Which teams get penalties the most often? Picture: SNSWhich teams get penalties the most often? Picture: SNS
Which teams get penalties the most often? Picture: SNS

The surprising difference in number of penalties awarded to Celtic and Rangers - and shocking conversion rate for one Scottish Premiership side

An analysis of how frequently penalties are awarded in the Scottish top flight and the success rate

In the Scottish Premiership across the last three seasons there have been 189 penalties in 635 matches, an average of one every 302 minutes – or one penalty in just over every three games. The average conversion rate? 74.1 per cent.

But which teams get the most penalties and who are guilty of missing often? CIES Football Observatory have looked at the penalty stats across 35 European leagues and calculated the regularity and success of those teams who have competed in their league across the past three campaigns.

Click and scroll through to see how regularly penalties have been awarded to teams in the Scottish Premiership and their success rate.