FM Preview: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Heart of Midlothian 18 Sep 2010

Last updated : 17 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Heart of Midlothian fixture

Hearts face a trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2008, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Caley Thistle in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 24 JanHearts3 - 2Inverness CTSPL
2008/2009Sat 15 NovInverness CT0 - 1HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 20 SepHearts1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 26 AprHearts1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 01 MarInverness CT0 - 3HeartsSPL
2007/2008Sat 22 DecHearts2 - 3Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 22 SepInverness CT2 - 1HeartsSPL

Recent respective form guides

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The Caley Thistle have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Jambo's's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Inverness CT see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Hearts lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 5 from their 4 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Inverness CT631211310
Hearts62221178

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Hearts on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Jambo's. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Inverness CT 12 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hearts 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.