Premier League 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker
| in | Date | Teams | HT | FT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 11 Sept | Krylya SovetovvsRodina Moscow | 0:0 | 2:1 | 59' | 1.86 | 3.80 | 4.03 |
| 60 | 07 Sept | Rubin KazanvsAkhmat Grozny | 1:0 | 1:1 | 26' | 2.75 | 3.15 | 2.74 |
| 59 | 06 Sept | BaltikavsLokomotiv Moscow | 0:0 | 0:1 | 85' | 1.99 | 3.38 | 4.03 |
| 58 | 06 Sept | Dynamo MoscowvsSpartak Moscow | 2:1 | 2:1 | 21' | 2.75 | 3.27 | 2.40 |
| 57 | 06 Sept | Dynamo MakhachkalavsRodina Moscow | 0:0 | 2:0 | 51' | 1.89 | 3.65 | 4.08 |
| 56 | 06 Sept | OrenburgvsAkron Togliatti | 1:0 | 2:2 | 36' | 1.76 | 3.85 | 4.47 |
| 55 | 06 Sept | OrenburgvsAkron Togliatti | 1:0 | 2:2 | 36' | 1.76 | 3.85 | 4.47 |
| 54 | 05 Sept | FK RostovvsFakel Voronezh | 0:0 | 3:1 | 56' | 1.86 | 3.38 | 4.67 |
| 53 | 05 Sept | FK RostovvsFakel Voronezh | 0:0 | 3:1 | 56' | 1.86 | 3.38 | 4.67 |
| 52 | 05 Sept | ZenitvsCSKA Moscow | 0:1 | 1:2 | 53' | 1.60 | 4.13 | 5.38 |
| 51 | 05 Sept | ZenitvsCSKA Moscow | 0:1 | 1:2 | 53' | 1.60 | 4.13 | 5.38 |
| 50 | 05 Sept | Krylya SovetovvsKrasnodar | 0:2 | 2:2 | 3' | 4.45 | 4.00 | 1.74 |
| 49 | 05 Sept | Krylya SovetovvsKrasnodar | 0:2 | 2:2 | 3' | 4.45 | 4.00 | 1.74 |
| 48 | 30 Aug | Rubin KazanvsDynamo Makhachkala | 0:0 | 3:1 | 62' | 2.49 | 3.10 | 3.08 |
| 47 | 30 Aug | Spartak MoscowvsOrenburg | 0:0 | 1:1 | 66' | 1.34 | 5.10 | 7.70 |
| 46 | 30 Aug | Rodina MoscowvsBaltika | 0:1 | 0:3 | 22' | 3.20 | 3.20 | 2.34 |
| 45 | 29 Aug | Akhmat GroznyvsKrylya Sovetov | 2:2 | 3:3 | 15' | 1.70 | 3.71 | 4.67 |
| 44 | 29 Aug | Lokomotiv MoscowvsDynamo Moscow | 0:0 | 0:1 | 73' | 3.75 | 3.88 | 1.94 |
| 43 | 29 Aug | KrasnodarvsFK Rostov | 1:0 | 1:0 | 19' | 1.75 | 3.80 | 4.70 |
| 42 | 29 Aug | Fakel VoronezhvsZenit | 0:0 | 0:1 | 92' | 5.38 | 3.70 | 1.69 |
| 41 | 28 Aug | Akron TogliattivsCSKA Moscow | 1:1 | 2:2 | 13' | 4.93 | 4.00 | 1.62 |
| 40 | 24 Aug | BaltikavsRubin Kazan | 0:1 | 1:1 | 8' | 1.95 | 3.02 | 4.37 |
| 39 | 23 Aug | Spartak MoscowvsZenit | 2:0 | 2:0 | 12' | 2.55 | 3.30 | 2.83 |
| 38 | 23 Aug | Dynamo MakhachkalavsKrasnodar | 0:0 | 0:1 | 79' | 4.25 | 3.33 | 1.95 |
| 37 | 23 Aug | Dynamo MoscowvsRodina Moscow | 1:1 | 3:1 | 31' | 1.40 | 5.13 | 7.13 |
| 36 | 23 Aug | Akron TogliattivsKrylya Sovetov | 0:1 | 0:3 | 19' | 2.79 | 3.50 | 2.46 |
| 35 | 22 Aug | CSKA MoscowvsLokomotiv Moscow | 1:1 | 3:2 | 22' | 1.93 | 3.75 | 3.77 |
| 34 | 22 Aug | Akhmat GroznyvsFK Rostov | 1:1 | 4:1 | 5' | 2.38 | 3.04 | 3.08 |
| 33 | 22 Aug | Fakel VoronezhvsOrenburg | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.41 | 3.14 | 2.93 |
| 32 | 16 Aug | BaltikavsSpartak Moscow | 1:1 | 1:2 | 20' | 3.58 | 3.40 | 2.09 |
| 31 | 16 Aug | Krylya SovetovvsDynamo Makhachkala | 1:2 | 1:4 | 5' | 2.33 | 3.20 | 3.27 |
| 30 | 16 Aug | ZenitvsDynamo Moscow | 2:0 | 3:0 | 29' | 1.59 | 4.15 | 5.58 |
| 29 | 15 Aug | KrasnodarvsAkhmat Grozny | 1:0 | 1:0 | 45' | 1.54 | 4.07 | 5.67 |
| 28 | 15 Aug | FK RostovvsRubin Kazan | 1:0 | 1:1 | 30' | 1.99 | 3.05 | 4.10 |
| 27 | 15 Aug | CSKA MoscowvsFakel Voronezh | 0:0 | 1:0 | 71' | 1.64 | 4.00 | 5.28 |
| 26 | 15 Aug | Rodina MoscowvsAkron Togliatti | 2:0 | 3:3 | 12' | 2.27 | 3.70 | 2.93 |
| 25 | 14 Aug | OrenburgvsLokomotiv Moscow | 0:1 | 1:1 | 3' | 2.67 | 3.58 | 2.54 |
| 24 | 10 Aug | Fakel VoronezhvsAkhmat Grozny | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.87 | 3.27 | 2.52 |
| 23 | 09 Aug | Rubin KazanvsOrenburg | 0:0 | 1:1 | 48' | 2.09 | 3.25 | 3.73 |
| 22 | 09 Aug | Spartak MoscowvsKrasnodar | 1:2 | 1:2 | 2' | 1.98 | 3.53 | 3.51 |
| 21 | 09 Aug | ZenitvsRodina Moscow | 1:0 | 1:2 | 23' | 1.18 | 7.50 | 15.25 |
| 20 | 09 Aug | Dynamo MoscowvsDynamo Makhachkala | 0:0 | 3:1 | 77' | 1.54 | 3.95 | 5.93 |
| 19 | 08 Aug | CSKA MoscowvsFK Rostov | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.89 | 3.63 | 4.13 |
| 18 | 08 Aug | Lokomotiv MoscowvsAkron Togliatti | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.45 | 4.67 | 5.87 |
| 17 | 08 Aug | Krylya SovetovvsBaltika | 0:1 | 0:2 | 3' | 2.85 | 3.25 | 2.56 |
| 16 | 02 Aug | Akhmat GroznyvsSpartak Moscow | 1:1 | 1:2 | 5' | 4.03 | 3.60 | 1.91 |
| 15 | 02 Aug | KrasnodarvsFakel Voronezh | 2:0 | 3:2 | 4' | 1.36 | 4.57 | 8.40 |
| 14 | 02 Aug | OrenburgvsZenit | 0:1 | 0:3 | 6' | 9.00 | 5.22 | 1.33 |
| 13 | 01 Aug | BaltikavsDynamo Moscow | 0:0 | 2:1 | 57' | 2.83 | 3.30 | 2.54 |
| 12 | 01 Aug | Dynamo MakhachkalavsLokomotiv Moscow | 0:1 | 2:1 | 31' | 3.52 | 3.42 | 2.12 |
| 11 | 01 Aug | CSKA MoscowvsKrylya Sovetov | 1:0 | 1:1 | 32' | 1.43 | 4.53 | 6.47 |
| 10 | 01 Aug | Akron TogliattivsRubin Kazan | 1:2 | 1:2 | 15' | 3.15 | 3.30 | 2.36 |
| 9 | 31 Jul | Rodina MoscowvsFK Rostov | 1:1 | 2:4 | 4' | 2.94 | 3.16 | 2.39 |
| 8 | 26 Jul | Rubin KazanvsKrasnodar | 1:1 | 1:3 | 12' | 3.45 | 3.25 | 2.23 |
| 7 | 26 Jul | OrenburgvsFK Rostov | 0:0 | 2:1 | 47' | 2.67 | 3.25 | 2.75 |
| 6 | 26 Jul | Lokomotiv MoscowvsAkhmat Grozny | 1:0 | 1:1 | 8' | 1.75 | 4.03 | 4.50 |
| 5 | 25 Jul | Spartak MoscowvsRodina Moscow | 1:0 | 3:0 | 24' | 1.33 | 5.58 | 8.60 |
| 4 | 25 Jul | Fakel VoronezhvsDynamo Makhachkala | 1:1 | 1:2 | 21' | 2.48 | 2.81 | 3.19 |
| 3 | 25 Jul | Akron TogliattivsZenit | 0:3 | 0:5 | 7' | 7.60 | 4.72 | 1.37 |
| 2 | 25 Jul | Dynamo MoscowvsKrylya Sovetov | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.46 | 4.72 | 6.47 |
| 1 | 24 Jul | CSKA MoscowvsBaltika | 2:1 | 2:1 | 1' | 2.02 | 3.35 | 3.92 |
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Statistics from all 61 Premier League matches in the 2026-2027 season: 173 goals in total, an average of 2.84 per match, with the first goal arriving after 30.7 minutes on average.
When goals are scored
173 goals across the 56 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 21.4% of them. 27.7% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 6.4% in stoppage time at the end.
- 0-1523 · 13.3%
- 15-3026 · 15.0%
- 30-4517 · 9.8%
- 45+4 · 2.3%
- 46-6029 · 16.8%
- 60-7526 · 15.0%
- 75-9037 · 21.4%
- 90+11 · 6.4%
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+.
40.5% 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 38.2% instead — out by 2.3 points.
First Goal Timing
Across 61 matches the first goal arrived after 30.7 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.
