Expect Inverness in their usual 4-2-3-1, the double pivot shielding a back four that has become a fortress. They will sit deep, let Thistle have the ball, and look to nick something on the break or from a set-piece. The issue is their attack has gone quiet — Morgan Bates and Luis Longstaff are knocking on the door for a start, but the current front line is not firing. If they cannot score, they will settle for the point. And honestly, that might be the plan.

Partick Thistle will line up in a 4-3-3, with Samuel as the target man and that trio of Drozd, Crawford and Fitzpatrick looking to run the half-spaces. They will dominate possession — they always do — but breaking down a team that has kept five straight clean sheets is a different beast. The midfield dogfight will be key: Thistle's three against Inverness's two, with the wide men tucking in to make it a five-man bank. It is a classic low-block versus patient-build-up chess match, and the board is set for a stalemate.