Friday, November 4, 2011

SPL Opta Facts - 5th & 6th November


Hibernian v Dunfermline

Hibs are unbeaten in their last four at home to Dunfermline in the SPL, winning three.
Hibernian have only failed to score in one of their last 12 top-flight clashes with the Pars.
Only today's rivals Dunfermline (three points) have a poorer record at home in the SPL than Hibernian this season (five points).
Hibs have either scored three (three times) or failed to score (three times) in their last six league matches.
The Pars have picked up just two points from their last eight league games, conceding 24 goals in this run (three per game on average).
Dunfermline have scored the fewest first half goals in the SPL this season (three).

Kilmarnock v Inverness CT

Inverness have won six of their last nine SPL clashes with Caley Thistle.
Killie have scored in all but one of their last 19 top-flight meetings with Inverness.
Inverness have only failed to score on one of their 11 trips to Kilmarnock in the SPL.
Killie have only lost one of their six league games at home this season.
Caley Thistle are the poorest away side in the SPL this season, conceding at least two goals in each match and taking just one point from six games.
A 1-0 win in their last match at Hearts ended a run of six without a win for Kilmarnock in the SPL.

Rangers v Dundee Utd

Rangers have scored at least twice in their last 11 SPL games at home to United.
United have had four red cards in their last three meetings with Rangers in the SPL combined.
Kyle Lafferty has scored in the Gers' last three matches against Dundee United in the SPL.
United have won at Ibrox more often than any other side in the SPL (four times).
Last season United became the first side to go a goal down at Ibrox and still win in the SPL (2-3 in April 2011).
Both of the matches that Rangers have failed to win in the league this season have been at Ibrox.
Nikica Jelavic has scored in Rangers' last three league matches.
The Terrors have won only two of their last 11 league games.
Only Rangers (16) have scored more away goals than United in the SPL this season (13), but no team has conceded more on the road than the Terrors (15).
United and Rangers have both scored the joint-most goals from corners (three) in the SPL this season.

St Mirren v Hearts

St Mirren have won only one of their eight SPL matches at home to Hearts.
Overall, the Saints have won only one of their last 12 SPL games against the Jambos.
Hearts have scored in all but one of their 20 SPL clashes with St Mirren.
Rudi Skacel has scored more goals against St Mirren than against any other SPL side (five), despite having only faced them twice.
The Jambos have won their last four against St Mirren in the league.
St Mirren have scored in five consecutive league games for the first time since October last year.
Paul McGowan has scored a brace in each of St Mirren's last two league games at home.
Three of Hearts' five defeats in the league this season have been by a 0-1 scoreline (plus two 0-2s).
Hearts' win at Dunfermline in their last away game ended a run of 12 league games without a win on the road.

Motherwell v Celtic

Motherwell have failed to score in five of their last six meetings with Celtic in the SPL.
Celtic have won seven of their last eight against the Steelmen in the league (one defeat).
In 23 visits, Celtic have only failed to score once at Fir Park in the SPL, though this was on their last trip in February (2-0 defeat).
Motherwell have taken 13 points from the last 15 available in the league.
The Steelmen have scored just one goal in their last four league games at home combined (1W 1D 2L).
Celtic have won only two of their last six in the league.
The Bhoys are without a win in their last three league matches on the road, the last time they went four without a win away from home in the SPL was in August 2006.
Celtic have shipped nine goals in their last three league games away from home combined, their joint-most ever in a three-game period in the competition.
Celtic have scored the most goals from outside the box in the league this season (nine), five more than any other side.

St Johnstone v Aberdeen

St Johnstone have won just one of their last eight at home to Aberdeen in the SPL.
The last six SPL games between the sides at McDiarmid Park have produced only seven goals in total.
Aberdeen have failed to score in their last four matches against St Johnstone in the league.
In all, the Dons have won just one of their last eight SPL games against the Saints (four defeats, three draws).
St Johnstone have failed to score in seven of their last 11 league matches at home.
Aberdeen have taken the joint-fewest points from away games in the SPL this season (one).
Last time out at Celtic, the Dons managed to score an away goal for the first time in the league this season, though lost 1-2.
St Johnstone are the only side yet to score a headed goal in the league this season.