Onerous task at Firhill
Not always a happy hunting ground for the Caley Jags, we travel to Glasgow to take on the often high scoring Partick Thistle at Firhill. We did get the better of them last time we met, but only after a tortuous first half when we could have been three down. We turned that game around after the interval and ran out 3-1 winners in a dominant second half. Saturday's game is a 3:00pm kick off.
| Venue - Head2Head | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Agst | + / - |
| Home | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
| Away | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 58 | -4 |
| First Competitive Meeting |
| Aug 4th, 1998 | League | (H) | 1 - 0 |
| Most Recent Competitive Meeting |
| Sep 11th, 2021 | League (Championship) | (H) | 3 - 1 |
| Last 10 Competitive Meetings |
 3 - 1 (H) |
 1 - 3 (A) |
1 - 3 (H) |
2 - 1 (A) |
1 - 2 (H) |
1 - 0 (A) |
3 - 2 (H) |
 1 - 1 (A) |
0 - 0 (H) |
0 - 2 (A) |
| Biggest Victories |
| Apr 30th, 2016 | League | (A) | 4 - 1 |
| Jan 10th, 2009 | Scottish Cup (Rd 4) | (H) | 3 - 0 |
| Apr 27th, 2002 | League | (H) | 3 - 0 |
| Heaviest Defeats |
| Dec 13th, 2014 | League | (H) | 0 - 4 |
| Highest Attendance |
| Feb 23rd, 2002 | Scottish Cup (Quarter Final) | (A) | 8,700 |
| Highest Home Attendance |
| Mar 5th, 2002 | Scottish Cup (Quarter Final Replay) | (H) | 5,037 |
Our last win at Firhill was on 22nd March 2019 when Tom Walsh scored a stunning volley to win all three points in this 2 - 1 game: Inverness went back in front when Polworth chipped a ball into the box and a cheeky flick from Doran saw substitute Tom Walsh lash a left foot volley home from fifteen yards with ten minutes left. Tremendous goal by Walsh who had scored the winner last time Inverness were here with an equally stunning strike.
Over to you Mr Walsh, time to get the finger out and get back to doing what you do best.
We lost our top spot in midweek as Killie overhauled us having been five points behind us last Saturday morning.
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | ||
| 1. | Kilmarnock | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 2. | Inverness CT | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 4. | Raith Rovers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| 6. | Ayr United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 7. | Hamilton Academical | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 11 |
| 8. | Queen of the South | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 |
| 9. | Morton | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 |
| 10. | Dunfermline | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 7 |
Other fixtures this Saturday
Arbroath v Dunfermline
Killie v Queens
Morton v Hamilton
Raith Rovers v Ayr United
Last time out we failed miserably against Arbroath on a totally miserable night for football. We lacked any real penetration and when your most reliable player errs, then you know it's not going to be a good night. Credit to Arbroath though, they did what they had to do to get the three points and top scorer Michael McKenna's wind aided free kick found the net to give the Smokies all three points. The defeat was hard to take, but the manner of defeat has been a cause for concern in recent weeks. Lack of guile and quality up front and lack of pace at the back has seen us struggle, even against ten men, twice.
Partick fared little better as they drew 0-0 with Morton following a 0-0 draw with the Pars. However, go back a further week and they ransacked a hapless Hamilton Accies 1-6 at NDP.
Latest Team News
David Carson is still absent but Cammy Harper has resumed training although he is unlikely to be fit for this game.
Ian McCall had this starting XI out on Tuesday night in a 0-0 draw at Morton: Sneddon; Foster, Akinola, Mayo, Holt, Bannigan, Docherty, Turner, Tiffoney, Rudden, Graham
Thistle midfielder Stuart Bannigan sat down with our #JagZone team to preview the weekend's cinch Championship match against Inverness at Firhill.
— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) October 29, 2021
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