The Championship fixture at East End Park on Saturday sees home team Dunfermline Athletic ready themselves for the visit of Inverness C.T..
View all of the Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness C.T. predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Dunfermline Athletic
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Dunfermline Athletic head into this match after a 0-0 Championship tied result against Queen's Park.
Over their prior six games, James McPake's Dunfermline Athletic have hit the target 9 times - an average number of goals per match equal to 1.5.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Dunfermline Athletic:
- have not been beaten in the league by Inverness C.T. in their last 3 games.
- have left without a victory over Inverness C.T. in their last 5 matches in the league.
- are without a home win in the past 2 matches in the league.
Inverness C.T.
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After a loss in their previous game against Raith Rovers in Championship competition, Inverness C.T. and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Lewis Vaughan (49') was the scorer for Raith Rovers.
The numbers tell their own story, and Inverness C.T. have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 6 goals in total. At the back, Inverness C.T. have clearly had some problems. Despite that, we’ll just have to find out if that trend might persist in this match.
Leading up to this clash, Inverness C.T.:
- have left without a victory over Dunfermline Athletic when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
- remain undefeated by Dunfermline Athletic in away games against them for the last 4 league games. A solid away record against them.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 13/11/2021, both clubs have shared the honours with Dunfermline Athletic winning 1 of those games, Inverness C.T. 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.
A combined total of 11 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for The Pars and 6 belonging to Caley Thistle. The average goals per game has been 1.83.
The previous league meeting between the two was Championship match day 26 on 27/02/2024 and the score finished Inverness C.T. 0-0 Dunfermline Athletic.
The match was refereed by Gavin Duncan.
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Team News: Dunfermline Athletic
Rhys Breen (Knee problems) and Andy Tod (Calf problems) won’t be able to feature for Dunfermline Athletic boss James McPake.
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Team News: Inverness C.T.
Owing to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Inverness C.T. boss Duncan Ferguson doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all before this game.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Inverness C.T. and Dunfermline Athletic are both capable of scoring here.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score draw at full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
17:07 23/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Dunfermline Athletic
Formed: 1885
Stadium: East End Park (11,480)
Captain: Kyle Benedictus
Chairman: David Cook
Manager: James McPake
Competitions: Championship position 6
⭐ Key Player: Matty Todd
Customarily used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Matty Todd was born in Scotland. Having made a first senior appearance for Dunfermline Athletic in the 2022 - 2023 season, the accomplished Midfielder has managed 4 league goals in this Championship 2023 - 2024 season so far coming from a total of 17 appearances.