Both Hamilton Academical and Inverness CT are craving for points in this fixture, in spite of the away side carrying a 14 point edge in the standings.
- Hamilton Academical have the most conceded goals (14) in Championship
- Inverness CT is in the best form (5-1-0)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Inverness CT play their home matches on grass, while this match takes place on artifical turf. Up to date statistics for Inverness CT when featuring on artifical turf are 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from eleven matches. They have created 17 goals and conceded 12 times in these games.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Hamilton Academical have played three Championship home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With eleven home Championship games in a row without a win, the Academical fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Motherwell game long ago, can be stopped today.
Stress levels are on the rise for Academical's attacking players as they have now played 286 minutes without scoring in a league game. L. Smith was their last goal scorer.
Academical shared the glory with Dunfermline Athletic in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Before that game, the home loss against Ayr United with the scoreline 0-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Challenge Cup game versus Aberdeen U21 in only four days. This game is also played here at Fountain of Youth Stadium.
Academical has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 0 goals from 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hamilton Academical defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Inverness CT form and stats
Inverness CT are happy with their away performances in the Championship so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Inverness had fun at their own home (Fountain of Youth Stadium) last time out, beating Queen of the South 2-1. M. Gardyne and S. Welsh scored.
Before that, Inverness travelled to Dunfermline Athletic and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Inverness as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Inverness are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 0 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Academical victories, two draws and five Inverness CT wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. MacDonald 2 goals | A. Ryan 2 goals |  S. Sutherland 2 goals |
Hamilton Academical missing players
Inverness CT missing players
| Hamilton Academical | Inverness CT | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.7 | 8.4 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 35% |
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hamilton Academical have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Hamilton Academical have lost all their home matches so far.
- Hamilton Academical have the most conceded goals (14) in Championship
- Inverness CT have not yet lost a game.
- Inverness CT have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Inverness CT have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Inverness CT is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
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