The boffins at Swiss research centre CIES Football Observatory have sorted the entire Scottish Premiership player database into 15 'technical profiles'.
And their findings detail just why Celtic are heading into the split in control of the title race.
Looking at 32 leagues in total, players have been "classified into 15 technical profiles and ranked according to their performance level with respect to both teammates and opponents, their playing time, as well as their team and league sporting strength".
For example, Real Madrid star Eder Militao's defensive abilities on the ground and in the air make him the world's best 'ground-to-air blocker'.
But Virgil van Dijk surpasses him as an 'air blocker filter man' because of his ability on the recovery and the fact he is rarely dribbled past.
The best 'shooter creator' is Real Madrid's Karim Benzema due to his superb finishing and ability to create chances for others, while Robert Lewandowski gets the nod for best 'target man shooter' who has excellent shooting and aerial attacking qualities.
It sounds convoluted but actually is a handy way to break down the Scottish Premiership's best players this season using the hard data and across the 15 profiles, Celtic come out on top for seven of them.
In defence, Carl Starfelt is the league's best 'ground-to-air blocker' but Rangers man Calvin Bassey gets the nod for 'air blocker playmaker'.
Alfredo Morelos and James Tavernier are the only other Ibrox men worthy of the list as he with the 'target man shooter' and 'playmaker infiltrator' labels.
Dundee United get some surprise inclusions with Ryan Edwards and Dylan Levitt named the best players that fit the 'air blocker filter man' and 'playmaker creator' archetypes.
Hearts' Cammy Devlin is the best 'ground blocker filter man' while Josh Doig at Hibs gets 'defensive infiltrator'.
Greg Taylor, Callum McGregor, David Turnbull, Jota, Kyogo and Liel Abada all pad out the Scottish list for Celtic to back up stellar seasons their players are having individually, despite falling short in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final.
And finally there's a mention for Jordan White of Ross County, whose dirty work often facilitates their star men Regan Charles-Cook and Joseph Hungbo.
He's the Premiership's best 'allrounder target man'.
CIES 'technical profiles' for the Premiership
| Profile | Player | Team |
Ground-to-air blocker |
Carl Starfelt | Celtic |
Air blocker filter man |
Ryan Edwards | Dundee United |
Air blocker playmaker |
Calvin Bassey | Rangers |
Ground blocker filter man |
Cammy Devlin | Hearts |
Ground blocker playmaker |
Greg Taylor | Celtic |
Filter man playmaker |
Callum McGregor | Celtic |
Defensive infiltrator |
Josh Doig | Hibernian |
Defensive shooter |
David Turnbull | Celtic |
Playmaker creator |
Dylan Levitt | Dundee United |
Infiltrator creator |
Jota | Celtic |
Playmaker infiltrator |
James Tavernier | Rangers |
Shooter creator |
Kyogo Furhuhashi | Celtic |
Shooter infiltrator |
Liel Abada | Celtic |
Allrounder target man |
Jordan White | Ross County |
Target man shooter |
Alfredo Morelos | Rangers |
