For the second leg of their playoff tie on Friday, Partick Thistle is the visitors to Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. It will be played in front of a capacity crowd at what is known as the “Caley Jags”‘ spiritual home, with kickoff at 9:45 pm.
After finishing the Scottish Championship season in third place, Inverness booked their place in the playoffs. The hosts will take a slender lead into Friday’s contest after coming from a goal down to beat Partick Thistle in the first leg.
Billy Dodds saw his go behind after Robbie Crawford opened the scoring, but goals from Shane Sutherland and Austin Samuels turned the contest on its head to give Inverness a 2-1 win.
The first leg win represented a third consecutive victory for Caley Thistle, while they have only lost one of their last nine matches. They also enter Friday’s contest in impressive form on home turf after winning their last four home matches by an aggregate 11-1 scoreline.
Meanwhile, Partick Thistle is looking to clinch consecutive promotions but has a long road ahead of them if they are to achieve that dream.
Friday’s visitors finished the season in fifth place, accumulating 52 points from their 36 league matches. Despite finishing in the playoff places, they struggle for wins; just two of their last ten matches resulted in victory.
Inverness vs. St. Patrick Head to Head
Both sides have 31 games against each other, with each side taking 12 wins apiece and seven draws. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Patrick 1-2 Inverness
- Inverness 4-0 Hamilton
- Greenock 0-1 Inverness
- Queen of the South 2-1 Inverness
- Inverness 2-1 Kilmarnock
Away
- Patrick 1-2 Inverness
- Ayr United 3-1 Patrick
- Patrick 1-0 Dunfermline
- Patrick 0-1 Raith Rovers
- Queen of the South 0-1 Patrick
Inverness Team News
Inverness could be without Tom Walsh, who limped off after 18 minutes of the first leg. They may bring on Samuels as a replacement. Since returning to the starting lineup, Sutherland has scored in his last two matches, and he will be integral to the home side’s efforts on Friday.
Patrick Team News
Kyle McAllister and Kyle Turner could return from their injuries for tomorrow’s match against Darlington, although they may only be fit enough to be on the bench.
Prediction and Odds
The home side enters the second leg of this contest in a rich vein of form, whereas the visitors have been struggling for wins of late, and we think that could lead to Friday’s contest witnessing a repeat of the first leg result.
- Inverness Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Over 1.5
