This could be an interesting match as Dunfermline Athletic have their presumed home advantage while Inverness CT are ahead 5 points in the Championship table.
Inverness CT could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Championship game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Dundee United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Dunfermline Athletic have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.
A strong away win for Dunfermline Athletic against Queen of the South the last match, as G. McGill, L. Ashcroft and D. Devine were on target. Before that, Dunfermline Athletic had a home game versus Dundee which ended with a victory 2-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dunfermline Athletic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn one and lost seven.
The Dunfermline Athletic fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. Dunfermline Athletic have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Inverness CT form and stats
5 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Inverness CT playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Inverness CT has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two away games in a row for Inverness CT, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Dundee United in the Championship. Before that, Inverness CT secured a home win against Rangers U21 with the score 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Inverness CT in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Inverness CT, two draws and two defeats.
Inverness CT has another fixture away, a Scottish Cup game, against Hibernian in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Inverness CT have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Inverness CT in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Inverness CT - Dunfermline Athletic 2-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Dunfermline Athletic won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Inverness CT has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  K. Nisbet 17 goals |   J. White 6 goals |  R. Dow 5 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
Inverness CT missing players
| Dunfermline Athletic | Inverness CT | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 36 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 32 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 83% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 78% |
| 43% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 43% |
| 35% | 42% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 22% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 26% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | 22% |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 232 | 139 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 141 | 283 |
| 92 | 53 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 57 | 120 |
| 39% | 40% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 23% | 26% |
- Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Inverness CT has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Inverness CT has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Inverness CT have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee United | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 57 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Arbroath | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 34 |
| 5 | Dundee | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 28 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -15 | 23 |