In our ‘True Assist’ table we take into account the chances created and rank them in two categories: where the forward could score and where the forward should score. Then we set in place a points system and view the highlights of every top flight match in order to rank the players.
We’ll now be updating the table after every round of fixtures until the end of the campaign as the race goes down to the wire for the most creative player in the top flight. The leading three contenders had clearly been paying attention this blog (… ok, maybe not) because they all created chances this weekend. Further down there wasn’t much movement with unlikely heroes such as Ryan Stevenson and Billy King notching the most points this week, though there was another new entry into the top 25.
Before we get to the table let us just quickly remind you of the scoring system and the meanings of the abbreviations you’ll need to understand the league table:
Chance Created – Could Have Scored (CS) = 0.75pts
Goal Created – Striker Dispatches Tricky or ‘Half Chance Assist’ (HCA) = 0.75pts
Chance Created – Should Have Scored (SS) = 1pt
Goal Created – Striker Couldn’t Miss Assist (CMA) = 1pt
True Assist Table
1. D Wotherspoon (Saints) – 14 CS; 4 HCA; 5 SS; 3 CMA = 21.5
2. K Commons (Celtic) – 14 CS; 4 HCA; 2 SS; 4 CMA = 19.5
3. I Vigurs (M’well) – 15 CS; 3 HCA; 4 CMA = 17.5
T4. L Ainsworth (‘Well) – 9 CS; 2 HCA; 1 SS; 6 CMA = 15.25
T4. K Higginbotham (Thistle) – 7 CS; 4 HCA; 2 SS; 5 CMA = 15.25
T4. A Stokes (Celtic) – 9 CS; 2 HCA; 3 SS; 4 CMA = 15.25
7. J Hayes (Aberdeen) – 12 CS; 2 HCA; 3 SS; 1 CMA = 14.5
8. G Mackay-Steven (Utd) – 10 CS; 4 HCA; 2 SS; 1 CMA = 13.5
9. R Gauld (Dundee Utd) – 4 CS; 2 HCA; 3 SS; 5 CMA = 12.5
T10. N McGinn (Aberdeen) – 7 CS; 1 HCA; 2 SS; 4 CMA = 12
T10. A Doran (Inverness) – 11 CS; 1 HCA; 3 CMA = 12
T10. S Armstrong (United) – 7 CS; 1 HCA; 2 SS; 4 CMA = 12
T13. S May (Saints) – 4 CS; 2 HCA; 4 SS; 2 CMA = 10.5
T13. C Newton (St Mirren) – 9 CS; 1 HCA; 1 SS 2 CMA = 10.5
T13. R McKenzie (Killie) – 6 CS; 4 HCA; 3 SS = 10.5
T13. E Izaguirre (Celtic) – 2 CS; 4 HCA; 1 SS; 5 CMA = 10.5
T17. M Gardyne (Killie) – 8 CS; 4 SS = 10
T17. K McHattie (Hearts) – 7 CS; 1 HCA; 1 SS; 3 CMA = 10
T17. A Robertson (United) – 6 CS; 2 HCA; 1 SS; 3 CMA = 10
T20. L Craig (Hibs) – 9 CS; 2 SS; 1 CMA = 9.75
T20. R Brittain (County) – 7 CS; 2 HCA; 2 SS; 1 CMA = 9.75
T20. G Carey (County) – 6 CS; 3 HCA; 1 SS; 2 CMA = 9.75
T20. K McLean (St Mirren) – 8 CS; 1 HCA; 2 SS; 1 CMA = 9.75
24. M Watkins (Inverness) – 8 CS; 2 HCA; 1 SS; 1 CMA = 9.5
25. L Griffiths (Celtic) – 2 CS; 1 HCA; 5 SS; 2 CMA = 9.25
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C Mulgrew (Celtic) – 6 CS; 1 HCA; 1 SS; 3 CMA = 9.25
G Shinnie (ICT) – 6 CS; 2 HCA; 2 SS; 1 CMA = 9
B Robson (Aberdeen) – 9 CS; 1 SS; 1 CMA = 8.75
P McGowan (St Mirren) – 4CS; 2HCA; 2SS; 2CMA = 8.5
Should Gary Locke, Alan Archibald, Allan Johnston and Danny Lennon stay or go this summer? We discuss this and more on last night’s podcast.
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