Arbroath vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle Match Analysis and Prediction

Following a goalless draw at Caledonian Stadium on Monday, the playoff semi-final tie between Arbroath and and Inverness Caledonian Thistle remains a win or lose.

Both teams head into Friday’s contest hoping to play top-flight football next season, with the winner of the tie set to face the side that finishes in the relegation playoff spot of the Scottish Premiership.

Arbroath managed to advance straight into the playoff semi-final after they finished the Scottish Championship season in second place.

Despite having finished the campaign six points clear of Inverness, the Red Lichties would have been the happier of the two sides following the first leg.

Dick Campbell’s charges navigated through a tricky away game by holding their opponents to a goalless draw, ensuring they enter the second leg with the contest still in the balance.

Friday’s hosts will be confident that they can reach the final after winning four of their last five matches, with Arbroath keeping three clean sheets in those four victories. They ended the season with the second-best home record in the Scottish Championship.

Meanwhile, Inverness had to go through a difficult quarter-final tie with Partick Thistle to secure their place in the playoff semi-final.

A 3-1 aggregate victory consisted a 2-1 away win in the first leg, and Billy Dodds will hope that his side can replicate that away victory on Friday.

A failure to secure a first-leg lead would have been disappointing, but the result did extend their unbeaten run to five matches.

Despite having finished the campaign as the second-highest scorers in the Scottish Championship, the failure to score in the first leg ended a 10-game scoring run.

Ahead of the second leg, Caley Thistle can look to draw inspiration from their last two away performances, which have both ended in an Inverness win.

Arbroath vs Inverness CT head to head

The two teams have previously met on 40 occasions across all competitions, where Inverness have claimed 26 victories while Arbroath have won eight, and they have drawn in six. Inverness have scored 87 goals and conceded 38. In their last five meetings, Inverness have won twice, Arbroath once with two draws.

Arbroath 0-1 Inverness CT 31/07/21

Inverness CT 0-1 Arbroath 26/10/21

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness CT 02/01/22

Inverness CT 3-0 Arbroath 12/03/22

Inverness CT 0-0 Arbroath 10/05/22

Arbroath latest home form

Arbroath have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Greenock Morton 3-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded just four.

Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic 05/03/22

Arbroath 1-0 Ayr United 19/03/22

Arbroath 3-3 Raith Rovers 26/03/22

Arbroath 5-1 Queen of the South 16/04/22

Arbroath 3-0 Greenock Morton 29/04/22

Arbroath latest away form

Arbroath have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hamilton Academical 1-0 on April 9 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded five.

Inverness CT 3-0 Arbroath 12/03/22

Partick Thistle 0-0 Arbroath 02/04/22

Hamilton Academical 0-1 Arbroath 09/04/22

Kilmarnock 2-1 Arbroath 22/04/22

Inverness CT 0-0 Arbroath 10/05/22

Inverness CT latest home form

Inverness have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a goalless draw with Abroath in the playoffs. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded just one.

Inverness CT 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic 26/03/22

Inverness CT 2-1 Kilmarnock 15/04/22

Inverness CT 4-0 Hamilton Academical 29/04/22

Inverness CT 1-0 Partick Thistle 06/05/22

Inverness CT 0-0 Arbroath 10/05/22

Inverness CT latest away form

Inverness have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Queen of the South on April 19 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded seven.

Raith Rovers 2-3 Inverness CT 19/03/22

Ayr United 2-2 Inverness CT 09/04/22

Queen of the South 2-1 Inverness CT 19/04/22

Greenock Morton 0-1 Inverness CT 23/04/22

Partick Thistle 1-2 Inverness CT 03/05/22

Arbroath news

Arbroath have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the second leg, but Dale Hilson is still expected to be absent due to a wrist injury.

After starting the last two matches, Jason Thomson will keep his place in the backline, while Jack Hamilton will continue to lead the line for the hosts.

Inverness CT news

Inverness will be without the services of Tom Walsh and Roddy MacGregor due to injury concerns, while Billy Dodds is likely to name an unchanged side for the second leg tie.

Austin Samuels is likely to start up front after scoring in both legs of the playoff quarter-final aganist Partick Thistle.

Prediction and Odds

Inverness have been dorminant of the two following the results from their previous meetings, and will want to keep that trend running on Friday.

However, we expect a closely-contested match, but with an impressive home record on their side, we feel Arbroath may edge out their visitors to reach the playoff final.

Odds: 2.20 2.00 2.35

Probable outcomes

Arbroath 1-0 Inverness CT

Arbroath 2-0 Inverness CT

Arbroath 2-1 Inverness CT

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness CT

Arbroath 1-1 Inverness CT

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