Season trivia for Scottish Premiership 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 Scottish Premiership season in Scotland.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2017/2018 season were the players Tom Rogic - James Forrest (Celtic), Alfredo Morelos - James Tavernier (Rangers), Josh Windass - Daniel Candeias (Rangers) and Kieran Tierney - Moussa Dembélé (Celtic). Together they scored 4 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017/2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Steven MacLean, playing for St Johnstone, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 25 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Motherwell-St Johnstone.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2017, Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 3 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock)
Alex Schalk (Ross County)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Kyle Lafferty in Hearts, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Louis Moult in Motherwell during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 6 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Dougie Imrie, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Hamilton Academical.
Most penalty goals by team
Hamilton Academical was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Anthony Stokes (Hibernian) and AJ Leitch-Smith (Dundee).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Hibernian was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Louis Moult in Motherwell scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
David Templeton in Hamilton Academical scored or assisted in 5 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Alfredo Morelos in Rangers who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Kris Boyd in Kilmarnock scored a total of 11 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Scottish Premiership during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Kilmarnock was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Celtic were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Hamilton Academical had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Scottish Premiership during the 2017/2018 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Ross County managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Rangers were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Hamilton Academical have managed this in 8 matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in Scottish Premiership.
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