We are delving into the world of stats bhoys and ghirls!

Bare with us, as we’re learning on the job.

We decided to start with a player who has split opinion this season but who is one of Neil Lennon’s trusted players; Ryan Christie.

There’s no doubt, Ryan, brings a lot to the table but he can be frustrating. Do the figures vindicate that frustration? Let’s have look.

Here is Ryan’s shot chart for the season so far.

• Shot On Target

x Shot blocked or Off Target

G Goal

This paints a picture of a player given carte blanch to shoot on sight. As you would expect, the player gets more shots on target the close he gets. However, five of Ryan’s seven goals this season have come from outside the area. The two inside the are were against Livingston and a penalty against Aberdeen. These stats take into account the two Scottish Cup ties from last season which were played out during this term.

41% of Ryan’s shots have been on target, on average he has got 3.2 shots of per game with 1.29 either resulting in the goalkeeper being worked or beaten.

There’s a lot of wastefulness in these stats and for every Hampden wonder goal there are plenty more howlers as you can see from the graph.

Below chart: % On-Target in each zone.

Ryan’s passion accuracy so far this season sits at 79%.

Opta defines a key pass as “the final pass or pass-cum-shot leading to the recipient of the ball having an attempt at goal without scoring.”

Ryan’s key passes for the season averages at 1.14 per game.

The midfielder’s major shortcoming is crossing, which only has an 18% accuracy rate this season. That won’t surprise many.

Skimming his stats, it shows a player high on his own ability. His decision making at times has to be better. He could up his key passes per game by simply not shooting on sight and finding his team-mates instead.

He remains highly involved in Celtic’s attack and shows he has the ability to play that final ball, he just needs to do it more often, in bigger games.