A-League 2023-2024 — First Goal Time Tracker

in	Date	Teams	HT	FT	1st goal	1	X	2
162	01 May	Central Coast MarinersvsAdelaide United	1:0	2:0	36'	1.64	4.29	4.55
161	28 Apr	Melbourne CityvsWestern United	1:0	1:0	19'	1.40	5.24	6.26
160	28 Apr	Sydney FCvsPerth Glory	3:0	7:1	5'	1.32	5.81	7.47
159	27 Apr	Melbourne VictoryvsWS Wanderers	2:2	3:4	4'	1.82	3.98	3.76
158	27 Apr	Newcastle JetsvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:1	1:3	21'	4.10	3.96	1.77
157	27 Apr	Wellington PhoenixvsMacarthur FC	2:0	3:0	22'	1.54	4.60	5.07
156	26 Apr	Brisbane RoarvsAdelaide United	1:1	3:4	3'	2.09	4.16	2.89
155	21 Apr	Perth GloryvsWestern United	1:1	3:4	4'	2.26	3.91	2.72
154	20 Apr	Macarthur FCvsSydney FC	1:0	1:0	49'	4.20	4.45	1.66
153	20 Apr	Melbourne VictoryvsBrisbane Roar	0:0	0:0	111'	1.66	4.17	4.51
152	20 Apr	WS WanderersvsMelbourne City	0:2	1:2	28'	3.41	3.96	1.93
151	19 Apr	Newcastle JetsvsWellington Phoenix	1:0	1:1	15'	2.98	3.78	2.16
150	16 Apr	Western UnitedvsAdelaide United	2:1	3:3	19'	2.67	3.99	2.28
149	14 Apr	Melbourne CityvsPerth Glory	5:0	8:0	14'	1.38	5.25	6.60
148	13 Apr	Sydney FCvsWS Wanderers	0:0	2:1	72'	1.67	4.26	4.39
147	13 Apr	Brisbane RoarvsNewcastle Jets	0:0	0:2	53'	1.72	4.19	4.06
146	13 Apr	Western UnitedvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:0	0:2	51'	3.44	3.82	1.96
145	12 Apr	Adelaide UnitedvsMacarthur FC	1:0	1:2	20'	1.51	5.05	4.88
144	12 Apr	Wellington PhoenixvsMelbourne Victory	0:0	1:0	95'	2.94	3.53	2.28
143	07 Apr	Perth GloryvsAdelaide United	2:3	2:4	22'	2.83	3.89	2.21
142	07 Apr	Newcastle JetsvsSydney FC	2:1	3:1	19'	4.67	4.47	1.60
141	06 Apr	Melbourne VictoryvsMelbourne City	1:1	2:1	4'	2.47	3.43	2.73
140	06 Apr	Central Coast MarinersvsWellington Phoenix	0:0	2:1	61'	1.78	3.74	4.34
139	06 Apr	Western UnitedvsMacarthur FC	0:2	4:2	17'	2.00	4.02	3.15
138	05 Apr	WS WanderersvsBrisbane Roar	0:1	1:2	32'	2.35	3.74	2.70
137	03 Apr	Perth GloryvsSydney FC	0:1	1:1	25'	4.87	4.70	1.55
136	02 Apr	Central Coast MarinersvsMelbourne City	0:0	2:1	50'	2.37	3.48	2.83
135	01 Apr	Macarthur FCvsWS Wanderers	0:0	1:3	57'	2.58	3.76	2.44
134	31 Mar	Melbourne VictoryvsPerth Glory	1:0	2:1	16'	1.35	5.54	7.12
133	31 Mar	Wellington PhoenixvsBrisbane Roar	1:0	1:0	2'	2.18	3.56	3.09
132	30 Mar	Sydney FCvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:0	2:0	74'	2.25	3.62	2.91
131	30 Mar	Melbourne CityvsNewcastle Jets	0:0	0:0	111'	1.40	5.10	6.66
130	29 Mar	Adelaide UnitedvsWestern United	1:0	4:1	19'	1.97	4.19	3.17
129	16 Mar	Perth GloryvsWS Wanderers	1:1	1:2	11'	2.54	3.91	2.43
128	16 Mar	Brisbane RoarvsMacarthur FC	1:2	1:2	14'	1.83	4.25	3.58
127	16 Mar	Wellington PhoenixvsSydney FC	0:1	2:1	6'	3.00	3.57	2.21
126	15 Mar	Newcastle JetsvsAdelaide United	0:0	0:1	80'	2.20	4.04	2.79
125	14 Mar	Western UnitedvsMelbourne Victory	1:0	2:2	43'	3.60	3.89	1.91
124	12 Mar	Melbourne CityvsWS Wanderers	4:0	7:0	30'	1.90	3.78	3.68
123	10 Mar	Sydney FCvsBrisbane Roar	0:0	1:1	64'	1.52	4.87	5.12
122	10 Mar	Macarthur FCvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:2	0:3	8'	3.36	3.64	2.05
121	09 Mar	Perth GloryvsNewcastle Jets	0:1	2:2	40'	2.20	3.75	2.98
120	09 Mar	Adelaide UnitedvsMelbourne Victory	0:1	1:2	33'	3.75	3.86	1.87
119	09 Mar	Melbourne CityvsWellington Phoenix	0:0	1:0	58'	2.02	3.63	3.44
118	08 Mar	WS WanderersvsWestern United	0:0	1:3	52'	1.73	4.24	4.08
117	03 Mar	Brisbane RoarvsMelbourne Victory	1:1	3:2	23'	3.54	3.93	1.91
116	03 Mar	Wellington PhoenixvsAdelaide United	1:0	3:2	34'	1.86	3.75	3.88
115	02 Mar	WS WanderersvsSydney FC	0:2	1:4	3'	2.81	3.73	2.27
114	02 Mar	Newcastle JetsvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:0	0:1	75'	3.29	3.69	2.04
113	02 Mar	Western UnitedvsPerth Glory	0:0	1:0	53'	2.26	3.66	2.88
112	01 Mar	Macarthur FCvsMelbourne City	0:0	2:0	47'	2.89	3.99	2.15
111	25 Feb	Melbourne VictoryvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:0	0:1	48'	1.88	3.62	3.99
110	25 Feb	Newcastle JetsvsMacarthur FC	0:0	2:2	69'	1.89	4.09	3.53
109	24 Feb	Perth GloryvsWellington Phoenix	0:0	0:0	111'	2.02	3.57	3.48
108	24 Feb	Adelaide UnitedvsWS Wanderers	0:2	1:2	18'	2.40	3.86	2.60
107	24 Feb	Sydney FCvsMelbourne City	1:0	1:1	29'	1.80	4.16	3.74
106	23 Feb	Brisbane RoarvsWestern United	0:1	2:2	6'	1.74	4.20	4.05
105	20 Feb	Melbourne VictoryvsWestern United	0:0	2:1	60'	1.44	4.75	6.45
104	18 Feb	Central Coast MarinersvsWS Wanderers	0:0	1:0	83'	2.09	3.63	3.27
103	18 Feb	Macarthur FCvsWellington Phoenix	0:1	1:2	31'	2.34	3.74	2.75
102	17 Feb	Perth GloryvsBrisbane Roar	1:2	3:2	24'	2.44	3.95	2.53
101	17 Feb	Melbourne CityvsMelbourne Victory	0:0	0:0	111'	2.91	3.68	2.24
100	17 Feb	Sydney FCvsAdelaide United	1:0	2:1	27'	1.57	4.78	4.76
99	16 Feb	Western UnitedvsNewcastle Jets	1:0	2:0	16'	2.23	3.83	2.86
98	11 Feb	WS WanderersvsNewcastle Jets	2:1	3:3	5'	1.72	4.25	4.12
97	10 Feb	Central Coast MarinersvsSydney FC	0:3	1:3	4'	2.01	3.83	3.33
96	10 Feb	Brisbane RoarvsMelbourne City	4:0	5:1	2'	2.75	3.75	2.33
95	10 Feb	Melbourne VictoryvsMacarthur FC	0:1	0:1	21'	1.31	5.78	8.12
94	10 Feb	Wellington PhoenixvsWestern United	1:0	2:0	3'	2.08	3.67	3.29
93	09 Feb	Adelaide UnitedvsPerth Glory	2:1	3:3	9'	1.64	4.48	4.40
92	06 Feb	Wellington PhoenixvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:0	0:0	111'	2.97	3.55	2.26
91	04 Feb	Macarthur FCvsWS Wanderers	3:3	4:3	18'	2.94	3.83	2.18
90	03 Feb	Adelaide UnitedvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:3	0:4	31'	2.61	3.82	2.40
89	03 Feb	Newcastle JetsvsMelbourne Victory	0:1	1:1	20'	4.10	3.84	1.81
88	03 Feb	Western UnitedvsSydney FC	1:2	2:2	36'	3.67	4.16	1.83
87	02 Feb	Perth GloryvsMelbourne City	1:1	4:2	21'	2.86	3.87	2.21
86	02 Feb	Brisbane RoarvsWellington Phoenix	0:0	1:1	51'	2.01	3.87	3.28
85	28 Jan	Macarthur FCvsPerth Glory	1:0	2:2	9'	1.83	4.22	3.60
84	27 Jan	Central Coast MarinersvsBrisbane Roar	1:0	2:0	38'	1.41	5.10	6.45
83	27 Jan	Newcastle JetsvsWellington Phoenix	0:1	1:2	5'	2.21	3.84	2.90
82	27 Jan	Western UnitedvsWS Wanderers	0:1	0:1	35'	3.01	3.82	2.14
81	26 Jan	Melbourne VictoryvsSydney FC	1:1	1:1	10'	2.12	3.77	3.08
80	25 Jan	Melbourne CityvsAdelaide United	1:0	1:0	5'	1.89	4.30	3.38
79	23 Jan	Newcastle JetsvsBrisbane Roar	1:0	3:1	29'	2.05	3.89	3.21
78	21 Jan	Central Coast MarinersvsMelbourne City	0:0	2:1	50'	1.97	4.01	3.33
77	20 Jan	WS WanderersvsPerth Glory	0:1	1:2	34'	1.44	5.02	6.04
76	19 Jan	Sydney FCvsNewcastle Jets	1:0	4:0	40'	1.50	4.96	5.19
75	19 Jan	Wellington PhoenixvsMelbourne Victory	0:0	1:1	79'	3.05	3.67	2.18
74	18 Jan	Brisbane RoarvsMacarthur FC	0:1	1:3	16'	2.05	4.09	3.06
73	14 Jan	Brisbane RoarvsNewcastle Jets	0:1	3:2	18'	2.38	3.87	2.64
72	14 Jan	Perth GloryvsWellington Phoenix	1:2	3:4	7'	3.14	3.78	2.10
71	13 Jan	Adelaide UnitedvsSydney FC	3:1	4:3	7'	3.54	4.49	1.80
70	13 Jan	Central Coast MarinersvsMelbourne Victory	0:1	1:1	33'	2.61	3.58	2.50
69	12 Jan	Melbourne CityvsWS Wanderers	0:1	0:1	27'	2.19	3.88	2.92
68	12 Jan	Macarthur FCvsWestern United	1:1	3:3	3'	2.43	3.93	2.54
67	08 Jan	Adelaide UnitedvsMacarthur FC	1:1	1:1	16'	1.55	4.95	4.75
66	07 Jan	Western UnitedvsMelbourne City	1:0	1:2	13'	3.91	4.04	1.79
65	06 Jan	Perth GloryvsMelbourne Victory	1:1	2:3	20'	4.17	3.88	1.78
64	06 Jan	Brisbane RoarvsSydney FC	1:2	1:2	1'	2.95	4.05	2.12
63	06 Jan	WS WanderersvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:1	0:1	25'	2.62	3.72	2.44
62	05 Jan	Macarthur FCvsNewcastle Jets	0:1	1:1	9'	2.12	3.94	2.99
61	04 Jan	Adelaide UnitedvsWellington Phoenix	1:1	2:2	15'	1.89	4.04	3.55
60	01 Jan	WS WanderersvsMacarthur FC	2:1	3:1	3'	1.95	3.97	3.44
59	31 Dec	Central Coast MarinersvsPerth Glory	3:1	4:2	18'	1.45	4.87	6.01
58	30 Dec	Melbourne VictoryvsAdelaide United	0:0	2:0	73'	1.65	4.35	4.48
57	30 Dec	Newcastle JetsvsWestern United	2:0	2:0	9'	2.22	3.77	2.89
56	29 Dec	Sydney FCvsWellington Phoenix	1:0	3:1	11'	1.70	4.21	4.25
55	28 Dec	Melbourne CityvsBrisbane Roar	3:0	8:1	10'	1.67	4.19	4.52
54	23 Dec	Perth GloryvsMacarthur FC	0:2	3:2	30'	2.49	3.73	2.57
53	23 Dec	Melbourne CityvsMelbourne Victory	0:0	0:0	111'	2.42	3.49	2.77
52	23 Dec	Sydney FCvsWestern United	2:1	4:2	5'	1.57	4.56	4.95
51	23 Dec	Wellington PhoenixvsWS Wanderers	0:0	2:0	91'	2.25	3.53	3.01
50	22 Dec	Adelaide UnitedvsNewcastle Jets	1:0	3:1	14'	1.98	4.07	3.24
49	21 Dec	Brisbane RoarvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:1	0:3	27'	2.70	3.86	2.31
48	18 Dec	Macarthur FCvsWellington Phoenix	0:1	0:3	40'	2.02	3.69	3.40
47	17 Dec	Melbourne CityvsCentral Coast Mariners	1:0	3:3	2'	1.98	3.96	3.34
46	16 Dec	Melbourne VictoryvsSydney FC	2:0	3:0	20'	2.16	3.67	3.06
45	16 Dec	Newcastle JetsvsPerth Glory	1:0	2:2	26'	1.97	3.75	3.51
44	15 Dec	WS WanderersvsAdelaide United	1:0	1:0	23'	1.72	4.35	4.02
43	15 Dec	Western UnitedvsBrisbane Roar	0:0	2:1	69'	2.61	3.73	2.47
42	10 Dec	WS WanderersvsMelbourne Victory	0:2	3:4	8'	2.51	3.50	2.63
41	10 Dec	Adelaide UnitedvsBrisbane Roar	0:0	0:2	48'	2.14	4.05	2.89
40	09 Dec	Sydney FCvsMacarthur FC	0:1	0:2	28'	1.58	4.76	4.62
39	09 Dec	Wellington PhoenixvsNewcastle Jets	0:2	0:3	4'	1.79	3.91	4.05
38	08 Dec	Perth GloryvsMelbourne City	1:1	1:2	38'	4.53	4.30	1.66
37	08 Dec	Central Coast MarinersvsWestern United	3:0	4:0	11'	1.75	4.21	4.05
36	04 Dec	Macarthur FCvsAdelaide United	2:2	4:3	8'	2.27	3.85	2.76
35	03 Dec	Newcastle JetsvsMelbourne City	0:1	0:2	12'	3.50	3.88	1.93
34	03 Dec	Central Coast MarinersvsMelbourne Victory	1:1	2:2	16'	2.40	3.69	2.66
33	02 Dec	Sydney FCvsPerth Glory	2:0	3:2	33'	1.59	4.38	4.98
32	02 Dec	Western UnitedvsWellington Phoenix	0:0	0:1	79'	2.11	3.67	3.17
31	01 Dec	Brisbane RoarvsWS Wanderers	2:0	2:2	13'	2.28	3.63	2.90
30	26 Nov	Western UnitedvsAdelaide United	0:1	1:3	30'	2.51	3.74	2.54
29	26 Nov	Brisbane RoarvsPerth Glory	0:0	2:1	56'	1.70	4.22	4.27
28	25 Nov	Sydney FCvsWS Wanderers	0:0	0:1	72'	2.27	3.75	2.83
27	25 Nov	Central Coast MarinersvsNewcastle Jets	1:0	3:1	47'	1.75	4.32	3.97
26	25 Nov	Wellington PhoenixvsMelbourne City	0:0	1:0	48'	3.68	3.77	1.93
25	24 Nov	Macarthur FCvsMelbourne Victory	1:0	1:1	12'	3.61	3.89	1.92
24	12 Nov	Central Coast MarinersvsBrisbane Roar	1:2	1:2	19'	2.06	3.85	3.15
23	12 Nov	Melbourne CityvsMacarthur FC	0:0	3:3	58'	1.57	4.36	5.13
22	11 Nov	Adelaide UnitedvsSydney FC	0:4	1:5	4'	2.13	3.93	2.96
21	11 Nov	WS WanderersvsPerth Glory	0:0	2:0	50'	1.55	4.27	5.56
20	11 Nov	Western UnitedvsNewcastle Jets	0:1	0:1	44'	1.95	4.00	3.35
19	10 Nov	Melbourne VictoryvsWellington Phoenix	1:1	1:1	14'	1.61	4.19	4.95
18	05 Nov	Newcastle JetsvsWS Wanderers	2:0	2:2	18'	3.69	3.94	1.88
17	04 Nov	Perth GloryvsCentral Coast Mariners	0:0	2:0	52'	2.97	3.75	2.19
16	04 Nov	Melbourne VictoryvsAdelaide United	1:0	1:1	28'	2.01	3.86	3.30
15	04 Nov	Macarthur FCvsWestern United	0:0	1:0	93'	2.39	3.66	2.76
14	04 Nov	Wellington PhoenixvsBrisbane Roar	2:1	5:2	1'	2.65	3.68	2.46
13	03 Nov	Melbourne CityvsSydney FC	1:0	2:0	45'	1.87	4.02	3.67
12	29 Oct	Adelaide UnitedvsMelbourne City	2:0	6:0	14'	2.52	3.81	2.51
11	29 Oct	Melbourne VictoryvsNewcastle Jets	4:1	5:3	6'	1.56	4.40	5.23
10	29 Oct	Central Coast MarinersvsMacarthur FC	0:0	1:2	57'	1.57	4.57	4.95
9	28 Oct	WS WanderersvsWestern United	5:0	5:0	6'	1.95	3.79	3.58
8	28 Oct	Wellington PhoenixvsPerth Glory	1:0	2:1	9'	2.02	3.72	3.35
7	27 Oct	Brisbane RoarvsSydney FC	2:0	3:0	1'	2.71	3.63	2.41
6	22 Oct	Perth GloryvsNewcastle Jets	1:1	2:2	2'	2.28	3.53	2.97
5	22 Oct	WS WanderersvsWellington Phoenix	0:0	0:0	111'	1.64	4.17	4.79
4	21 Oct	Sydney FCvsMelbourne Victory	0:0	0:2	62'	1.91	3.58	3.97
3	21 Oct	Melbourne CityvsWestern United	0:0	1:2	60'	1.62	4.21	4.88
2	21 Oct	Macarthur FCvsBrisbane Roar	0:0	1:1	52'	2.81	3.60	2.37
1	20 Oct	Adelaide UnitedvsCentral Coast Mariners	1:0	3:0	38'	2.55	3.82	2.46

Data

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Statistics from all 162 A-League matches in the 2023-2024 season: 540 goals in total, an average of 3.33 per match, with the first goal arriving after 29.3 minutes on average.

When goals are scored

540 goals across the 155 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 46-60, with 16.1% of them. 25% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 9.1% in stoppage time at the end.

0-1563 · 11.7%
15-3077 · 14.3%
30-4566 · 12.2%
45+32 · 5.9%
46-6087 · 16.1%
60-7580 · 14.8%
75-9086 · 15.9%
90+49 · 9.1%

Blue is the first half, grey the second, amber the two stoppage-time bins. Minutes are as recorded: first-half stoppage counts as 45+, and anything after 90 as 90+.

44.1% of goals come before half time. That figure counts first-half stoppage time, which is where most published numbers go wrong: goals in added time at the end of the half are recorded as minutes 46, 47 and 48, so cutting the match at minute 45 pushes them into the second half and gives 38.1% instead — out by 6 points.

First Goal Timing

Across 162 matches the first goal arrived after 29.3 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.