What a wild start to the season we have all had the opportunity to experience. Complete dismantling of opponents like Kilmarnock, Motherwell, and Hearts, along with a comfortable 3-0 win at Celtic Park versus LASK.
At the other extreme end of the spectrum, that dire week of two derby defeats, both pretty handily, sandwiched around a poor home defeat to Ferencvaros. Throw in the horror show in Austria, a weak display in Portugal, and a squeaky bum time win away to Hibs, and bipolar was the characterization that popped into my mind.
With ten games played in the league, the performance away to Hibs just took the average modestly below the 1.50 non-penalty xG difference level to which Alan and I often refer to as “Championship form.” All the metrics within this piece refer to non-penalty xG.