Inverness CT
- Inverness CT have won four of their last five matches, with three wins and no losses in their last three home games.
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 1.66 favourites, face an interesting challenge on Saturday when they play host to their nearest rivals, Stenhousemuir, the 4.89 long shots who are currently second in the table behind them.
- The ICT are top of League One by five points with 47 points from 24 matches.
- Scott Kellacher, who took over at Inverness in October 2024, has constructed a team that are well drilled, pragmatic, possess the ball well and have a good defensive structure.
Stenhousemuir
- Stenhousemuir have one win in their last two away matches, losing 2-0 at home to Falkirk in the Scottish FA Cup after extra time and drawing 2-2 at home to Montrose in League One.
- The second-placed visitors have 42 points from their 24 matches.
- Stenhousemuir are a high-tempo, pressing 4-4-2 team that can be very narrow defensively and are geared to release players into space on the break or from set pieces.
Head-to-Head
- Inverness CT have won two of their last three at home against Stenhousemuir and the head-to-head record goes the other way, with one win for Inverness and two for Stenhousemuir from the last three meetings across all competitions.
- Stenhousemuir, who have won five and drawn three of 11 away League One matches, have a respectable away record but have conceded only nine goals on the road.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Alfie Bavidge is ICT’s top scorer with eight League One goals this season, but has three in his last five.
- Matthew Aitken has been in form lately for Stenhousemuir with two goals in the last five and could be one to watch.
- Euan O’Reilly is Stenhousemuir’s leading scorer with seven League One goals in 21 appearances this season.
Betting Insights
- A close game looks likely and we’re not expecting too many goals in this one, so under 2.5 goals at 1.7 is our main wager.
- Inverness CT have won nine of 11 home games in League One, scoring 26 goals, but Stenhousemuir are solid on their travels and this could be a low-scoring game.
Prediction
We’re expecting an ICT win, but this game will be close on the scoreboard.
