"After 10 games, the team who finished bottom of the top flight last term have picked up 24 points from 30 and are six points clear of Partick Thistle in second, albeit the Glasgow side have a game in hand. They're yet to lose a league game this season and, while Valakari won't want to get carried away, fans can take confidence knowing they're in a better position now than last year's winners Falkirk were at this point in the season."
"With 10 matches gone, St Johnstone are averaging 2.4 points per game, slightly higher than Falkirk's 2.3 average last autumn. In fact, Valakari's side are in a better position than three of the last five Championship winners were after the same number of games and have the same points per game average as the other two - Hearts and Dundee United."
"None of those teams maintained quite the same pace over the course of the campaign, but but Falkirk's mark of 2.02 last year gives a barometer of what will be needed this time. Since the Championship began in 2009/10, there's only been four years when the title winners have finished on a points-per-game of less than two - County in 2018/19, Hibs in 2016/17, Dundee in 2013-14 and Dunfermline in 2010/11."
St Johnstone top the Scottish Championship after ten matches, accumulating 24 points from 30 and sitting six points clear of Partick Thistle, who have a game in hand. The team remain unbeaten in league play and drew 0-0 with Ross County on Saturday. The side averages 2.4 points per game, slightly above Falkirk's 2.3 at the same stage last season, and matches early-season paces recorded by Hearts and Dundee United. Falkirk's eventual 2.02 points-per-game last year indicates the sustained level required for title success. Partick Thistle and Arbroath present continuing challenges, and concerns exist over height at set pieces.
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