Premier Division Statistics
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The race for the Premier Division golden boot is well and truly underway and Scottish striker Gary Twigg added to his tally with a double at the weekend. His nearest rival is Bohemian's Jason Byrne, who bagged his 145th career LOI goal against former club Bray with a simple header. Thomas Stewart has faded slightly after an explosive start and his three-game drought has coincided with a poor run of form from the Candystripes.
GOALSCORERS
The six goals scored last weekend was the lowest of any round to date, bringing the average goals per game back down to 1.98.
Shamrock Rovers and St Pat's have been the most entertaining sides so far, with an average of 2.33 goals in their games.
Killian Brennan marked his recall to the Bohemians' line-up with his second free-kick of the season. So far, only Colin Healy has managed to similarly find the net.
BEST AND WORST
OVERALL
Best Attack - Shamrock Rovers - 12 goals
Worst Attack - Drogheda Utd - 3 goals
Best Defence - Bohemians - 2 goals
Worst Defence - St Pat's - 14 goals
AT HOME
Best Attack - Bohemians - 8 goals
Worst Attack - Galway Utd/Drogheda - 2 goals
Best Defence - Cork City/Bohemians - 2 goals
Worst Defence - St Pat's - 7 goals
AWAY
Best Attack - Galway/Derry City - 7 goals
Worst Attack - Drogheda - 1 goal
Best Defence - Bohemians - 0 goals
Worst Defence - Drogheda/St Pat's - 7 goals
APPEARANCES
21 players are currently left on the ever-present list, as Jason McGuinness, Shane Robinson, and Paul Keegan failed to complete 90 minutes for the first time this year.
Tadgh Purcell kept his remarkable run of substitute appearances going with a ninth consecutive introduction on Saturday night. Tadgh should be grateful though. Not many subs have racked up 120 minutes worth of appearances by this point in the season.
Below is a table showing the number of players each club has used to date:
HALF TIME/FULL TIME
Below is a breakdown of how all the teams have scored and conceded in either half:
GOALSCORERS
| Scorer | Goals |
| Gary Twigg | 8 |
| Jason Byrne | 6 |
| Ciaran Martyn | 4 |
| Thomas Stewart | 4 |
| Raf Cretaro | 4 |
| Chris Turner | 4 |
| Billy Dennehy | 3 |
| Guntars Silagailis | 3 |
| Vinny Faherty | 3 |
| Darren Mansaram | 3 |
| Mark Leech | 2 |
| Dessie Baker | 2 |
| Derek O'Brien | 2 |
| Gareth McGlynn | 2 |
| Paul Byrne | 2 |
| Jake Kelly | 2 |
| Stuart Byrne | 2 |
| Denis Behan | 2 |
| Gary McCabe | 2 |
| Killian Brennan | 2 |
The six goals scored last weekend was the lowest of any round to date, bringing the average goals per game back down to 1.98.
Shamrock Rovers and St Pat's have been the most entertaining sides so far, with an average of 2.33 goals in their games.
Killian Brennan marked his recall to the Bohemians' line-up with his second free-kick of the season. So far, only Colin Healy has managed to similarly find the net.
BEST AND WORST
OVERALL
Best Attack - Shamrock Rovers - 12 goals
Worst Attack - Drogheda Utd - 3 goals
Best Defence - Bohemians - 2 goals
Worst Defence - St Pat's - 14 goals
AT HOME
Best Attack - Bohemians - 8 goals
Worst Attack - Galway Utd/Drogheda - 2 goals
Best Defence - Cork City/Bohemians - 2 goals
Worst Defence - St Pat's - 7 goals
AWAY
Best Attack - Galway/Derry City - 7 goals
Worst Attack - Drogheda - 1 goal
Best Defence - Bohemians - 0 goals
Worst Defence - Drogheda/St Pat's - 7 goals
APPEARANCES
21 players are currently left on the ever-present list, as Jason McGuinness, Shane Robinson, and Paul Keegan failed to complete 90 minutes for the first time this year.
Tadgh Purcell kept his remarkable run of substitute appearances going with a ninth consecutive introduction on Saturday night. Tadgh should be grateful though. Not many subs have racked up 120 minutes worth of appearances by this point in the season.
Below is a table showing the number of players each club has used to date:
| Team | |
| Bohemians | 18 |
| Bray Wanderers | 20 |
| Cork City | 18 |
| Derry City | 20 |
| Drogheda United | 22 |
| Dundalk | 20 |
| Galway United | 18 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 19 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 22 |
| Sligo Rovers | 19 |
HALF TIME/FULL TIME
Below is a breakdown of how all the teams have scored and conceded in either half:
| TEAM | First Half | Second Half | |
| Bohemians | 7 - 1 | 5 - 1 | |
| Bray Wanderers | 3 - 8 | 5 - 3 | |
| Cork City | 3 - 1 | 7 - 6 | |
| Derry City | 8 - 2 | 4 - 6 | |
| Drogheda United | 0 - 7 | 3 - 4 | |
| Dundalk | 4 - 3 | 5 - 6 | |
| Galway United | 3 - 7 | 6 - 2 | |
| Shamrock Rovers | 5 - 1 | 7 - 8 | |
| Sligo Rovers | 2 - 5 | 5 - 4 | |
| St Pat's | 4 - 4 | 3 - 10 |
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is one of Extratime's longest serving contributors. Based in County Galway, Alan has been following the League of Ireland since the mid-1980s. His first memory of the drama of domestic football was Vinny Arkins, then … View Full Profile