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    Inverness CT -V- Partick Thistle - Preview

    Battle of the Jags

     

    After three away day wins on the trot in the Championship, it's the battle of the Jags this Friday night at the Caledonian Stadium, or as it's now known as, The Vaccination Derby. Kick-off is at 7:45 and this game will be shown live on the BBC Scotland channel. Partick are steaming ahead at the top of the table after a crushing 5-1 defeat of Morton last weekend and we have managed to get back on track after losing 4-1 to Partick on the 19th of August, the start of a three game losing sequence. Since then Partick have gone to the top of the table and we have won our last three, all away from home and will be looking to close the gap at the top. Should make for good viewing and will give us an idea how we are coping with our extensive injury problems.

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    MATCH/TICKET INFO

    Venue H2H v Partick Thistle Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / -
    Home 23 10 6 7 37 33 +4
    Away 23 6 6 11 24 34 -10
    Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 46 16 12 18 61 67 -6

     

    Last 10 Competitive Meetings v Partick Thistle
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    2 - 1
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    0 - 1
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    3 - 3
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    3 - 1
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    Home advantage is normally a good indicator in these fixtures although our biggest defeat was a 0 - 4 encounter back in 2014:

    CTO report: OUCH!  Inverness fans took a sore one as they watched their team being dismantled by an energetic Partick Thistle in the battle of the Jags. It was a day to forget for the Caley Jags side as their unbeaten home run was ended in spectacular style by a team that have sussed us out big time. While we tapped the ball around the back quarter in tentative style, Partick's cut and thrust won the day and they deservedly crushed us 4-0. Much of this was down to our own error ridden display, but take nothing away from Partick, they took full advantage of the situation and trounced us with their high intensity pressing game. Partick just seem to have our number this season and I can't say I am looking forward to the Cup game in February. We need to try and find a way to combat the apparent high intensity, pressing game that they employ against us otherwise we will be getting thrashed again in a couple of months. Two first half goals from Ryan Stevenson were added to after the break by Gary Fraser and Conrad Balatoni. Inverness had a couple of strikes ruled out for interference by Billy McKay from a Raven shot and a couple of interlopers who took to the field to relieve the boredom. (naughty boys, don't do this at home children).

    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

    There was a couple of eye brow raising results this midweek in the Championship

     Cove R 3-1 Dundee

    Queens 1-2 Morton

    Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts
     
    1. Partick Thistle 8 5 2 1 21 11 17
    2. Queens Park 9 5 1 3 14 13 16
    3. Ayr United 8 4 2 2 14 11 14
    4. Inverness CT 8 4 2 2 12 9 14
    5. Dundee 9 4 1 4 16 14 13
    6. Cove Rangers 9 3 2 4 14 14 11
    7. Morton 9 3 2 4 9 13 11
    8. Raith Rovers 8 3 0 5 8 11 9
    9. Hamilton Ac. 8 1 4 3 7 12 7
    10. Arbroath 8 1 2 5 5 12 5

    FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER

        Inverness CT v Partick Thistle 

    SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER

    Arbroath v Dundee

       Ayr Utd v Queen's

     Morton v Accies

       Raith v Cove

     

    LAST TIME OUT

    Partick romped to the top of the table on their own with an emphatic 5-1 thrashing of Morton at Firhill and they even had the luxury of a missed penalty on the hour from Kevin Holt. Morton took an early lead through Robbie Muirhead in the 17th minute and this must have annoyed the Jags. They responded with strikes from Brian Graham and Holt before the break. Aaron Muirhed Scott Tiffoney and Anton Dowds completed the rout after the interval to boost Partick's goal difference to a massive +10 this early in the season. Last time we met we were disappointing and were brushed aside by a confident Partick side 4-1 at Firhill. Meh!

    Inverness are on a triple roll with the last game being a carbon copy of the previous two on the road at Starks Park and Dens Park. Instrumental in those victories has been re-incarnated left sided midfielder Cammy Harper who is revelling in his new roll with Zak Delaney covering the left back berth at the moment. Two sublime left peg strikes at Dens Park and and a deft glanced header at Somerset Park last weekend are becoming the trademark of Cammy as he relishes his elevated status.

    LATEST TEAM NEWS

    Still out will be Shane Sutherland, Tom Walsh, Sean Welsh and probably  Austin Samuels although Welsh and Samuels should be back sooner rather that later................ hopefully.

     

    Eric's quickie on Partick Thistle:  As alluded to by tm4tj (aka the Boss) I did rather present an epic tome of "War and Peace" proportions to the reader(s) last week regarding squad changes at Ayr United.

    This week it's only a one liner. There are no apparent changes to the Partick Thistle squad since the last fixture away to Partick on the 26th of August...... Hooray!

    However, Partick are the form team just now with a good blend of experience and quality. Brian Graham has always troubled us with his sheer hammer thrower bulk. Scott Tiffony is a bag of tricks and Anton Dowds will score coming off the bench. Steven Lawless and Stuart Bannigan amongst others provide experience in abundance. They are certainly heading in the right direction at the moment and will be a stern test for the Caley Jags.

     




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