Who are the Scottish Premiership's most exciting, attacking teams - the surprise teams and how they compare
Who are the Scottish Premiership’s most attacking teams?
By Joel Sked
Published 8th Dec 2020, 16:45 BST
Updated 8th Dec 2020, 20:03 BST
There is one clear and obvious answer as to who the most attacking team is, but how does the rest of the top flight stack up? Which sides are the ones to watch and which ones aren't going to provide a lot of excitement?
To find out we have looked at eight separate metrics via Wyscout – shots, crosses, touches in the box, corners, passes to the final third, progressive runs, progressive runs and deep completions – and rated each team from 12 (the best) to 1 (to worse) for each one leaving a score out of 96. Since teams have played a different amount of games we have looked at each stat on average per 90 minutes played.
Scroll down and click through to see how each team of the 12 Scottish Premiership sides compare.
Scroll down and click through to see how each team of the 12 Scottish Premiership sides compare.
9. St Johnstone – 63
The Saints are one of the most rounded attacking teams in Scottish football. They look to get plenty of crosses and shots and are good to watch doing so. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
Livi are about getting the ball into the final third, only Celtic and Rangers do it more often. As such they gain plenty of corners and get plenty of touches in the box. Yet, it doesn’t bring many shots with only Dundee United and Hamilton average fewer. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group
With Celtic’s attacking quality you would expect them to still be high. They have players who are good at running and dribbling with the ball and they pass it into the final third often. Photo: Rob Casey - SNS Group
A staggering score , dropping only two points. Steven Gerrard’s men are dominant currently and that is shown in the stats where they lead six of the eight metrics, many of them handsomely. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group