Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Dundee United
Scottish Championship, KO: 19:45 Jan 12, 2024, Caledonian Stadium
DUNCAN FERGUSON made his name with Dundee United, but he will be out to put a major dent in their Scottish Championship title hopes on Friday night when his Caley Thistle side entertain them at home.
United suffered a shock home defeat to Morton last week, but they got away with it because leaders Raith Rovers also suffered a surprise defeat at Airdrie.
Jim Goodwin's side really should be breezing through this league given the squad he has at his disposal but the former Aberdeen and St Mirren manager's side aren't half making hard work of it.
Any time it looks like they are ready to push on, they stutter as recent defeats to Raith and a draw with Queen's Park showed.
Inverness grabbed a much-needed win last week at Ayr United after a run of just two points from five games. Ferguson will see the play-offs as an outside bet and they are just six points off it after a, for the most part, poor season.
Fergie initially made a big impact in the Highlanders when he succeeded Billy Dodds, but went through a bad patch. He will be hoping last week's win in Ayrshire can get them going again.
How the bookies view it
Dundee United are strong favourites here at 1/2 with McBookie.com.
Inverness can be backed at 5/1 with Coral and the draw is 16/5 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
Caley Thistle have already frustrated United this season after a 1-1 draw with them at Tannadice, but the Arabs won 1-0 in Inverness in September.
The draw in Dundee stopped a run of seven United wins in a row.
Players to watch
Billy McKay may be 35 now, but he scored his ninth goal of the season at Ayr on Saturday and the predatory hitman is 7/2 to score anytime with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
United are far too short to be trusted here. They may well win and they probably should…but 1/2 against an unpredictable side like Caley Thistle at a tricky venue just does not appeal.
ICT are capable of raising their game and can add to their entertainment here. Back both teams to score at a more than acceptable 20/21 with McBookie.com.
United use width with Glenn Middleton and Mathew Cudjoe and collect their fair share of corners – they won ten on their own last week. Back over 10 corners with bet365 at evens.
This Scottish Championship match between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dundee United will be played on Jan 12, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Dundee United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
Think Jim Goodwin will be sacked if they don’t beat Inverness on Friday given how the united board have acted in the past won’t be suprised