RANKED: Who have been the 11 best Irish League performers so far this season according to data?

The new Irish League season is already one month old with Linfield making a perfect start to their Premiership title defence while rivals Glentoran and Coleraine are also unbeaten.

At the bottom, Glenavon have endured a difficult beginning, losing all six matches to date, while reigning Irish Cup kings Dungannon Swifts got off the mark at Mourneview Park last weekend.

In each Premiership fixture, Sofascore provides every player with a match rating out of 10 and averages their scores across the season, giving their suggestions for who have been the top domestic performers.

Here, we take a look at the 11 players they feel have enjoyed a tremendous start to the campaign.

NOTE: Players have had to feature in at least four matches to qualify and data is for Premiership only.

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