Thursday, January 19, 2012

SPL Opta Facts - 21st January


St Mirren v Celtic

Celtic's biggest SPL defeat since November 2000 came at St Mirren - 0-4 in March 2010.
Aside from the 4-0 defeat in March 2010, Celtic have won 18 of their 19 SPL meetings with St Mirren, drawing the other.
The Bhoys have kept a clean sheet in their last five league clashes with the Saints.
Gary Hooper has scored six goals in four SPL meetings with the Saints, including a hat-trick earlier this season.
Celtic are on a run of 11 straight league wins, their best run within a single season since November 2008.
The Hoops have conceded just five goals in their last 13 league games combined, and never more than once in a game in this run.

St Mirren have won only one of their last eight league games.
Celtic have scored 12 goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season, twice as many as any other side.

Dundee United v Motherwell

None of the last eight league meetings between United and Motherwell at Tannadice have ended in a draw (W5 L3).
The Tangerines have kept a clean sheet in six of their last nine SPL matches at home to Motherwell.
Jon Daly has scored more goals against Motherwell (7) than any other side in the SPL.
Daly has scored four goals in Dundee United's last four league games.
United have lost their last two league games, they have not lost three in a row since May 2009.
Only Hibs (1) and Dunfermline (0) have won fewer SPL games at home this season than United (3).
Motherwell are on a run of three straight league defeats: they have not lost four in a row since April 2010.
The Steelmen have won every away match in which they have scored in the league this season (7).
United have come from behind to claim the most points in the SPL this season (12).

Hibernian v St Johnstone

Hibs have won just one of their last eight league meetings with St Johnstone, conceding 16 goals.
Liam Craig has scored seven SPL goals against Hibernian, four more than against any other side (Dundee United, three).
The Saints have only won on one of their last nine league visits to Easter Road.
Since the end of February last year, Hibernian have won only one of their last 16 SPL games at home (W1 D6 L9), their poorest-ever run in the competition.
A win at Dunfermline last time out ended a run of nine league games without a win for Hibs.
The Saints are unbeaten in their last five league games on the road (W3 D2).
St Johnstone's only away defeat in the SPL this season came at Easter Road (2-3 in September).
Hibs and St Johnstone are two of the three sides (with Kilmarnock) who are yet to have a player sent off in the SPL this season.

Inverness CT v Hearts

Caley Thistle are without a win in their last 10 league meetings with Hearts (D3 L7).
Stephen Elliot has scored in Hearts' last two league visits to Inverness.
Hearts have only lost on one of their 10 SPL visits to Inverness (W1 D5 L4).
Last time out at Motherwell, Caley Thistle kept their first clean sheet of the season in the SPL (1-0).
Inverness are yet to keep a clean sheet at home in the league this season.
Inverness are unbeaten in three in the league (W2 D1), their best run of the season.
Hearts have won four and drawn one of their five league matches since 16th December.
Only Kilmarnock (1) have won fewer away games in the SPL this season than the Jambos (2).
Hearts have dropped the joint-fewest points from winning positions in the league this season (2).

Kilmarnock v Dunfermline

Killie have won seven of their last nine SPL meetings with the Pars (W7 D1 L1).
Kilmarnock have scored in their last 18 league meetings with Dunfermline.
Dunfermline have never won at Rugby Park in the SPL (D8 L9).
Killie are unbeaten in their last four at home in the league (W3 D1).
Dunfermline have taken just one point from their last eight league games.
The Pars have conceded at least twice in each of their last eight matches in the SPL (22 goals in total).
No side has conceded more headed goals in the league this season than Kilmarnock (9).
Dunfermline have scored the highest proportion of their goals in the second half in the league this season (16/22, 73%).

Rangers v Aberdeen

Rangers have won their last six league meetings with Aberdeen.
The Gers are unbeaten at home to Aberdeen in the SPL (W21 D3).
Aberdeen have never scored more than once in an SPL match at Ibrox (eight goals in 24 games).
Rangers are unbeaten in their last 15 league games at home (W11 D4).
Aberdeen have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 league games on the road (W3 D3 L10).
The Dons have received six red cards this season, two more than any other SPL side.
Rangers have scored the joint-most headers in the league this season (8).
Rangers have scored only two goals from outside the box in the league this season, fewer than any other side in the SPL.