Possible nail-biting contest in Raith Rovers - Inverness CT game

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stark's Park (8473 seats)

A lot of action is expected at Stark's Park when Raith Rovers face Inverness CT in what looks to be a great fixture. Read the preview!

Insights:
  • Raith Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Championship
  • Inverness CT have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Championship

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Raith Rovers form and stats

Overall Championship statistics playing at home this season for Raith Rovers are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Rovers last time playing, versus Arbroath. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with R. Matthews and D. Tait scoring for the victors.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against East Fife.

This is expected to be a close game, with Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Raith Rovers as a small favourite), we find eight games. Raith Rovers has won six of these, drawn one and lost one.

Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Dunfermline Athletic awaits in three days.

Rovers can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Inverness CT form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Championship, on their Championship travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Inverness are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Championship against Greenock Morton (placed 9th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at Elgin City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Inverness CT playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were five Inverness CT wins, zero draws and two defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Arbroath in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Inverness as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Inverness CT are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Inverness CT - Raith Rovers 1-0 was the output when these two contenders last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - two - eight (Rovers wins - draws - Inverness CT wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Raith RoversD. Zanatta
D. Zanatta
5 goals
Inverness CTM. Gardyne
M. Gardyne
4 goals
RoversK. Benedictus
K. Benedictus
2 goals

Raith Rovers missing players

Inverness CT missing players

Raith Rovers Inverness CT
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 0 Played P 1 4 9
5 2 0 Won W 1 2 7
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
16 10 0 Scored S 1 3 12
11 9 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 89%
67% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 44%
44% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 33%
33% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
22% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 80% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 33%
22% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 67%
22% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 11%
 
6.1 7.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.2 5.1
6.3 6.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 3.8
2.1 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.9 12.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 8.8
4.4 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.8 3.4
40% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 39%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Inverness CT have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Inverness CT have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Championship
  • Inverness CT have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Championship
  • Inverness CT have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Raith Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Raith Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Raith Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Inverness CT have scored away.
  • Raith Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Championship
  • Raith Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 9 7 1 1 12 4 5 5 0 0 9 2 4 2 1 1 3 2 8 22
2 Raith Rovers 9 5 2 2 16 11 5 2 2 1 10 9 4 3 0 1 6 2 5 17
3 Kilmarnock 9 5 2 2 11 6 4 2 0 2 4 4 5 3 2 0 7 2 5 17
4 Partick Thistle 9 5 0 4 23 14 4 3 0 1 10 4 5 2 0 3 13 10 9 15
5 Arbroath 9 4 3 2 17 8 4 2 1 1 7 2 5 2 2 1 10 6 9 15
6 Ayr United 9 3 2 4 9 13 5 2 2 1 7 6 4 1 0 3 2 7 -4 11
7 Queen of the South 9 3 0 6 10 14 4 1 0 3 2 5 5 2 0 3 8 9 -4 9
8 Hamilton Academical 9 2 2 5 9 21 5 1 0 4 3 12 4 1 2 1 6 9 -12 8
9 Greenock Morton 9 1 3 5 7 14 4 0 2 2 6 8 5 1 1 3 1 6 -7 6
10 Dunfermline Athletic 9 0 5 4 6 15 5 0 3 2 2 8 4 0 2 2 4 7 -9 5

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The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.