Hearts are the most fouled team in the SPFL Premiership.
The Jambos, who sit third and have a return to European football in their sights, are on the end of the most rough stuff in all four divisions, according to new data from the CIES football observatory. They have crunched the numbers on who gets crunched the most on the park, and worked out the fouls conceded to fouls committed ratio, and Hearts lead the way in both, with a ratio of 0.77. They commit 10.1 fouls per game, which is not the fewest in the Premiership – that’s Aberdeen on 9.8 – but with a comfortable division high of 13.1 fouls suffered per 90 minutes, the capital club’s ratio means they have the lowest fouls committed to suffered ratio in the Premiership and Championship.
St Mirren are at the other end of the scale. The Buddies commit an average of 13.3 fouls per match, compared to suffering just 8.8 committed against, giving them a ratio of 151. Ross County are second with 11.8 committed and 9.2 suffered, making their ratio 1.24.
