Preview Inverness CT

cinch Championship: (away) v Inverness Caley Thistle, Saturday 13th November 2021, 3.00pm kick off at the Caledonian Stadium

In the search of their first league win away from home since October last year, Dunfermline take the A9 to Inverness this weekend where it will be second v tenth. Odds against an away win are strengthened by the poor record of away teams making that journey - just five home defeats in the 26 home matches in the last two league seasons.

The Pars have only won two of the previous 18 league matches away to Inverness and against all opponents their win percentage against Inverness Caley Thistle is only worse against Aberdeen and the Old Firm. Records are there to be broken though and one bright spot in the recent trips to Inverness is the Challenge Cup win there in August 2018 and that was registered by a team including both last Saturday’s midfielders, Paul Allan and Matty Todd.

That victory means that in the last six visits to Inverness there has been one Pars win, three draws and two defeats.

Milestones Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Away)
Last Victory: 14/08/18: 2-1 Challenge Cup
Last League Victory: 17/03/07: 3-1 SPL
Last League Defeat: 04/05/19: 0-1 Championship
Best League Victory: 22/04/00 2-1 Sc Div 1
Worst League Defeats: 15/08/04 & 29/01/05 0-2 SPL
Last Goalless Draw: 03/05/12: 0-0 Premier League
First visit: 23/10/99: 1-1 Sc Div 1

Last Time at Inverness Caledonian Stadium
Championship, Wednesday 29th December 2020
Inverness Caley Thistle 1 Dunfermline 1

Midway through the first half McCann got the break of the ball and when he got the bite thrashed the ball across the six yard line. Inverness defended but Mayo got in a shot that was blocked but TURNER gathered and turned to drive a left footed shot into the bottom left from 16 yards out. Kyle’s first goal of the season made it 0-1.

Kai Kennedy was a half time substitute for the home side and half way through the second half Miles Storey, controlling the ball from a long throw, curled an impossible to stop shot into the top left corner. 1-1

Inverness Caley Thistle completed 2020 unbeaten at home but they still sat seventh, seven places behind the Pars who would start the new year five points behind league leaders, Hearts.

INVERNESS CT: Mark Ridgers: Brad McKay, Danny Devine, Robbie Deas, Cameron Harper, Scott Allardice, James Vincent, Aaron Doran (Kai Kennedy HT), Sean Welsh, Shane Sutherland (Daniel MacKay 88), Miles Storey (Nikolay Todorov 85)
SUBS NOT USED: Wallace Duffy, Roddy Macgregor, David Carson, Cameron MacKay (GK).

DUNFERMLINE: Owain Fôn Williams: Aaron Comrie, Paul Watson, Euan Murray (c), Josh Edwards: Lewis Mayo: Kyle Turner, Iain Wilson, Kerr McInroy (Ryan Dow 66): Lewis McCann (Declan McManus 69), Kevin O’Hara (Dom Thomas 80).
SUBS NOT USED: Steven Whittaker, Fraser Murray, Lucas Berry, Cammy Gill (GK)

It is twelve league games back since Dunfermline last took three points away from the Caledonian Stadium. The last dozen league matches between the teams have seen two Dunfermline wins, four draws and six Caley Thistle wins.

Last 12 League matches v Inverness Caley Thistle

18/09/21: (H) D 0-0
20/03/21: (H) L 0-1 [0-1] Carson
29/12/20: (A) D 1-1 [1-0] Turner, [1-1] Todorov
17/10/20: (H) W 3-1 [0-1] Todorov, [1-1] E Murray, [2-1] Dow, [3-1] McManus
25/02/20: (H) L 1-2 [0-1] Doran, [1-1] Thomas, [1-2] Walsh
21/12/19: (A) L 0-2 [0-1] Rooney, [0-2] McCart
14/09/19: (H) L 0-1 [0-1] Welsh
04/05/19: (A) L 0-1 [0-1] Austin
16/02/19: (H) W 1-0 [1-0] Thomson
30/10/18: (A) D 2-2 [1-0] Keena, [1-1] Calder, [2-1] Keena, [2-2] White
01/09/18: (H) L 0-3 [0-1] Rooney, [0-2] Polworth, [0-3] Oakley
21/04/18: (A) D 2-2 [1-0] Ryan, [1-1] Chalmers, [1-2] Austin, [2-2] Clark.

Recent Form

Dunfermline have now gone 14 matches without a win. Of those 14 six were drawn. Despite sitting second behind Kilmarnock Inverness have not won any of their last four league games and lost their last home match 1-0 to Arbroath.

Last six matches

DUNFERMLINE
Morton (H) L 1-3
Arbroath (A) L 2-4
Raith Rovers (H) D 1-1
Partick Thistle (A) D 0-0
Kilmarnock (H) D 2-2
Queen of the South (A) L 0-1

INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE
Ayr United (A) D 2-2
Partick Thistle (A) D 0-0
Arbroath (H ) L 0-1
Raith Rovers (A) D 1-1
Morton (H) W 2-0
Elgin City (A) W 2-4

League Record

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 10th
League Points: 7
Goal Difference: -13
League Record: P13 W0 D7 L6 GF10 GA23
Last Six Match Form: LDDDLL

INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE
League Position: 2nd
League Points: 25
Goal Difference: +7
League Record: P13 W7 D4 L2 GF15 GA8
Last Six Match Form: WWDLDD

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Morton): Owain Fôn Williams (c): Aaron Comrie, Mark Connolly, Rhys Breen, Josh Edwards: Matthew Todd (Kyle Macdonald 78), Paul Allan: Kai Kennedy, Ryan Dow, Dom Thomas (Craig Wighton 66): Kevin O’Hara (Nikolay Todorov 78)
SUBS NOT USED: Vytas Gašpuitis, Lewis McCann, Dan Pybus, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE (v Ayr United): Mark Ridgers; Wallace Duffy, Kirk Broadfoot, Danny Devine, Robbie Deas, Michael Gardyne, Sean Welsh (Roddy MacGregor 76), Scott Allardice, Aaron Doran, Tom Walsh (Manny Duku71), Billy McKay
SUBS NOT USED: Cameron Harper, Anthony McDonald, Reece McAlear, Lewis Jamieson, Cameron Mackay (GK).

Dunfermline will be without Kai Kennedy and Vytas Gašpuitis, both away on international duty. Former Pars Danny Devine (pictured above) and Anthony McDonald (below) could face Dunfermline this Saturday.

Referee will be Grant Irvine who was in charge of last month’s Pars 0-0 draw at Firhill.

Other Championship Fixtures

Arbroath v Queen of the South
Ayr United v Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers
Morton v Kilmarnock

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