The SPL has published some summary statistics as most of the teams have completed the first cycle of games. Remarkably, the team in second place barely rates a mention.

It is a measure of the extent that Motherwell seem to have flown under the radar that we have reached the giddy heights without troubling the statisticians.  The only claim to fame is that we have recorded 6 clean sheets (compared to 3 at this stage last season).  That’s a decent tribute to our defence and maybe that should be noted before we fall into the easy trap of handing out unjustified criticism!

From the ScotPrem site on the SPL season so far....

 

 

SPL stats 2011/12

Facts and figures for the season so far:

 

Totals

Games played 65

Goals scored 168

Average per game 2.58

 

Analysis

Home wins 27

Away wins 21

Draws 17

 

Most consecutive wins

9 - Rangers

 

Longest unbeaten run

11 - Rangers (current run)

 

Most consecutive defeats

3 - Dunfermline (current run)

3 - Hibernian

3 - Kilmarnock

 

Longest run without a win

6 - Dunfermline (current run)

6 - Hibernian

 

Longest run without scoring

4 - Aberdeen

 

Longest run without conceding

5 - Rangers

 

Biggest home win

Celtic 5-1 Dundee United, 13/08/11

 

Biggest away win

Dunfermline 0-4 Rangers, 24/09/11

 

Top scorers

8 Steven Naismith (Rangers)

7 Garry O'Connor (Hibernian)

6 Jon Daly (Dundee United)

6 Paul Heffernan (Kilmarnock)

 

Hat-tricks

Scott Vernon (Aberdeen) v Dunfermline, 30/09/11

 

SPL shut-outs

8 - Rangers

6 - Hearts

6 - Motherwell

6 - St Johnstone

5 - Celtic

4 - St Mirren

3 - Aberdeen

3 - Dunfermline

2 - Hibernian

2 - Kilmarnock

1 - Dundee United

0 - Inverness CT