FootyMAD's Rangers match preview

Last updated : 28 October 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness CT face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Caley Thistle.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 06 AugInverness CT0 - 1RangersSPL
2004/2005Sat 05 MarRangers1 - 1Inverness CTSPL
2004/2005Sun 05 DecInverness CT1 - 1RangersSPL
2004/2005Sun 19 SepRangers1 - 0Inverness CTSPL

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 5.

The Caley Thistle have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Caley Thistle, and 8 goals against.

Rangers find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 21 points they have accumulated from 12 games. Inverness CT see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 13 points from their 12 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rangers6231949
Inverness CT6222788

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Rangers is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Inverness CT No win in the 3 most recent games.