Lucky 13 – All of our rounds in the SPL

The SPL season is a funny sort of beast. Its 38 matches (at least that’s standard) can be divided into four parts. First, there are three rounds, where each of the 12 SPL sides plays each of the others once. Then, after the 33 matches of the 3 rounds, there’s the split, where each team plays the five other sides in their half of the league once. For today’s post, though, we’re only dealing with the rounds.

It may be nothing but coincidence, but the superstitious fan in me has to take note that the round of matches that ended with Caley’s 5-0 demolition at the hands of Rangers was in fact our 13th round in the Scottish top flight. Since our promotion after the 2003-04 season, here’s a look at all of our 11-match rounds in the SPL. In a way, the fact that we’ve survived worse than this gives me some hope.

So, what should we take from this table? First, it has been worse. Three of the previous twelve rounds in the SPL for Caley resulted in less than the 10 points we gathered this time, and twice, we’ve had worse starts to the season. Second, look at how similar last season’s start was to this one … exact same record, 3-1-7, and almost the same goal differential. Also, not-so-fun-fact, both of these rounds included the two matches tied for our worst results in the league, 5-0 losses away at Celtic last season and Rangers this one.

Last season’s dismal start was followed by an explosion at Caley. New manager Craig Brewster and Romanian striker Marius Niculae picked up monthly awards in December. Should this give us hope, or give backing to those that believe Brewster’s days in Inverness should be at an end? You decide.

Category: Caley Thistle Team News

Tags: Caley Thistle Team News, Rounds, SPL, Statistics

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