Inverness C.T. head to East End Park on Saturday for the Championship tie with home team Dunfermline Athletic.
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Form Guide
Dunfermline Athletic
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Dunfermline Athletic go into this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Championship drawn 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 tasting defeat last time out to Raith Rovers in Championship competition, Inverness C.T. will be hoping to turn things around here.
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, weโll 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
If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 13/11/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Dunfermline Athletic winning 1 of those games, Inverness C.T. 1 and 4 being draws in normal time.
An aggregate of 11 goals were produced between them in this period, with 5 for The Pars and 6 belonging to Caley Thistle. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Championship match day 26 on 27/02/2024 when it finished Inverness C.T. 0-0 Dunfermline Athletic.
The referee was Gavin Duncan.
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Team News: Dunfermline Athletic
Rhys Breen (Knee problems) and Andy Tod (Calf problems) are unavailable for Dunfermline Athletic manager James McPake.
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Team News: Inverness C.T.
Owing to a fully injury-free group available to choose from, the Inverness C.T. manager Duncan Ferguson doesnโt have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Inverness C.T. and Dunfermline Athletic are both capable of scoring here.
Letโs 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,
10:02 26/04/2024
๐๏ธ 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
โญ 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.