Scottish Challenge Cup | 8th Finals

Jan 6, 2026 at 7.45pm UK

Partick Partick Thistle
vs.
Inverness Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Coverage of the Scottish Challenge Cup 8th Finals clash between Partick Thistle and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Form, Standings, Stats

Partick Thistle

Last Game: Queen's Park 2-2 Partick
Saturday, December 27 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

Next Game: Partick vs. Morton
Saturday, January 3 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Last Game: Montrose 2-1 Inverness
Saturday, December 27 at 3pm in Scottish League One

Next Game: Inverness vs. Peterhead
Saturday, January 3 at 3pm in Scottish League One

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Partick Thistle win with a probability of 39.38%. A win for Inverness Caledonian Thistle has a probability of 33.3% and a draw has a probability of 27.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Partick Thistle win is 1-0 with a probability of 11.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.3%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Inverness Caledonian Thistle win is 0-1 (10.07%) , while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.93%).

Result
Partick Thistle	Draw	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
39.38% ( 0.04)	27.32% ( 0.01)	33.3% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 49.58% (

-0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.1% (

-0.05)

55.9% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.99% (

-0.04)

77.01% (

0.04)

Partick Thistle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.3%

27.7%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.74% (

-0)

63.26% (

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.57% (

-0.06)

31.43% (

0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.19% (

-0.07)

67.81% (

0.07)

Score Analysis

Partick Thistle 39.37%

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 33.3%

Draw 27.31%

Partick Thistle	Draw	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1-0 @ 11.17% ( 0.02) 2-1 @ 8.3% ( 0) 2-0 @ 7.17% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.55% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.07% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.06% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.14% 4-0 @ 0.99% ( 0) Other @ 1.92% Total : 39.37%	1-1 @ 12.93% 0-0 @ 8.71% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 4.81% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.87% Total : 27.31%	0-1 @ 10.07% 1-2 @ 7.49% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 5.83% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 2.89% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.25% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.85% ( -0) Other @ 2.92% Total : 33.3%