Premier Division 2026 — First Goal Time Tracker
| in | Date | Teams | HT | FT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 04 Sept | Shamrock RoversvsShelbourne | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.59 | 3.77 | 5.04 |
| 143 | 30 Aug | Derry CityvsShamrock Rovers | 3:1 | 3:3 | 2' | 2.69 | 3.17 | 2.50 |
| 142 | 28 Aug | DroghedavsDundalk | 2:1 | 2:3 | 25' | 2.75 | 3.15 | 2.26 |
| 141 | 28 Aug | St. PatricksvsWaterford | 0:0 | 0:2 | 55' | 1.32 | 4.74 | 6.50 |
| 140 | 28 Aug | GalwayvsShelbourne | 0:0 | 1:1 | 80' | 2.53 | 3.29 | 2.56 |
| 139 | 28 Aug | BohemiansvsSligo Rovers | 3:0 | 3:0 | 8' | 1.23 | 5.74 | 9.66 |
| 138 | 21 Aug | Sligo RoversvsWaterford | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.98 | 3.39 | 2.18 |
| 137 | 21 Aug | DundalkvsGalway | 0:1 | 1:2 | 9' | 1.82 | 3.48 | 3.47 |
| 136 | 21 Aug | DroghedavsSt. Patricks | 0:1 | 0:2 | 17' | 5.01 | 3.63 | 1.63 |
| 135 | 21 Aug | BohemiansvsDerry City | 0:1 | 5:3 | 34' | 1.77 | 3.58 | 4.05 |
| 134 | 09 Aug | ShelbournevsSt. Patricks | 0:2 | 1:2 | 7' | 3.17 | 3.17 | 2.02 |
| 133 | 09 Aug | WaterfordvsBohemians | 3:0 | 3:1 | 21' | 3.36 | 3.51 | 1.98 |
| 132 | 07 Aug | Shamrock RoversvsDundalk | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3' | 1.90 | 3.49 | 3.64 |
| 131 | 07 Aug | Derry CityvsSligo Rovers | 0:0 | 2:0 | 54' | 1.32 | 4.86 | 7.97 |
| 130 | 07 Aug | GalwayvsDrogheda | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.98 | 3.14 | 3.34 |
| 129 | 02 Aug | BohemiansvsGalway | 1:1 | 1:1 | 23' | 1.50 | 3.94 | 4.99 |
| 128 | 02 Aug | St. PatricksvsDerry City | 1:0 | 1:1 | 27' | 1.62 | 3.63 | 5.11 |
| 127 | 02 Aug | WaterfordvsShelbourne | 0:0 | 1:0 | 48' | 2.80 | 3.39 | 2.26 |
| 126 | 31 Jul | DroghedavsShamrock Rovers | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 3.44 | 3.16 | 1.94 |
| 125 | 31 Jul | DundalkvsSligo Rovers | 0:0 | 1:1 | 53' | 1.51 | 4.20 | 5.22 |
| 124 | 25 Jul | Sligo RoversvsDrogheda | 2:1 | 2:2 | 11' | 2.63 | 3.11 | 2.35 |
| 123 | 25 Jul | GalwayvsWaterford | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.06 | 3.54 | 3.13 |
| 122 | 24 Jul | St. PatricksvsDundalk | 0:1 | 1:1 | 36' | 1.48 | 4.17 | 5.89 |
| 121 | 11 Jul | GalwayvsSligo Rovers | 1:0 | 3:2 | 34' | 1.72 | 3.75 | 4.13 |
| 120 | 10 Jul | WaterfordvsSt. Patricks | 1:0 | 1:1 | 40' | 4.64 | 4.01 | 1.52 |
| 119 | 10 Jul | DundalkvsDrogheda | 1:0 | 1:2 | 29' | 1.61 | 3.77 | 4.95 |
| 118 | 03 Jul | ShelbournevsDundalk | 2:1 | 2:1 | 4' | 1.98 | 3.51 | 3.34 |
| 117 | 03 Jul | Sligo RoversvsShamrock Rovers | 1:0 | 1:2 | 13' | 5.25 | 3.88 | 1.56 |
| 116 | 03 Jul | St. PatricksvsGalway | 3:0 | 3:0 | 8' | 1.38 | 4.30 | 6.07 |
| 115 | 03 Jul | Derry CityvsWaterford | 0:1 | 2:4 | 14' | 1.43 | 4.09 | 5.69 |
| 114 | 03 Jul | DroghedavsBohemians | 0:1 | 0:2 | 16' | 4.29 | 3.58 | 1.74 |
| 113 | 27 Jun | Sligo RoversvsShelbourne | 1:0 | 2:2 | 27' | 4.29 | 3.53 | 1.75 |
| 112 | 26 Jun | BohemiansvsSt. Patricks | 1:0 | 2:0 | 39' | 2.26 | 3.03 | 2.85 |
| 111 | 26 Jun | Derry CityvsDrogheda | 1:0 | 2:0 | 28' | 1.51 | 3.88 | 5.87 |
| 110 | 26 Jun | DundalkvsWaterford | 2:1 | 2:3 | 10' | 1.50 | 4.28 | 5.26 |
| 109 | 26 Jun | Shamrock RoversvsGalway | 2:0 | 3:1 | 42' | 1.42 | 4.29 | 6.80 |
| 108 | 22 Jun | Shamrock RoversvsDerry City | 0:1 | 1:1 | 25' | 1.89 | 3.31 | 3.92 |
| 107 | 22 Jun | ShelbournevsBohemians | 0:2 | 0:3 | 1' | 2.56 | 3.06 | 2.46 |
| 106 | 19 Jun | BohemiansvsDundalk | 1:1 | 1:2 | 5' | 1.70 | 3.59 | 3.94 |
| 105 | 19 Jun | DroghedavsShelbourne | 2:1 | 2:2 | 15' | 3.82 | 3.26 | 1.94 |
| 104 | 19 Jun | GalwayvsDerry City | 1:0 | 2:1 | 24' | 3.32 | 3.22 | 2.10 |
| 103 | 19 Jun | WaterfordvsShamrock Rovers | 0:1 | 0:2 | 37' | 4.36 | 3.74 | 1.69 |
| 102 | 19 Jun | St. PatricksvsSligo Rovers | 0:0 | 2:0 | 93' | 1.19 | 6.10 | 12.65 |
| 101 | 12 Jun | ShelbournevsShamrock Rovers | 1:0 | 2:1 | 31' | 2.58 | 3.08 | 2.66 |
| 100 | 12 Jun | GalwayvsDundalk | 0:0 | 0:1 | 91' | 2.59 | 3.31 | 2.29 |
| 99 | 12 Jun | St. PatricksvsDrogheda | 1:0 | 2:0 | 34' | 1.36 | 4.45 | 7.97 |
| 98 | 12 Jun | WaterfordvsSligo Rovers | 1:0 | 4:0 | 27' | 1.91 | 3.40 | 3.66 |
| 97 | 12 Jun | Derry CityvsBohemians | 1:1 | 4:1 | 17' | 2.66 | 2.98 | 2.42 |
| 96 | 29 May | Shamrock RoversvsSt. Patricks | 1:0 | 1:0 | 9' | 2.33 | 2.94 | 2.80 |
| 95 | 29 May | ShelbournevsGalway | 0:0 | 1:1 | 57' | 1.64 | 3.44 | 4.45 |
| 94 | 29 May | DroghedavsWaterford | 1:2 | 3:3 | 1' | 1.91 | 3.50 | 3.67 |
| 93 | 29 May | Sligo RoversvsBohemians | 0:1 | 1:3 | 27' | 5.97 | 3.96 | 1.50 |
| 92 | 29 May | DundalkvsDerry City | 1:0 | 2:1 | 20' | 2.22 | 3.24 | 3.11 |
| 91 | 25 May | BohemiansvsShamrock Rovers | 1:0 | 1:2 | 21' | 2.18 | 3.17 | 3.21 |
| 90 | 25 May | Derry CityvsShelbourne | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.62 | 2.98 | 2.69 |
| 89 | 22 May | Shamrock RoversvsSligo Rovers | 1:0 | 1:2 | 11' | 1.26 | 5.23 | 9.66 |
| 88 | 22 May | DroghedavsDundalk | 0:1 | 1:1 | 18' | 2.49 | 3.33 | 2.35 |
| 87 | 22 May | Derry CityvsSt. Patricks | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 3.13 | 2.99 | 2.29 |
| 86 | 22 May | GalwayvsBohemians | 0:2 | 2:4 | 25' | 3.57 | 3.27 | 1.85 |
| 85 | 22 May | ShelbournevsWaterford | 1:1 | 2:1 | 37' | 1.40 | 4.40 | 6.89 |
| 84 | 18 May | WaterfordvsDrogheda | 1:1 | 2:1 | 6' | 2.41 | 3.29 | 2.72 |
| 83 | 16 May | Sligo RoversvsGalway | 1:2 | 1:4 | 5' | 2.67 | 3.07 | 2.61 |
| 82 | 15 May | DundalkvsShamrock Rovers | 0:0 | 1:0 | 78' | 2.67 | 3.38 | 2.16 |
| 81 | 15 May | BohemiansvsDrogheda | 0:0 | 2:1 | 56' | 1.45 | 3.91 | 5.43 |
| 80 | 15 May | WaterfordvsDerry City | 0:1 | 2:2 | 19' | 4.24 | 3.69 | 1.73 |
| 79 | 15 May | St. PatricksvsShelbourne | 0:0 | 0:1 | 82' | 1.76 | 3.44 | 4.40 |
| 78 | 08 May | St. PatricksvsWaterford | 1:1 | 4:1 | 5' | 1.27 | 5.31 | 8.81 |
| 77 | 08 May | DroghedavsDerry City | 0:0 | 1:0 | 55' | 2.87 | 3.09 | 2.38 |
| 76 | 08 May | ShelbournevsSligo Rovers | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.40 | 4.09 | 5.96 |
| 75 | 08 May | DundalkvsBohemians | 1:0 | 1:3 | 34' | 2.51 | 3.34 | 2.55 |
| 74 | 08 May | GalwayvsShamrock Rovers | 0:2 | 1:3 | 2' | 3.47 | 3.22 | 1.89 |
| 73 | 04 May | BohemiansvsShelbourne | 1:1 | 2:2 | 10' | 1.99 | 3.24 | 3.62 |
| 72 | 04 May | Shamrock RoversvsDrogheda | 2:0 | 4:1 | 29' | 1.49 | 3.73 | 5.33 |
| 71 | 04 May | WaterfordvsDundalk | 1:2 | 3:3 | 14' | 3.85 | 3.72 | 1.67 |
| 70 | 04 May | Sligo RoversvsSt. Patricks | 1:1 | 1:1 | 6' | 5.59 | 3.91 | 1.54 |
| 69 | 04 May | Derry CityvsGalway | 0:1 | 1:1 | 44' | 1.81 | 3.39 | 4.16 |
| 68 | 01 May | Shamrock RoversvsWaterford | 1:0 | 1:0 | 25' | 1.23 | 5.97 | 10.56 |
| 67 | 01 May | BohemiansvsDerry City | 0:1 | 1:1 | 39' | 1.72 | 3.55 | 4.56 |
| 66 | 01 May | DundalkvsShelbourne | 0:1 | 1:2 | 11' | 2.51 | 3.39 | 2.60 |
| 65 | 01 May | DroghedavsSligo Rovers | 1:0 | 1:0 | 14' | 1.71 | 3.67 | 4.47 |
| 64 | 01 May | GalwayvsSt. Patricks | 0:1 | 2:2 | 13' | 3.52 | 3.31 | 1.85 |
| 63 | 25 Apr | Sligo RoversvsDundalk | 1:0 | 2:0 | 12' | 3.27 | 3.22 | 1.96 |
| 62 | 24 Apr | Derry CityvsShamrock Rovers | 1:0 | 1:0 | 26' | 2.89 | 3.11 | 2.36 |
| 61 | 24 Apr | St. PatricksvsBohemians | 2:1 | 3:1 | 1' | 2.26 | 3.08 | 3.09 |
| 60 | 24 Apr | WaterfordvsGalway | 0:1 | 1:1 | 42' | 2.97 | 3.16 | 2.11 |
| 59 | 24 Apr | ShelbournevsDrogheda | 2:0 | 3:4 | 19' | 1.61 | 3.75 | 5.14 |
| 58 | 18 Apr | Sligo RoversvsWaterford | 1:0 | 2:0 | 18' | 1.92 | 3.17 | 3.43 |
| 57 | 17 Apr | Shamrock RoversvsBohemians | 2:0 | 2:1 | 5' | 2.37 | 2.95 | 3.01 |
| 56 | 17 Apr | DundalkvsGalway | 0:0 | 2:1 | 81' | 1.81 | 3.55 | 3.88 |
| 55 | 17 Apr | DroghedavsSt. Patricks | 0:3 | 1:3 | 1' | 4.41 | 3.40 | 1.75 |
| 54 | 17 Apr | ShelbournevsDerry City | 0:1 | 1:2 | 20' | 1.88 | 3.22 | 4.04 |
| 53 | 10 Apr | St. PatricksvsShamrock Rovers | 0:1 | 0:1 | 9' | 2.24 | 3.04 | 3.23 |
| 52 | 10 Apr | BohemiansvsSligo Rovers | 1:1 | 1:2 | 8' | 1.28 | 4.59 | 7.95 |
| 51 | 10 Apr | DundalkvsDerry City | 1:2 | 2:2 | 14' | 2.38 | 3.07 | 2.70 |
| 50 | 06 Apr | BohemiansvsWaterford | 0:1 | 1:1 | 35' | 1.24 | 5.44 | 10.75 |
| 49 | 06 Apr | Sligo RoversvsDerry City | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 3.70 | 3.16 | 1.97 |
| 48 | 06 Apr | DundalkvsSt. Patricks | 2:0 | 2:0 | 7' | 3.53 | 3.29 | 1.84 |
| 47 | 06 Apr | Shamrock RoversvsShelbourne | 2:1 | 3:2 | 31' | 1.79 | 3.14 | 3.99 |
| 46 | 06 Apr | DroghedavsGalway | 2:1 | 2:3 | 3' | 2.21 | 2.98 | 3.39 |
| 45 | 03 Apr | GalwayvsDerry City | 1:0 | 2:1 | 16' | 2.75 | 2.90 | 2.62 |
| 44 | 03 Apr | WaterfordvsShamrock Rovers | 0:0 | 1:1 | 70' | 5.69 | 4.01 | 1.43 |
| 43 | 03 Apr | DroghedavsBohemians | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 4.11 | 3.17 | 1.88 |
| 42 | 03 Apr | St. PatricksvsSligo Rovers | 2:1 | 4:1 | 3' | 1.26 | 4.56 | 8.69 |
| 41 | 03 Apr | ShelbournevsDundalk | 0:2 | 2:3 | 11' | 1.70 | 3.60 | 4.47 |
| 40 | 21 Mar | Sligo RoversvsShelbourne | 0:0 | 0:1 | 63' | 4.57 | 3.43 | 1.75 |
| 39 | 20 Mar | Shamrock RoversvsGalway | 1:0 | 2:0 | 40' | 1.55 | 3.68 | 5.81 |
| 38 | 20 Mar | BohemiansvsDundalk | 1:0 | 1:1 | 20' | 1.51 | 3.91 | 5.72 |
| 37 | 20 Mar | Derry CityvsDrogheda | 1:0 | 2:2 | 10' | 1.55 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| 36 | 20 Mar | WaterfordvsSt. Patricks | 0:1 | 0:2 | 28' | 4.32 | 3.47 | 1.67 |
| 35 | 16 Mar | GalwayvsWaterford | 2:2 | 4:3 | 10' | 1.67 | 3.66 | 4.60 |
| 34 | 16 Mar | DroghedavsShamrock Rovers | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 3.71 | 3.20 | 1.84 |
| 33 | 16 Mar | ShelbournevsBohemians | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.59 | 2.91 | 2.80 |
| 32 | 16 Mar | St. PatricksvsDerry City | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.09 | 2.96 | 3.26 |
| 31 | 16 Mar | DundalkvsSligo Rovers | 0:0 | 1:0 | 82' | 1.64 | 3.73 | 4.76 |
| 30 | 13 Mar | Sligo RoversvsShamrock Rovers | 0:2 | 0:2 | 40' | 5.39 | 3.59 | 1.60 |
| 29 | 13 Mar | St. PatricksvsDrogheda | 0:1 | 4:1 | 6' | 1.53 | 3.71 | 6.19 |
| 28 | 13 Mar | Derry CityvsShelbourne | 1:2 | 1:2 | 8' | 2.19 | 3.14 | 3.18 |
| 27 | 13 Mar | BohemiansvsGalway | 0:0 | 1:0 | 87' | 1.47 | 3.88 | 5.37 |
| 26 | 13 Mar | DundalkvsWaterford | 2:0 | 5:0 | 30' | 1.72 | 3.59 | 4.35 |
| 25 | 09 Mar | ShelbournevsShamrock Rovers | 2:2 | 2:2 | 8' | 2.33 | 2.92 | 2.83 |
| 24 | 07 Mar | Sligo RoversvsDrogheda | 1:0 | 2:1 | 48' | 2.90 | 3.16 | 2.15 |
| 23 | 06 Mar | ShelbournevsSt. Patricks | 0:0 | 2:3 | 56' | 2.30 | 2.98 | 3.17 |
| 22 | 06 Mar | Shamrock RoversvsDerry City | 0:0 | 1:0 | 81' | 2.04 | 3.32 | 3.52 |
| 21 | 06 Mar | GalwayvsDundalk | 0:1 | 2:2 | 12' | 2.27 | 3.16 | 3.07 |
| 20 | 06 Mar | WaterfordvsBohemians | 0:1 | 0:1 | 18' | 3.92 | 3.53 | 1.71 |
| 19 | 02 Mar | St. PatricksvsGalway | 0:0 | 1:0 | 90' | 1.67 | 3.44 | 5.19 |
| 18 | 27 Feb | BohemiansvsShamrock Rovers | 1:0 | 3:2 | 26' | 2.11 | 2.89 | 3.26 |
| 17 | 27 Feb | GalwayvsSligo Rovers | 1:0 | 1:0 | 19' | 1.77 | 3.40 | 4.38 |
| 16 | 27 Feb | DroghedavsShelbourne | 1:0 | 1:2 | 5' | 3.39 | 3.18 | 2.08 |
| 15 | 27 Feb | St. PatricksvsDundalk | 2:0 | 4:0 | 20' | 1.83 | 3.15 | 3.87 |
| 14 | 27 Feb | Derry CityvsWaterford | 0:1 | 4:2 | 19' | 1.46 | 4.25 | 6.11 |
| 13 | 23 Feb | Shamrock RoversvsDundalk | 1:0 | 1:1 | 19' | 1.46 | 3.99 | 6.46 |
| 12 | 20 Feb | DundalkvsDrogheda | 0:0 | 1:1 | 58' | 2.20 | 2.97 | 2.94 |
| 11 | 20 Feb | Shamrock RoversvsSt. Patricks | 0:0 | 2:0 | 69' | 2.29 | 2.93 | 3.26 |
| 10 | 20 Feb | Derry CityvsBohemians | 0:0 | 0:1 | 65' | 2.30 | 3.16 | 2.98 |
| 9 | 20 Feb | WaterfordvsSligo Rovers | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.80 | 3.36 | 3.64 |
| 8 | 20 Feb | ShelbournevsGalway | 0:0 | 1:1 | 62' | 1.53 | 3.82 | 5.63 |
| 7 | 14 Feb | Sligo RoversvsBohemians | 0:1 | 0:4 | 2' | 4.76 | 3.74 | 1.64 |
| 6 | 13 Feb | DroghedavsWaterford | 2:0 | 2:0 | 3' | 1.90 | 3.13 | 3.51 |
| 5 | 13 Feb | Derry CityvsDundalk | 0:1 | 2:2 | 21' | 1.66 | 3.64 | 4.79 |
| 4 | 08 Feb | BohemiansvsSt. Patricks | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.66 | 2.88 | 2.72 |
| 3 | 06 Feb | Derry CityvsSligo Rovers | 0:1 | 2:1 | 30' | 1.34 | 4.58 | 7.67 |
| 2 | 06 Feb | GalwayvsDrogheda | 0:0 | 0:1 | 91' | 2.24 | 2.93 | 2.92 |
| 1 | 06 Feb | WaterfordvsShelbourne | 0:1 | 1:1 | 13' | 3.81 | 3.35 | 1.88 |
Every bookmaker's opening and closing odds for 988 Premier Division matches, 2020 to 2025, joined to results. 6 seasons, one download.
Statistics from all 144 Premier Division matches in the 2026 season: 396 goals in total, an average of 2.75 per match, with the first goal arriving after 28.5 minutes on average.
When goals are scored
396 goals across the 129 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 16.4% of them. 24.7% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 8.3% in stoppage time at the end.
- 0-1554 · 13.6%
- 15-3064 · 16.2%
- 30-4550 · 12.6%
- 45+18 · 4.5%
- 46-6048 · 12.1%
- 60-7564 · 16.2%
- 75-9065 · 16.4%
- 90+33 · 8.3%
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+.
47% 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 42.4% instead — out by 4.6 points.
First Goal Timing
Across 144 matches the first goal arrived after 28.5 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.
