Regular Season - 11 · 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC

Inverness CT vs Arbroath Championship prediction

Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Referee: S. Murdoch

Our model says: Inverness CT 1–2 Arbroath

The model makes it 34% Inverness CT, 28% draw, 38% Arbroath — fair odds of 2.94, 3.57 and 2.63. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

Expected goals: Inverness CT 1.35, Arbroath 1.43.

Both teams to score: 57%. Over 2.5 goals: 53%, under 2.5: 47%.

Model confidence: Low.

Edge to Arbroath: the better side on the model's ratings, but not by much. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 54%, 26% were drawn and the underdog won 21%.

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Key facts

  • Inverness CT are 6th on 13 points from 10 games; Arbroath are 8th on 11 points from 10 games — Championship.
  • Inverness CT have won 3 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-2 defeat away to Queen's Park.
  • Arbroath have won 1 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-2 defeat at home to Morton.
  • Last 6 meetings: Arbroath 3 wins to 1, 2 draws; the most recent, 8 August 2026, ended Arbroath 0–0 Inverness CT.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Inverness CT vs Arbroath

57%
Both teams to score
53%
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Inverness CT win Draw Arbroath win
  1. 1–113%
  2. 1–29%
  3. 0–18%
  4. 2–18%
  5. 1–08%
  6. 0–07%
  7. 0–26%

Scores read Inverness CT first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 41%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Arbroath at 38% here. Across 3,740 settled matches (as of 15 October 2026), 2,920 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Inverness CT vs Arbroath

Inverness CT

  • L1-2away to Queen's Park13 October 2026
  • W2-0Stenhousemuir10 October 2026
  • W2-0Morton25 September 2026
  • D2-2away to Livingston19 September 2026
  • W3-1away to Ayr Utd12 September 2026

Arbroath

  • L1-2Morton10 October 2026
  • L0-3away to Partick3 October 2026
  • W2-1Queen's Park25 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Stenhousemuir19 September 2026
  • L0-4away to Raith Rovers12 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Championship table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
6Inverness CT103431211+113
8Arbroath10325715-811

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Inverness CT

Chance to finish in the top four · 20% today

Win 24%
Draw 19%
Defeat 15%

Arbroath

Chance to finish in the top four · 43% today

Win 50%
Draw 40%
Defeat 37%

From our Championship season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Inverness CT vs Arbroath

  • 8 August 2026Arbroath 0–0 Inverness CTChampionship
  • 26 April 2025Inverness CT 3–0 ArbroathLeague One
  • 8 February 2025Arbroath 3–0 Inverness CTLeague One
  • 14 December 2024Inverness CT 0–2 ArbroathLeague One
  • 5 October 2024Arbroath 1–0 Inverness CTLeague One
  • 23 July 2024Inverness CT 0–0 ArbroathLeague Cup

The two sides

Inverness CT carry a model rating of 6.09 against 6.27 for Arbroath. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.35 goals for Inverness CT and 1.43 for Arbroath. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Inverness CT rate 0.49 in attack and 2.24 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Arbroath rate 0.53 and 1.69.

Where the model differs from the table

The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Inverness CT, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Inverness CT a 1.2% chance of the title and Arbroath 4.9%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,819 correct results out of 3,801 settled predictions (48%), with 383 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Arbroath the highest probability at 38%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.35 expected goals for Inverness CT against 1.43 for Arbroath. Inverness CT's attack/defence rating is 0.49/2.24 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.53/1.69 for Arbroath.

Season stats

Inverness CTArbroath
10Matches10
3W 4D 3LRecord3W 2D 5L
12 1.2 per gameGoals scored7 0.7 per game
11 1.1 per gameGoals conceded15 1.5 per game
4 of 10Clean sheets2 of 10
3 of 10Failed to score5 of 10
–Penalties scored1 of 1
19 1.9 per gameYellow cards13 1.3 per game
0Red cards3

Inverness CT at home · Arbroath away

5Played5
2W 2D 1LRecord1W 0D 4L
5–3Goals for – against2–11
3 of 5Clean sheets0 of 5

League matches only, Championship, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Championship matches this season: Inverness CT 10, Arbroath 10.

Inverness CT scored 231222
Arbroath conceded 422141

Inverness CT score most often in the 16–30 minute window (3 goals); Arbroath have let in 2 there.

Arbroath scored 111401
Inverness CT conceded 151202

Arbroath score most often in the 46–60 minute window (4 goals); Inverness CT have let in 2 there.

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Inverness CT

Arbroath

  • at Livingston24 Oct · Championshipwin 32%
  • vs Raith Rovers31 Oct · Championshipwin 49%
  • vs Ayr Utd7 Nov · Championshipwin 61%
  • at Dunfermline14 Nov · Championshipwin 28%
  • vs Stenhousemuir21 Nov · Championshipwin 42%

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.