Celtic reaping the benefits of ref complaints and SFA changes?

[ian1964 10,720]

Lifted from FF:

 

 

Celtic have struggled for results but their disciplinary record so far is remarkable.

 

Below is the number of fouls committed per yellow card received in the SPL so far this season. On average a yellow card is recieved every 6.79 fouls, however one club is getting penalised much less than all the others.

 

1 - Celtic - 13.00 fouls per booking

2 - Dundee Utd - 7.94 fouls per booking

3 - Rangers - 7.28 fouls per booking

4 - Aberdeen - 6.54 fouls per booking

5 - Motherwell - 6.44 fouls per booking

6 - Inverness CT - 6.21 fouls per booking

7 - Dunfermline - 6.05 fouls per booking

8 - Kilmarnock - 5.95 fouls per booking

9 - Hibs - 5.86 fouls per booking

10 - Hearts - 5.70 fouls per booking

11 - St Mirren - 5.29 fouls per booking

12 - St Johnstone - 5.17 fouls per booking

 

If we now look at the average booking per fouls in home games only, one club's average is again significantly more favourable than any other team in the league.

 

1 - Celtic - 15.67 fouls per booking

2 - Dundee Utd - 8.90 fouls per booking

3 - Rangers - 8.67 fouls per booking

4 - Aberdeen - 7.89 fouls per booking

5 - Kilmarnock - 7.80 fouls per booking

6 - Inverness CT - 6.46 fouls per booking

7 - St Johnstone - 6.45 fouls per booking

8 - Hearts - 6.29 fouls per booking

9 - Hibs - 6.18 fouls per booking

10 - Motherwell - 6.00 fouls per booking

11 - Dunfermline - 5.69 fouls per booking

12 - St Mirren - 5.00 fouls per booking

 

And finally, looking at away games, and again one club's average is much more favourable than anyone elses:

 

1 - Celtic - 11.86 fouls per booking

2 - Motherwell - 6.89 fouls per booking

3 - Dunfermline - 6.83 fouls per booking

4 - Rangers - 6.58 fouls per booking

5 - Dundee Utd - 6.57 fouls per booking

6 - Inverness CT - 5.91 fouls per booking

7 - Aberdeen - 5.82 fouls per booking

8 - Hibs - 5.65 fouls per booking

9 - St Mirren - 5.54 fouls per booking

10 - Kilmarnock - 5.41 fouls per booking

11 - Hearts - 5.08 fouls per booking

12 - St Johnstone - 4.08 fouls per booking

 

It's silly to draw conclusions at this stage of the season - and also difficult in a general sense as multiple tackles will go unpunished as harmless but one bad foul will lead to a caution - but when one considers that both Glasgow sides finished last season with an average FPB (fouls per booking) of between 6.5 and 6.9 the huge difference so far this term is worthy of comment.

 

Let's see how it develops.

[Zappa 0]

Those stats are mind-blowing. How on earth can there be such a huge difference?

[GovanAllan 0]

Maybe because the scum aren't try a leg for TLB.

[Super_Ally 0]

I was going to make the comment about not all fouls being equally as deserving of a card, but good to see the OP on FF acknowledging that and also backing it up with last years stats. Does look very odd. Also surprised to see that it was close between the two clubs last year as I always held the (perhaps) misconception that they generally get a free few fouls early on in games against us.

 

The sort of stats that would be all over the airwaves if roles were reversed but would be passed off as paranoia if brought up now.

[ian1964 10,720]

Tis a conspiracy I tell ya!!!!!!!!!!!

[GovanAllan 0]

To be sure it's the refs fault trying to make it look like they like us, when actually a huge Masonic plan is just under way to make sure the Rangers win their tax case. It's just no fair so it is.

[Guest Dutchy]

There's certainly a big disparity, it would be interesting to see what answers would be forth coming if this were asked about at a press conference.

 

Where did the stats come from?

[Juancornetto 1]

Just another stat that confirms no matter what they throw at us and and the rest of Scottish Football they just aren't good enough.

[Danny 0]

Exactly how was this calculated? I'd like to know who counted up all the hundreds/thousands of fouls so far this season!

[ian1964 10,720]

Exactly how was this calculated? I'd like to know who counted up all the hundreds/thousands of fouls so far this season!

 

I would imagine the stats are from here http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=home_Statistics

but you can only get the fouls/yellow cards from the individual match stats. It's all from the SPL website though