Scottish Premiership, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game rose from 2.59 to 2.86; home advantage (home minus away points per game) rose from 0.30 to 0.49; the share of draws fell from 25% to 23%.
Measure
2016/17–2021/22
2022/23–2025/26
Goals per game
2.59
2.86
Home advantage (points per game)
0.30
0.49
Draws
25%
23%
Home wins
43%
47%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)
2.07
2.01
Averages of the first and last 4 complete seasons on file; curtailed and Covid-affected seasons left out.
Goals per game
2026/27 is the season so far.
Home wins, draws and away wins
Home wins
Draws
Away wins
Home advantage
Home minus away points per game. 2019/20 and 2020/21 were played wholly or partly behind closed doors.
What it took to win the league
Champions
Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare.
Competitive balance
Noll-Scully ratio: the spread of clubs' win rates against what pure chance would give. 1 is perfectly even; higher means a more unequal league.