Partick Thistle vs Ross County Match Analysis and Prediction

Partick Thistle vs Ross County Match Analysis & Prediction

Partick Thistle

01/06/2023 10:00 pm

Ross County

by Vincent

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Ross County travel to Firhill Stadium to face Partick Thistle in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership relegation playoff on Thursday night.

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While the hosts are seeking to secure promotion to the top flight for the first time in five years, the visitors are hoping to retain their Premiership status for a fourth successive season.

After finishing fourth in the regular Championship season, Partick Thistle have since navigated their way to the Premiership playoff through two victories over Queen’s Park (8-3) and Ayr United (8-0).

Kris Doolan’s side are unbeaten in each of their last seven home matches, while they came out on top in their last meeting with Ross County, claiming a 3-2 extra-time victory over the Staggies in their quarter-finals of the League Cup in September 2019.

Twelve months on from securing a top-six finish in the Premiership, Ross County find themselves fighting to survive in the top flight after finishing the regular 2022-23 campaign in 11th place, subsequently enteringn the relegation playoffs.

Ross County failed to win any of their final three matches, including a 3-1 final-day defeat at Kilmarnock last weekend, but managed to avoid an immediate demotion to the second tier as basement side Dundee United lost 3-2 against Motherwell.

The Staggies have been branded as underdogs throughout this season in the Premiershp, but head coach Malky Mackay is pleased with his side taking that title again for their two-legged encounter with high-flying Partick.

Ross County have won each of their last two league trips to Firhill Stadium, including a 4-2 Championship victory in their most recent visit in February 2019.

Partick Thistle vs. Ross County Head to head

In the 57 previous meetings between these two teams across all competitions, Partick have claimed 20 victories while Ross County have won 21, and they have drawn in 16. Ross County have scored 73 goals and conceded 77 in the process.

06/10/2018

Partick Thistle

0

Ross County

2

Championship
22/12/2018

Ross County

2

Partick Thistle

0

Championship
23/02/2019

Partick Thistle

2

Ross County

4

Championship
13/04/2019

Ross County

0

Partick Thistle

0

Championship
17/08/2019

Partick Thistle

(E)3

Ross County

2

League Cup

Partick Thistle Team News

Partick Thistle midfielder Staurt Bannigan is fit to return to the squad on Thursday after recovering from a calf strain sustained in the first leg of their playoff semi-final.

Cammy Smith is also in contention to return after missing both legs of the contest against Ayr due to a groin issue, although the attacker is likely to begin as a substitute.

Partick Thistle's Last 5 Matches

05/05/2023

Raith Rovers

2

Partick Thistle

2

Championship
09/05/2023

Partick Thistle

4

Queen's Park

3

Playoffs 1/2
12/05/2023

Queen's Park

0

Partick Thistle

4

Playoffs 1/2
19/05/2023

Partick Thistle

3

Ayr United

0

Playoffs 1/2
26/05/2023

Ayr United

0

Partick Thistle

5

Playoffs 1/2

Ross County Team News

Eamonn Brophy, Ross Callachan, Gwion Edwards and Ben Paton all remain sidelined for Ross County due to injury.

Alex Iacovitti returned from a spell on the sidelines to start and play for just over an hour last weekend, and the defender could retain his place in the back three alongside Jack Baldwin and Keith Watson.