Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs St Johnstone Match Analysis and Prediction

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Inverness CT will welcome St Johnstone to the Caledonian Stadium for the first leg of their Scottish Premiership playoff final on Friday night with kickoff at 21:45.

Inverness CT made an impressive campaign in the Scottish Championship with the side finishing the league in third on 59 points from 36 games. Their spot saw them enter the promotion playoffs where they saw out Abroath 5-3 on penalties following 0-0 draws in two legs.

They are now just 180 minutes away from securing a promotion, and considering their recent form they should be confident of getting one leg in in the first leg. They have head into the match on a six-match unbeaten run and they are also unbeaten in their last six at home.

St Johnstone meanwhile made a minimal campaign in the top-flight with the side claiming 35 points from 38 matches to finish in the relegation playoff spot. They still have a chance of securing their survival through the playoffs, but they face a side in a much better form than them.

The Saints have only won one of their last six matches, suffering three defeats in the run including a 4-0 defeat to Hibernian in their last match on the final day of the Premiership campaign. They have been poor on their travels and they have failed to win any of their last eight away games.

The last time St Johnstone visited Caledonian Stadium Inverness raced to a 3-0 victory and the hosts will want to continue the run.

Inverness CT vs St Johnstone head to head

Both sides have met in 34 encounters since 2003 with Inverness CT claiming 14 victories, while St Johnstone have claimed 13 victories and there have been seven draws.