According to statistics, released by Sky Sports, Walsall and Birmingham City have the best points-per-game ratio of all West Midlands teams in 2016. With the Saddlers sitting above their Bluenosed rivals, having played more games over the year.
Jon Whitney's side, who have without a win in their last four league games, have been struggling for form over the last few months as they look to better last season's Play-Off reaching campaign.
The Saddlers sit 39th position in the table of points won per game in 2016 with an average of 1.41 points from 41 games.
Near-rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers are in 66th position with 1.15 points from 39 games. Birmingham City are 40th position, matching the PPG Saddlers' stats but with less games played (P:39 PPG:1.41), West Bromwich Albion are 77th (P:30 PPG:1.10), and Aston Villa sit in 90th position (P:36 PPG:0.86)
Meanwhile, our League One rivals Scunthorpe United, who are six points clear at the top of the table, have enjoyed a memorable 2016 giving them the best points-to-game ratio this year; 2.10 points from 41 games.
The highest ranking Premier League side are Tottenham Hotspur, who narrowly missed out on the Premier League title last season.