Liam Boyce has enjoyed a goal scoring return to the Scottish Premiership with Hearts, Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi has enjoyed a bright start to life at Parkhead and, while he’s currently out of form, Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos has been scoring goals at Ibrox for seasons now.
The truth is that a striker is judged on how many goals he scores, but what if they were judged on how many chances they convert instead?
We took a look at the BBC’s Scottish Premiership statistics to see to see which forwards are taking the majority of their chances – and which are not – to determine who, based on this season’s form, are the best strikers in the Scottish Premiership*.
*Player must have played at least half of his club’s league games so far this season.
5. Bruce Anderson, Livingston - 25 percent
Livingston's Bruce Anderson is proving to be a shrewd signing by the club, scoring two and assisting three so far this season. His goal conversion rate stands at 25 percent.
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6. Albian Ajeti, Celtic - 25 percent
While it still feels like Celtic fans have yet to see the best of Albian Ajeti, his goal conversion rate of 25 percent sees his in our top 10.
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7. Kevin Van Veen, Motherwell - 25 per cent
Lovingly referred to as the 'B and M Bergkamp' by the Fir Park faithful, Kevin Van Veen has been an excellent summer buy from Graham Alexander. His goal conversion rate of 25 per cent makes it two Motherwell strikers in this list too.
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8. Stevie May, St Johnstone - 20 percent
One time Scotland cap Stevie May has just two goals this season, however, his goal conversion rate of 20 percent puts him in the top 10 of the country's strikers.
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