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.
9. Dundee United
The newly promoted side have lost just one league game this season, and that is largely down to their ability to convert chances. They've notched a total of 13 goals from an xG of 11. | SNS Group
10. Celtic
The league leaders are scoring more than they are predicted to so far this season, with 24 goals coming from an xG of 21.2. | SNS Group
11. Dundee
Tony Docherty's team are one of the best at converting chances this season, scoring 13 goals from an xG of just 10.1. | SNS Group
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12. Aberdeen
By far and wide the most overperforming team in front of goal. Despite having an XG of just 9.6, Aberdeen have bagged 17 goals this season - almost double the expected amount. | SNS Group