FM Preview: Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath 22 Sep 2012

Last updated : 21 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath fixture

Partick Thistle prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Firhill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 20 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firhill was just last season, in March 2011, with Cowdenbeath inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Jags in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Partick Th. 0-1 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb Cowdenbeath 1 - 1 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Partick Th. 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Cowdenbeath 2 - 1 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2005/2006 Sat 30 Jul Partick Th. 2 - 0 Cowdenbeath Scottish Challenge Cup
1998/1999 Sat 02 Jan Partick Th. 5 - 2 Cowdenbeath Scottish F.A. Cup
1992/1993 Sat 09 Jan Partick Th. 0 - 1 Cowdenbeath Scottish F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Partick Thistle are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Jags have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.

Cowdenbeath's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Blue Brazil pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.

Partick Thistle are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 5 games giving them a return of 15 points.

Cowdenbeath's 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Partick Thistle 6 5 0 1 13 2 15
Cowdenbeath 6 5 0 1 15 5 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Partick Thistle are starting to turn Firhill into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Partick Thistle Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Cowdenbeath 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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