Ross County v Partick

Ross County vs Partick Thistle Preview

Scottish Premiership club, Ross County, have it all to do when they return to their Global Energy Stadium for this 2nd leg of their Promotion/Relegation play-off against Scottish Championship outfit, Partick Thistle, following their recent 2-0 defeat in the 1st leg at Firhill Stadium.

That loss at Partick Thistle became Ross County's third defeat in four matches overall which included previous defeats in the Premiership to Motherwell and Kilmarnock, but it's worth noting that all three losses were incurred away from home, while results on home soil at the Global Energy Stadium do give the hosts reason to be cautiously optimistic ahead of this return leg on Sunday afternoon.

Following a barren spell of results which yielded just one win in their preceding 10 games at home in all competitions (including seven defeats), Ross County have since staged a recovery of sorts, losing just a further three games in their last eight games on home soil, and includes three wins too.

Recent victories over Kilmarnock 3-0, Dundee United 4-0 and Livingston 2-0 should give Ross County a welcome boost of confidence for this return leg at the Global Energy Stadium, despite conceding in each of their last five games.

Partick Thistle will have considered the 1st leg as ‘job done' as The Jags secured what could prove to be a decisive 2-0 victory at Firhill Stadium but the visitors know they have only completed half of the job required to lift them back up into the Scottish top flight, and they face a tough challenge on Sunday afternoon.

Nevertheless, that 1st leg victory over Ross County became Partick Thistle's fifth win on the trot in this season's play-offs which include previous home and away wins against Queen's Park and Ayr United, to progress to this promotion/relegation play-off with Ross County.

The bigger picture shows Partick Thistle have suffered just the one defeat in their last 18 matches in all competitions and as such, The Jags will also be upbeat about their chances of sealing promotion back up to the big time on Sunday afternoon, especially as Thistle have lost just once in their last 10 games on the road overall.

Ross County v Partick Thistle Verdict

Despite Ross County's ordinary results overall in the Scottish Premiership, the hosts still stand a decent chance of gaining a win in this return leg at home against a Partick Thistle outfit whom they've been unbeaten against in each of the last four meetings at their Global Energy Stadium (winning two and drawing two).

Meanwhile, the bigger picture shows Partick Thistle have won just five of their last 17 away games in all competitions.

Therefore, our main bet will be Ross County win @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Correct score: Ross County 2-1 @ 8.50