FM Preview: Ross County v Partick Thistle 02 Oct 2010

Last updated : 01 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Ross County v Partick Thistle fixture

Partick Th. face a trip to Ross County at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 14 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Partick Th. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the County in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 24 AprRoss County1 - 2Partick Th.SCD1
2009/2010Sat 27 FebPartick Th.2 - 1Ross CountySCD1
2009/2010Sat 24 OctRoss County2 - 2Partick Th.SCD1
2009/2010Sat 15 AugPartick Th.0 - 0Ross CountySCD1
2008/2009Tue 10 MarRoss County0 - 2Partick Th.SCD1
2008/2009Sat 27 DecPartick Th.0 - 2Ross CountySCD1
2008/2009Tue 25 NovRoss County1 - 0Partick Th.SCD1

Recent respective form guides

Ross County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

Partick Th. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Jags have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ross County see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far, Partick Th. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 3 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Ross County6222668
Partick Th.61055103

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the County, as the The Jags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Ross County Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Partick Th. Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.