FM Preview: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen 19 Jan 2013

Last updated : 18 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen face a trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Caledonian Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Dons have winning an impressive 9 games, and losing 2.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Caledonian Stadium was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 27 Nov Aberdeen 2 - 3 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Inverness CT 1-1 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 21 Apr Inverness CT 0 - 2 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Aberdeen 0 - 1 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 24 Dec Inverness CT 2 - 1 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Aberdeen 2 - 1 Inverness CT Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Aberdeen 1 - 0 Inverness CT Scottish Premier

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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 13 goals have been scored by the Caley Thistle in those games, with 10 conceded.

The Dons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle's total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Aberdeen lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 31 from their 22 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 3 3 0 15 8 12
Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 10 10 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Dons to play at the moment, and one from which we believe will see Aberdeen take away one point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Aberdeen 8 games since last away draw.

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