This Scottish Premiership season has been the most enthralling in a generation, with the top and bottom of the table continuing to offer up twists and turns aplenty.
Hearts have been the story of the season, with a first title win in 65 years now in touching distance, with both Celtic and Rangers lying in their wake. Motherwell have also been revitalised under Jens Berthel Askou, and picked up some huge results on the way to a long-overdue top four finish.
Last week’s PFA Scotland awards saw Hearts’ Claudio Braga named as the player of the year, with Rangers’ Mikey Moore scooping the young player of the year award. But who have been the Scottish Premiership’s most creative talents in this breathtaking campaign?
Assessing each player on their total chance creation throughout the season, alongside average chances created per game and big chances created (measured by the number of times a player sets up a teammate with a high-probability scoring opportunity—eg, a one-on-one scenario), from 10-1, the Scotsman look at which players have been the league’s most creative players:
5. Kieran Tierney - Celtic
The Scotland international has provided plenty of creativity from left-wing this season, recording six goals and seven assists in the league. Tierney provides an average two chances created per game from a total of 50, with 11 of them deemed big chances. | SNS Group
6. Calvin Miller - Falkirk
Falkirk's player of the year has been a real creative force from the wing this season, with a total of 15 goal contributions. Tipped by some for international recognition, his tally of 50 chances created and 1.9 chances created per game make for impressive reading, with 30 per cent of these classified as big chances. | SNS Group
7. Benjamin Nygren - Celtic
Lauded for his goal-scoring exploits this season, the Swedish international has some impressive playmaking statistics too this season. Nygren has created 57 chances for Celtic this season at an average of 2.2 per game - which is one of the league's best. Eight of them have been classed as big chances. | SNS Group
8. Alexandros Kyziridis - Hearts
One of the signings of the season, the Greek winger has has an excellent first season at Tynecastle. He's creates an average of 2.2 chances per game for Hearts, with 64 created in total. A total of 11 of them are viewed as big chances. | SNS Group