Things don't look good for Ross County at the moment. The nature of the Premiership means that a few good or bad results can massively influence your position in the table, and Jim McIntyre's side are definitely in a run of the latter.

Nine goals scored in 12 matches and the second-worst defensive record in the division speaks volumes. County have taken one point in their last five games, and have only scored twice in their last seven. As we'll mention later on, converting chances without Liam Boyce has been a significant part of the problem.

They are creating chances - 116 this term, comparative with Aberdeen (114) and Inverness (121) - but are not finishing them. Michael Gardyne has taken the most shots of any player this term without scoring a goal (17).

While Dundee managed to grind out a result against Hamilton, Ross County conceded four to Motherwell - the third time in five games that they've done so.

More worryingly, Scott Fox has actually been performing better than most when it comes to save percentage, stopping almost three quarters of all shots he's faced. Only St Johnstone's Zander Clark has a better record.

It's hard to argue for Brendan Rodgers changing his side significantly, but there'd be good reason to include Leigh Griffiths against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday, provided he's fit of course.

The second-highest scoring fixture in the history of the Scottish Premiership has been highly profitable for Griffiths. No fewer than ten of his 55 Scottish Premiership goals have been against the Highland side, the most any player has scored against any one side.

Celtic have had few problems with Inverness in Glasgow, but Richie Foran's team are the only side to take points from Celtic so far this season, and have lost just once in their last nine games.

An interesting one from Twitter...

Why yes, Simon, we do.

There are a few important things to pick up on. First of all, there's very little change in shooting average between any side over the course of a season. While there are some extreme examples, generally speaking teams tend to average between 35-50% of shots on target, and convert 10-20% of their chances.

Those figures can transfer into some fairly large differences over the course of a season, but in terms of accuracy and conversion rates, there's few wild variations.

There are, however, some big exceptions. We might only be a few months into the season, but we can see pretty obviously that if Ross County are only converting around one in every eighteen shots they take, that'll be a big problem.

The average Scottish Premiership side takes 10.38 shots per game, meaning you're effectively only converting once every two matches. That's an issue.

Equally, Dundee's shooting accuracy and conversion rates have dropped significantly. Whether that's because they're shooting is more wayward because they're playing worse than last season, or they're playing worse because their shooting is more wayward is up for some debate, but losing two significant goal threats in the summer can't have helped matters.

At the other end of the spectrum are Inverness Caledonian Thistle's figures. Their shot accuracy has improved measurably from what we've seen so far this season, and they're converting more chances too. Is this kind of improvement likely to continue for the rest of the season?

It's unlikely, but not impossible, as St Johnstone showed last season that you can base a campaign on a 20% shot conversion rate if you're providing the right kind of chances.