Season trivia for Scottish Premiership 2019/2020
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 2019/2020 Scottish Premiership season in Scotland.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Odsonne Edouard and James Forrest. Together they were behind 7 goals for Celtic in the 2019/2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
Billy McKay, playing in Ross County, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Hamilton Academical-Ross County, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Lyndon Dykes, playing for Livingston, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 32 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Livingston-Ross County.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In November 2019, Christian Doidge (Hibernian) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Odsonne Edouard in Celtic scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2019/2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 6 matches during the season:
Christian Doidge (Hibernian)
Odsonne Edouard (Celtic)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 4 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Steven Lawless, in total he scored 4 penalties for his Livingston.
Most penalty goals by team
Hamilton Academical was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
James Forrest was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total he scored 2 stoppage time goals for his Celtic.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Celtic was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2019/2020 season was Christophe Berra, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Scottish Premiership, which he did 3 times.
Most own goals by team
Hearts scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2019/2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Christian Doidge in Hibernian scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Callum McGregor in Celtic who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Odsonne Edouard in Celtic who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Odsonne Edouard in Celtic scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Scottish Premiership during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Celtic was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 11 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Rangers were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Kilmarnock had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Scottish Premiership during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Hamilton Academical managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 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 Celtic were best at during the 2019/2020 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Motherwell have managed this in 6 matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Scottish Premiership.
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