With a timely break from National League football this weekend, the statistical readings look good for Notts County after 17 games of the season.
In what has been a fantastic start to the season for the Magpies, Luke Williams' side are perched at the summit of the league standings, in possession of the second-best offensive and defensive record in the division.
It makes for interesting reading so far this campaign, with Notts' goals statistics indicating an average of 2.65 goals scored per game so far this season, which is higher than the average number of 1.47 goals scored by each team per match this season in the league.
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17 of those goals have been scored by Macaulay Langstaff, who leads the way in the top scorer charts this season, with Cedwyn Scott sitting on seven and full-back Adam Chicksen enjoying his best goal-scoring season of his professional career so far on six.
But of the 45 goals the Magpies have scored in the league this season, only three have come from headers, with Langstaff scoring two across their 2-2 draw with Chesterfield and Notts' 3-1 win over York City, Scott scoring the other against Halifax Town in August. So far this campaign, Notts have failed to score directly from a corner.
But such is the fluidity of this Notts team who provide a threat from all over the pitch, the Magpies boss identified it was an area he is working on with assistant Ryan Harley but explained the reasoning behind why his side may not have scored as many headers so far this season.
"It's a case of a lot of our entries into the box are from wide areas and have been hit low and hard across the box and behind the defensive line," he said.
"I don't feel as though there is a problem with people having the quality to head the ball into the goal or the desire, I think they are two most important things.
"First, to be prepared to head the ball, I don't think we have a problem, secondly I am sure we don't have a problem with the quality.
"I think it is more about the delivery that we are seeing to try and breach the lines. So often we find ourselves on the inside channels of the box and hitting the ball hard across the box or cut back.
"I don't worry too much about that, because if we were not converting as many goals, it would be more alarming. Or course, if we were crossing the ball so many times in the air and failing to convert, it would be different.
"The fact of the matter is that players are generally more accurate with their feet than they are with their head, so if we can find people's feet, I will always feel more comfortable that they can hit the ball early and can manipulate the ball under their control."
But the Magpies' creativity from set-pieces been refreshing so far this campaign, with goals against Wrexham, Wealdstone and Torquay highlighting that implementation on the training pitch.
And while the lack of aerial threat has been questioned by Notts fans, Williams insists that having that creativity with the ball at your feet ultimately results in his side having more of a chance to find the back of the net.
"I think when you put the ball into the area it is big threat, but typically they are not too likely to be converted in football in general," Williams added.
"We also understand that if you make box entries with the ball at your feet, the chances of scoring are much higher.
"Tom Weal has come up with some brilliant set-pieces and has run through it with the players in small details when they practice changing it and help the guys be more successful."
Notts' defensive record so far has been excellent there are still areas for improvement, certainly within the second half. So far this season, Williams' side have conceded ten goals in the first 15 minutes and last 15 minutes of the second half, evident in their recent draw with Bromley with Michael Cheek's equaliser scored on the hour-mark.
