Only a win will satisfy the Inverness CT supporters in this Tulloch Caledonian Stadium clash with Alloa Athletic, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Championship table.
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.
Alloa Athletic play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Alloa Athletic when playing on grass are 11 wins, 14 draws and 16 defeats from 41 matches. They have scored 57 goals and conceded 64 times in these games.
Inverness CT form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Inverness CT, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Championship, have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Inverness CT lost their last game at Ayr United (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that match, a Scottish Cup win away at Alloa Athletic.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Inverness CT home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Inverness CT in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. Inverness CT's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Alloa Athletic, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Two travels in a row for Alloa Athletic, whose manager P. Grant could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Queen of the South. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Arbroath.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Alloa Athletic played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 2 were draws and the home team won as expected 2 times.
Alloa Athletic find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Alloa Athletic have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Alloa Athletic - Inverness CT 0-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: 6 - 3 - 0 (Inverness CT wins - draws - Alloa Athletic wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. O'Hara 9 goals |  A. Trouten 6 goals |   A. Doran 5 goals |
Inverness CT missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| Inverness CT | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 29 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 36 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 55% |
| 24% | 30% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 27% |
| 10% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 91% | 68% |
| 52% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 5.6 | 7.2 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 13.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 260 | 133 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 72 | 146 |
| 111 | 57 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 38 | 66 |
| 26% | 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 42% | 39% |
- Alloa Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
- Alloa Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alloa Athletic have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Alloa Athletic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Alloa Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Inverness CT has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Inverness CT has the most clean sheets (11)
- Inverness CT have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Inverness CT have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Inverness CT haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Dundee | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 26 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -13 | 22 |