FM Preview: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hibernian 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Caledonian Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hibees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 13 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Caledonian Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2012, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Hibernian 2 - 2 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 12 May Inverness CT 2-0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 01 Apr Inverness CT 2 - 3 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Wed 28 Dec Hibernian 1 - 1 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 30 Jul Inverness CT 0 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 11 May Inverness CT 2 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 26 Feb Hibernian 2 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 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, 11 to 9.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Hibees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle's total of 25 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Hibernian's total of 27 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 3 2 1 11 12 11
Hibernian 6 4 0 2 7 6 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Hibernian only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Caledonian Stadium will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Hibernian 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.

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