It has been a rollercoaster start to the Scottish Premiership season, with Celtic and Aberdeen trading blow for blow at the top of the division, Rangers struggling in third and Hearts and Hibs propping up the table.
Both St Johnstone and Hearts have hired and fired managers already, with both opting for a change in direction after an underwhelming start, while Dundee United have been one of the surprise packages, losing just once since their promotion from the Scottish Championship.
When it comes to each team’s start to the season, it is quite clear that the ability - or inability - to convert the chances they create is playing a huge role in the league table’s make-up. But how does compare to their rivals across the Scottish Premiership when it comes to a vital statistic that is commonly used across football?
Using popular statistics website FotMob, we rank each team on goals scored vs expected goals for (xG) to see which teams are performing best when it comes to chance conversion.
5. Ross County
The Staggies are another side that are scoring less than is expected, but only narrowly. They have bagged eight goals this season, against an xG of 8.6. | SNS Group
6. Motherwell
Despite their strong start to the campaign, Motherwell are one of the slides slightly underperforming in front of goal. They have 11 goals from an xG of 11.4. | SNS Group
7. St Mirren
The Paisley outfit are one of the sides overperforming in front of goal, scoring 11 goals from an xG of 10.1. | SNS Group
8. St Johnstone
Despite being one of two teams to have sacked their manager this year, St Johnstone are one of the overperformers when it comes to goals. They have put away 11 goals this year against an xG of 9.3. Impressive work! | SNS Group