3. Liga 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker
| in | Date | Teams | HT | FT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 08 Nov | Wurzburger KickersvsHoffenheim II | 0:0 | 0:1 | 47' | 2.87 | 3.71 | 2.11 |
| 129 | 08 Nov | Stuttgart IIvsVerl | 0:0 | 1:0 | 67' | 2.42 | 3.77 | 2.41 |
| 128 | 08 Nov | MeppenvsRegensburg | 1:0 | 2:1 | 4' | 2.20 | 3.76 | 2.71 |
| 127 | 07 Nov | Preussen MunstervsDuisburg | 0:0 | 1:2 | 60' | 3.51 | 3.51 | 1.91 |
| 126 | 07 Nov | RW EssenvsAlemannia Aachen | 1:0 | 1:0 | 5' | 1.85 | 3.72 | 3.63 |
| 125 | 07 Nov | IngolstadtvsDusseldorf | 1:2 | 3:2 | 9' | 2.70 | 3.44 | 2.33 |
| 124 | 07 Nov | Hansa RostockvsGrossaspach | 0:0 | 3:0 | 63' | 1.64 | 3.97 | 4.40 |
| 123 | 07 Nov | WehenvsTSV Havelse | 1:0 | 3:0 | 10' | 1.40 | 4.82 | 6.09 |
| 122 | 07 Nov | MannheimvsFortuna Koln | 1:1 | 2:1 | 29' | 1.88 | 3.63 | 3.77 |
| 121 | 06 Nov | Viktoria KolnvsSaarbrucken | 3:0 | 5:3 | 15' | 1.85 | 3.82 | 3.48 |
| 120 | 01 Nov | Alemannia AachenvsPreussen Munster | 2:0 | 2:1 | 14' | 1.73 | 3.78 | 4.18 |
| 119 | 01 Nov | GrossaspachvsRW Essen | 0:1 | 0:1 | 35' | 3.53 | 3.64 | 1.89 |
| 118 | 01 Nov | SaarbruckenvsMannheim | 1:1 | 2:1 | 18' | 2.14 | 3.74 | 2.88 |
| 117 | 31 Oct | Fortuna KolnvsWurzburger Kickers | 1:1 | 1:2 | 26' | 1.89 | 3.50 | 3.71 |
| 116 | 31 Oct | Hoffenheim IIvsViktoria Koln | 0:1 | 0:1 | 32' | 3.39 | 3.95 | 1.87 |
| 115 | 31 Oct | RegensburgvsHansa Rostock | 0:1 | 2:1 | 11' | 2.68 | 3.63 | 2.29 |
| 114 | 31 Oct | TSV HavelsevsIngolstadt | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5' | 3.62 | 3.84 | 1.82 |
| 113 | 31 Oct | VerlvsWehen | 1:1 | 1:4 | 19' | 3.07 | 3.68 | 2.06 |
| 112 | 31 Oct | DuisburgvsStuttgart II | 3:1 | 3:3 | 5' | 1.48 | 4.51 | 5.33 |
| 111 | 30 Oct | DusseldorfvsMeppen | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.85 | 3.70 | 3.69 |
| 110 | 25 Oct | MannheimvsHoffenheim II | 0:1 | 4:1 | 3' | 2.22 | 3.66 | 2.73 |
| 109 | 25 Oct | Preussen MunstervsFortuna Koln | 0:0 | 1:0 | 78' | 2.10 | 3.35 | 3.11 |
| 108 | 25 Oct | TSV HavelsevsSaarbrucken | 1:1 | 3:2 | 14' | 4.22 | 4.14 | 1.64 |
| 107 | 24 Oct | Stuttgart IIvsAlemannia Aachen | 0:1 | 1:2 | 12' | 2.72 | 3.67 | 2.20 |
| 106 | 24 Oct | Hansa RostockvsDusseldorf | 1:1 | 1:1 | 44' | 2.21 | 3.48 | 2.88 |
| 105 | 24 Oct | MeppenvsWurzburger Kickers | 2:0 | 4:0 | 26' | 1.73 | 3.96 | 3.89 |
| 104 | 24 Oct | WehenvsGrossaspach | 3:1 | 7:1 | 16' | 1.96 | 3.64 | 3.28 |
| 103 | 24 Oct | Viktoria KolnvsVerl | 0:1 | 3:1 | 48' | 1.63 | 4.27 | 4.14 |
| 102 | 24 Oct | IngolstadtvsDuisburg | 1:1 | 2:1 | 4' | 3.00 | 3.55 | 2.10 |
| 101 | 23 Oct | RW EssenvsRegensburg | 1:0 | 1:0 | 15' | 1.80 | 3.89 | 3.63 |
| 100 | 18 Oct | MeppenvsTSV Havelse | 1:1 | 1:1 | 13' | 1.53 | 4.39 | 4.79 |
| 99 | 18 Oct | DuisburgvsViktoria Koln | 1:0 | 1:1 | 28' | 2.21 | 3.57 | 2.80 |
| 98 | 18 Oct | Hoffenheim IIvsVerl | 2:1 | 2:1 | 5' | 1.84 | 4.01 | 3.42 |
| 97 | 17 Oct | Wurzburger KickersvsMannheim | 1:0 | 2:0 | 44' | 3.38 | 3.65 | 1.94 |
| 96 | 17 Oct | Alemannia AachenvsHansa Rostock | 2:0 | 2:0 | 8' | 2.48 | 3.51 | 2.49 |
| 95 | 17 Oct | RegensburgvsWehen | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.58 | 3.50 | 2.40 |
| 94 | 17 Oct | IngolstadtvsRW Essen | 0:0 | 1:0 | 47' | 3.18 | 3.68 | 2.00 |
| 93 | 17 Oct | DusseldorfvsSaarbrucken | 1:1 | 1:3 | 11' | 2.08 | 3.61 | 3.03 |
| 92 | 17 Oct | GrossaspachvsPreussen Munster | 0:2 | 3:2 | 16' | 2.04 | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| 91 | 16 Oct | Fortuna KolnvsStuttgart II | 0:0 | 0:1 | 80' | 2.15 | 3.59 | 2.91 |
| 90 | 14 Oct | MannheimvsIngolstadt | 0:0 | 0:3 | 59' | 1.77 | 3.92 | 3.75 |
| 89 | 14 Oct | VerlvsRegensburg | 0:2 | 2:2 | 38' | 2.39 | 3.71 | 2.50 |
| 88 | 14 Oct | Viktoria KolnvsGrossaspach | 2:0 | 2:2 | 5' | 1.58 | 4.25 | 4.61 |
| 87 | 14 Oct | Preussen MunstervsDusseldorf | 0:0 | 1:2 | 53' | 2.72 | 3.38 | 2.34 |
| 86 | 14 Oct | WehenvsAlemannia Aachen | 1:0 | 3:0 | 45' | 2.18 | 3.52 | 2.89 |
| 85 | 13 Oct | Stuttgart IIvsHoffenheim II | 2:1 | 3:2 | 7' | 2.75 | 3.79 | 2.16 |
| 84 | 13 Oct | TSV HavelsevsWurzburger Kickers | 2:0 | 2:2 | 24' | 2.74 | 3.55 | 2.24 |
| 83 | 13 Oct | SaarbruckenvsDuisburg | 0:3 | 2:4 | 29' | 2.54 | 3.53 | 2.45 |
| 82 | 13 Oct | RW EssenvsFortuna Koln | 1:0 | 2:0 | 20' | 1.47 | 4.34 | 5.60 |
| 81 | 13 Oct | Hansa RostockvsMeppen | 0:0 | 0:2 | 73' | 1.44 | 4.53 | 5.62 |
| 80 | 11 Oct | DusseldorfvsVerl | 1:1 | 2:2 | 38' | 1.85 | 3.68 | 3.66 |
| 79 | 11 Oct | Alemannia AachenvsViktoria Koln | 1:4 | 2:5 | 11' | 2.18 | 3.59 | 2.83 |
| 78 | 11 Oct | IngolstadtvsWehen | 0:0 | 2:4 | 59' | 2.32 | 3.41 | 2.74 |
| 77 | 10 Oct | DuisburgvsHoffenheim II | 0:2 | 3:2 | 22' | 1.67 | 4.01 | 4.11 |
| 76 | 10 Oct | MeppenvsStuttgart II | 1:1 | 1:1 | 15' | 2.18 | 3.70 | 2.78 |
| 75 | 10 Oct | Wurzburger KickersvsHansa Rostock | 0:0 | 0:2 | 76' | 3.64 | 3.73 | 1.84 |
| 74 | 10 Oct | RegensburgvsTSV Havelse | 2:0 | 5:0 | 44' | 1.62 | 4.13 | 4.34 |
| 73 | 10 Oct | GrossaspachvsMannheim | 1:2 | 1:5 | 11' | 2.24 | 3.63 | 2.69 |
| 72 | 10 Oct | Fortuna KolnvsSaarbrucken | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.88 | 3.51 | 2.18 |
| 71 | 09 Oct | Preussen MunstervsRW Essen | 2:0 | 3:3 | 16' | 3.41 | 3.55 | 1.94 |
| 70 | 25 Sept | TSV HavelsevsFortuna Koln | 0:1 | 1:3 | 39' | 2.68 | 3.52 | 2.31 |
| 69 | 20 Sept | WehenvsDuisburg | 1:3 | 1:4 | 18' | 2.64 | 3.40 | 2.41 |
| 68 | 20 Sept | MannheimvsPreussen Munster | 1:0 | 2:0 | 9' | 1.94 | 3.67 | 3.39 |
| 67 | 20 Sept | RW EssenvsHansa Rostock | 0:0 | 1:1 | 54' | 1.93 | 3.77 | 3.31 |
| 66 | 19 Sept | SaarbruckenvsGrossaspach | 0:0 | 2:1 | 51' | 1.89 | 3.76 | 3.48 |
| 65 | 19 Sept | Hoffenheim IIvsMeppen | 1:0 | 1:0 | 30' | 1.69 | 4.17 | 4.02 |
| 64 | 19 Sept | Viktoria KolnvsIngolstadt | 0:0 | 3:0 | 60' | 1.85 | 3.82 | 3.64 |
| 63 | 19 Sept | Alemannia AachenvsDusseldorf | 1:0 | 1:0 | 10' | 2.10 | 3.49 | 3.08 |
| 62 | 19 Sept | Stuttgart IIvsRegensburg | 2:3 | 3:3 | 13' | 2.55 | 3.69 | 2.39 |
| 61 | 18 Sept | VerlvsWurzburger Kickers | 2:0 | 2:1 | 27' | 1.99 | 3.68 | 3.24 |
| 60 | 16 Sept | Preussen MunstervsSaarbrucken | 1:3 | 3:3 | 4' | 2.81 | 3.44 | 2.28 |
| 59 | 16 Sept | IngolstadtvsHoffenheim II | 1:1 | 1:2 | 31' | 1.99 | 3.68 | 3.16 |
| 58 | 16 Sept | Hansa RostockvsStuttgart II | 1:0 | 3:2 | 23' | 1.49 | 4.46 | 5.12 |
| 57 | 16 Sept | Fortuna KolnvsWehen | 0:2 | 0:2 | 13' | 2.83 | 3.32 | 2.31 |
| 56 | 16 Sept | MannheimvsRW Essen | 0:0 | 1:2 | 63' | 3.02 | 3.66 | 2.07 |
| 55 | 15 Sept | Wurzburger KickersvsAlemannia Aachen | 1:0 | 1:0 | 41' | 3.22 | 3.57 | 2.01 |
| 54 | 15 Sept | GrossaspachvsVerl | 0:1 | 1:1 | 4' | 2.04 | 3.89 | 2.95 |
| 53 | 15 Sept | DuisburgvsTSV Havelse | 0:1 | 2:1 | 39' | 1.29 | 5.51 | 7.70 |
| 52 | 15 Sept | RegensburgvsDusseldorf | 1:1 | 1:2 | 18' | 2.91 | 3.51 | 2.17 |
| 51 | 15 Sept | MeppenvsViktoria Koln | 0:1 | 1:3 | 33' | 2.93 | 3.74 | 2.11 |
| 50 | 13 Sept | Hoffenheim IIvsFortuna Koln | 2:1 | 2:2 | 27' | 1.98 | 3.56 | 3.38 |
| 49 | 13 Sept | WehenvsMannheim | 0:1 | 0:1 | 20' | 2.16 | 3.49 | 2.96 |
| 48 | 13 Sept | Stuttgart IIvsPreussen Munster | 1:1 | 1:2 | 8' | 2.54 | 3.51 | 2.46 |
| 47 | 12 Sept | Alemannia AachenvsRegensburg | 2:1 | 2:2 | 9' | 1.82 | 3.81 | 3.68 |
| 46 | 12 Sept | DusseldorfvsDuisburg | 0:0 | 2:1 | 46' | 2.61 | 3.38 | 2.46 |
| 45 | 12 Sept | RW EssenvsWurzburger Kickers | 3:0 | 6:2 | 24' | 1.54 | 4.08 | 5.21 |
| 44 | 12 Sept | SaarbruckenvsIngolstadt | 0:1 | 0:1 | 27' | 2.05 | 3.58 | 3.09 |
| 43 | 12 Sept | TSV HavelsevsGrossaspach | 1:2 | 2:2 | 6' | 3.27 | 3.83 | 1.92 |
| 42 | 12 Sept | VerlvsMeppen | 0:1 | 2:1 | 46' | 2.13 | 3.72 | 2.91 |
| 41 | 11 Sept | Viktoria KolnvsHansa Rostock | 2:0 | 4:0 | 12' | 2.75 | 3.56 | 2.23 |
| 40 | 06 Sept | Fortuna KolnvsDusseldorf | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 3.04 | 3.27 | 2.22 |
| 39 | 06 Sept | GrossaspachvsHoffenheim II | 1:0 | 1:0 | 22' | 2.48 | 3.71 | 2.41 |
| 38 | 06 Sept | Wurzburger KickersvsStuttgart II | 1:1 | 1:2 | 23' | 2.06 | 3.64 | 3.07 |
| 37 | 05 Sept | RW EssenvsViktoria Koln | 1:0 | 1:0 | 27' | 2.02 | 3.64 | 3.17 |
| 36 | 05 Sept | RegensburgvsDuisburg | 0:0 | 1:2 | 56' | 3.45 | 3.64 | 1.92 |
| 35 | 05 Sept | MeppenvsSaarbrucken | 1:3 | 1:6 | 5' | 2.37 | 3.54 | 2.63 |
| 34 | 05 Sept | MannheimvsVerl | 0:1 | 0:1 | 44' | 1.97 | 3.77 | 3.21 |
| 33 | 05 Sept | Hansa RostockvsWehen | 0:0 | 1:1 | 53' | 1.65 | 3.89 | 4.37 |
| 32 | 05 Sept | Preussen MunstervsTSV Havelse | 1:1 | 2:1 | 9' | 1.67 | 3.94 | 4.26 |
| 31 | 04 Sept | IngolstadtvsAlemannia Aachen | 0:3 | 0:3 | 6' | 2.30 | 3.64 | 2.64 |
| 30 | 30 Aug | Viktoria KolnvsPreussen Munster | 3:1 | 4:1 | 6' | 1.91 | 3.54 | 3.54 |
| 29 | 30 Aug | TSV HavelsevsMannheim | 1:2 | 3:2 | 21' | 4.21 | 4.14 | 1.65 |
| 28 | 30 Aug | SaarbruckenvsHansa Rostock | 0:1 | 2:4 | 32' | 2.59 | 3.45 | 2.43 |
| 27 | 29 Aug | Hoffenheim IIvsRegensburg | 2:0 | 5:1 | 18' | 2.64 | 3.63 | 2.32 |
| 26 | 29 Aug | WehenvsRW Essen | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 3.02 | 3.64 | 2.09 |
| 25 | 29 Aug | VerlvsFortuna Koln | 0:0 | 1:2 | 62' | 1.91 | 3.64 | 3.52 |
| 24 | 29 Aug | GrossaspachvsIngolstadt | 0:1 | 0:2 | 4' | 2.50 | 3.49 | 2.50 |
| 23 | 29 Aug | DuisburgvsWurzburger Kickers | 2:0 | 3:0 | 8' | 1.54 | 3.98 | 5.36 |
| 22 | 29 Aug | Alemannia AachenvsMeppen | 0:3 | 0:3 | 9' | 1.51 | 4.28 | 5.21 |
| 21 | 28 Aug | DusseldorfvsStuttgart II | 0:0 | 1:0 | 59' | 1.73 | 3.93 | 3.96 |
| 20 | 16 Aug | Stuttgart IIvsViktoria Koln | 0:1 | 1:3 | 46' | 2.60 | 3.66 | 2.35 |
| 19 | 16 Aug | RegensburgvsSaarbrucken | 0:0 | 0:1 | 95' | 2.53 | 3.55 | 2.46 |
| 18 | 16 Aug | Hansa RostockvsMannheim | 1:2 | 3:3 | 7' | 1.61 | 4.26 | 4.43 |
| 17 | 15 Aug | VerlvsDuisburg | 1:0 | 2:4 | 8' | 3.02 | 3.52 | 2.14 |
| 16 | 15 Aug | Fortuna KolnvsAlemannia Aachen | 0:1 | 1:1 | 11' | 3.72 | 3.61 | 1.85 |
| 15 | 15 Aug | MeppenvsGrossaspach | 1:0 | 2:0 | 6' | 2.59 | 3.32 | 2.52 |
| 14 | 15 Aug | Preussen MunstervsIngolstadt | 1:1 | 1:1 | 22' | 2.56 | 3.29 | 2.54 |
| 13 | 15 Aug | DusseldorfvsHoffenheim II | 0:1 | 0:2 | 3' | 1.51 | 4.53 | 4.86 |
| 12 | 15 Aug | RW EssenvsTSV Havelse | 0:0 | 1:0 | 64' | 1.28 | 6.04 | 7.77 |
| 11 | 14 Aug | Wurzburger KickersvsWehen | 2:0 | 4:0 | 17' | 2.52 | 3.27 | 2.60 |
| 10 | 09 Aug | Alemannia AachenvsVerl | 0:1 | 4:1 | 22' | 2.10 | 3.73 | 2.97 |
| 9 | 09 Aug | SaarbruckenvsRW Essen | 2:2 | 5:2 | 10' | 2.72 | 3.62 | 2.26 |
| 8 | 09 Aug | Hoffenheim IIvsHansa Rostock | 2:2 | 2:3 | 13' | 4.12 | 4.09 | 1.67 |
| 7 | 08 Aug | GrossaspachvsFortuna Koln | 1:0 | 1:0 | 33' | 2.48 | 3.37 | 2.59 |
| 6 | 08 Aug | WehenvsPreussen Munster | 1:1 | 1:3 | 26' | 2.22 | 3.47 | 2.87 |
| 5 | 08 Aug | Viktoria KolnvsRegensburg | 0:2 | 2:5 | 28' | 2.15 | 3.62 | 2.90 |
| 4 | 08 Aug | DuisburgvsMeppen | 1:0 | 3:0 | 8' | 1.48 | 4.34 | 5.49 |
| 3 | 08 Aug | IngolstadtvsWurzburger Kickers | 2:2 | 2:2 | 16' | 1.71 | 3.88 | 4.15 |
| 2 | 08 Aug | TSV HavelsevsStuttgart II | 1:1 | 2:3 | 1' | 3.10 | 3.83 | 1.99 |
| 1 | 07 Aug | MannheimvsDusseldorf | 1:0 | 2:1 | 18' | 3.12 | 3.58 | 2.08 |
Opening and closing odds per bookmaker for 2,274 3. Liga matches, 2020-21 to 2025-26, joined to results. 6 seasons, one download.
Statistics from all 130 3. Liga matches in the 2026-2027 season: 424 goals in total, an average of 3.26 per match, with the first goal arriving after 26.8 minutes on average.
When goals are scored
424 goals across the 125 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 16.3% of them. 21.9% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 5.7% in stoppage time at the end.
- 0-1565 · 15.3%
- 15-3065 · 15.3%
- 30-4562 · 14.6%
- 45+21 · 5.0%
- 46-6056 · 13.2%
- 60-7562 · 14.6%
- 75-9069 · 16.3%
- 90+24 · 5.7%
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+.
50.2% 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 45.3% instead — out by 4.9 points.
First Goal Timing
Across 130 matches the first goal arrived after 26.8 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.
