This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 in the Scottish Division One.
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Ross County face a trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, County have recorded 3 wins, and Inverness CT have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Caley Thistle carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Ross County | 2 - 1 | Inverness CT | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 04 Oct | Inverness CT | 1 - 0 | Ross County | SCC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Inverness CT | 1 - 3 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Ross County | 0 - 1 | Inverness CT | SLGC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Inverness CT | 1 - 0 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Ross County | 1 - 0 | Inverness CT | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 14 Nov | Inverness CT | 3 - 3 | Ross County | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Caley Thistle in those games, with 6 conceded.
Ross County have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The County's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Inverness CT's 28 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Ross County are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 32 points from 18 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Inverness CT | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Ross County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the County has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Inverness CT. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Inverness CT | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ross County | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |
