat 29 Nov Celtic 1 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Sat 18 Oct Inverness CT 1 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have only performed averagely at home, winning three and losing two of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Caley Thistle in those games, with six conceded.

The Bhoys 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. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for The Bhoys, and two goals against.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle see themselves in seventh place in the league, showing a record of 41 points from their 34 games played so far,

Celtic's total of 83 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in second place.

Current overall team form
 

TeamPWDLFAP
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 1 2 3 6 6 5
Celtic 6 5 1 0 14 1 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Celtic have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them. Away win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Failed to win in previous two home game.
Celtic Undefeated in last five away games.
Eight games since last defeat.

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