League One 2020-2021 — First Goal Time Tracker

in	Date	Teams	HT	FT	1st goal	1	X	2
90	20 Apr	DumbartonvsPartick Thistle	0:0	0:2	80'	6.44	4.20	1.44
89	20 Apr	MontrosevsCove Rangers	1:0	1:0	15'	2.95	3.63	2.13
88	20 Apr	PeterheadvsFalkirk	0:0	1:0	81'	4.71	3.63	1.67
87	20 Apr	AirdrieoniansvsEast Fife	0:0	2:0	66'	2.38	3.13	2.92
86	20 Apr	Forfar AthleticvsClyde	1:1	1:3	38'	3.19	3.42	2.08
85	17 Apr	Cove RangersvsFalkirk	1:0	2:0	12'	2.70	3.14	2.50
84	17 Apr	East FifevsPeterhead	0:1	2:1	24'	2.01	3.62	3.16
83	15 Apr	ClydevsDumbarton	0:1	0:1	46'	2.39	3.30	2.70
82	15 Apr	Partick ThistlevsMontrose	2:0	5:0	20'	1.74	3.56	4.14
81	13 Apr	AirdrieoniansvsForfar Athletic	1:1	3:1	2'	1.42	4.24	6.40
80	13 Apr	Partick ThistlevsClyde	0:0	2:0	65'	1.47	4.20	5.70
79	10 Apr	Cove RangersvsDumbarton	0:0	1:0	54'	1.34	4.65	8.13
78	10 Apr	PeterheadvsPartick Thistle	0:1	0:3	39'	3.24	3.29	2.12
77	10 Apr	FalkirkvsClyde	1:0	2:1	9'	1.34	4.73	7.58
76	10 Apr	Forfar AthleticvsEast Fife	0:1	1:2	25'	3.90	3.69	1.80
75	10 Apr	MontrosevsAirdrieonians	2:0	2:2	30'	1.96	3.66	3.26
74	08 Apr	DumbartonvsEast Fife	1:0	2:1	3'	3.21	3.23	2.14
73	08 Apr	ClydevsForfar Athletic	2:0	3:0	18'	1.77	3.26	4.57
72	06 Apr	AirdrieoniansvsFalkirk	1:1	2:1	9'	4.30	3.62	1.72
71	06 Apr	ClydevsCove Rangers	0:0	1:1	76'	4.09	3.62	1.77
70	06 Apr	DumbartonvsMontrose	0:0	0:0	111'	3.55	3.48	1.93
69	06 Apr	East FifevsPartick Thistle	2:0	2:2	14'	2.93	3.33	2.24
68	06 Apr	Forfar AthleticvsPeterhead	0:0	1:1	61'	3.65	3.52	1.89
67	01 Apr	DumbartonvsAirdrieonians	0:0	0:1	79'	2.82	3.17	2.40
66	01 Apr	East FifevsClyde	1:0	1:0	4'	2.26	3.29	2.98
65	30 Mar	Cove RangersvsAirdrieonians	0:0	2:0	65'	1.63	3.87	4.62
64	30 Mar	MontrosevsEast Fife	2:0	3:0	16'	2.30	3.56	2.69
63	30 Mar	Partick ThistlevsForfar Athletic	1:2	2:2	2'	1.18	6.16	13.29
62	30 Mar	PeterheadvsClyde	0:0	0:2	62'	2.22	3.17	3.16
61	30 Mar	FalkirkvsDumbarton	0:0	1:1	68'	1.22	5.84	10.61
60	27 Mar	AirdrieoniansvsPartick Thistle	1:1	2:4	2'	4.37	3.51	1.75
59	27 Mar	East FifevsCove Rangers	0:0	0:0	111'	2.80	3.27	2.37
58	27 Mar	Forfar AthleticvsFalkirk	0:1	0:2	25'	6.54	4.14	1.44
57	27 Mar	MontrosevsClyde	2:2	2:2	31'	1.79	3.61	3.95
56	27 Mar	DumbartonvsPeterhead	0:0	0:1	54'	2.74	3.07	2.52
55	20 Mar	Partick ThistlevsCove Rangers	0:0	1:1	70'	2.03	3.57	3.10
54	20 Mar	PeterheadvsAirdrieonians	0:0	1:0	66'	3.42	3.58	1.92
53	20 Mar	DumbartonvsForfar Athletic	0:0	0:1	56'	1.73	3.74	4.02
52	20 Mar	ClydevsEast Fife	0:1	1:3	41'	2.91	3.08	2.37
51	20 Mar	FalkirkvsMontrose	1:0	2:0	12'	1.81	3.50	3.92
50	02 Jan	MontrosevsForfar Athletic	0:0	0:0	111'	1.34	4.87	7.12
49	02 Jan	Cove RangersvsPeterhead	1:0	1:0	2'	1.50	4.25	5.22
48	02 Jan	East FifevsFalkirk	1:0	2:1	20'	4.26	3.58	1.73
47	26 Dec	ClydevsAirdrieonians	1:3	2:4	8'	2.83	3.61	2.18
46	26 Dec	Forfar AthleticvsCove Rangers	0:0	0:1	64'	6.42	4.47	1.40
45	26 Dec	FalkirkvsPartick Thistle	0:0	0:0	111'	2.34	3.19	2.88
44	22 Dec	PeterheadvsMontrose	1:0	1:1	21'	2.96	3.63	2.10
43	20 Dec	FalkirkvsAirdrieonians	0:0	0:1	82'	1.37	4.44	7.18
42	19 Dec	East FifevsForfar Athletic	1:0	2:0	28'	1.49	4.06	5.73
41	19 Dec	MontrosevsDumbarton	3:0	4:0	8'	1.56	4.24	4.63
40	19 Dec	Partick ThistlevsPeterhead	0:1	0:1	30'	1.37	4.71	6.59
39	19 Dec	Cove RangersvsClyde	2:1	2:3	12'	1.51	4.22	5.16
38	12 Dec	AirdrieoniansvsMontrose	0:0	0:1	51'	2.27	3.57	2.71
37	12 Dec	DumbartonvsCove Rangers	0:0	1:0	51'	4.65	3.99	1.59
36	12 Dec	Forfar AthleticvsPartick Thistle	0:0	0:2	52'	6.12	4.19	1.44
35	12 Dec	PeterheadvsEast Fife	1:1	2:1	20'	2.62	3.31	2.46
34	12 Dec	ClydevsFalkirk	0:1	0:3	30'	4.95	4.11	1.54
33	05 Dec	Cove RangersvsMontrose	1:0	1:2	38'	1.71	3.85	4.05
32	05 Dec	FalkirkvsPeterhead	2:0	2:1	25'	1.34	4.80	7.07
31	05 Dec	Partick ThistlevsDumbarton	0:0	0:0	111'	1.44	4.32	6.02
30	05 Dec	East FifevsAirdrieonians	1:0	2:0	30'	3.01	3.61	2.07
29	28 Nov	MontrosevsPartick Thistle	0:1	0:1	6'	2.81	3.55	2.20
28	28 Nov	PeterheadvsForfar Athletic	0:1	0:1	44'	1.76	3.82	3.81
27	28 Nov	AirdrieoniansvsCove Rangers	0:1	1:1	26'	2.55	3.51	2.42
26	24 Nov	DumbartonvsFalkirk	0:2	0:3	16'	5.55	4.18	1.48
25	21 Nov	ClydevsMontrose	1:1	3:2	8'	2.62	3.80	2.25
24	21 Nov	FalkirkvsCove Rangers	0:0	1:0	49'	2.22	3.63	2.75
23	21 Nov	Forfar AthleticvsAirdrieonians	1:3	1:3	6'	3.73	3.53	1.85
22	21 Nov	PeterheadvsDumbarton	1:0	1:0	5'	2.09	3.62	2.98
21	21 Nov	Partick ThistlevsEast Fife	1:0	2:0	17'	1.54	4.01	5.16
20	07 Nov	AirdrieoniansvsClyde	3:0	5:0	24'	2.21	3.53	2.85
19	07 Nov	East FifevsDumbarton	1:0	2:1	17'	2.15	3.58	2.91
18	07 Nov	MontrosevsPeterhead	1:1	3:2	12'	1.92	3.85	3.24
17	07 Nov	Partick ThistlevsFalkirk	0:1	2:2	13'	2.41	3.38	2.64
16	07 Nov	Cove RangersvsForfar Athletic	2:0	3:0	4'	1.18	6.61	11.58
15	03 Nov	DumbartonvsClyde	1:0	1:0	13'	2.74	3.51	2.28
14	31 Oct	ClydevsPeterhead	0:0	0:2	55'	1.68	4.10	3.93
13	31 Oct	Cove RangersvsPartick Thistle	0:0	1:0	94'	1.84	3.88	3.47
12	31 Oct	FalkirkvsEast Fife	1:0	2:0	39'	1.63	3.60	5.06
11	31 Oct	Forfar AthleticvsMontrose	0:1	2:3	30'	3.13	3.69	2.01
10	31 Oct	AirdrieoniansvsDumbarton	0:1	0:2	22'	1.83	3.59	3.79
9	24 Oct	East FifevsMontrose	2:1	2:2	25'	2.11	3.67	2.89
8	24 Oct	Partick ThistlevsAirdrieonians	1:1	2:1	36'	1.89	3.51	3.60
7	24 Oct	PeterheadvsCove Rangers	0:1	0:2	33'	5.24	4.52	1.48
6	24 Oct	FalkirkvsForfar Athletic	1:0	1:1	15'	1.33	5.00	7.45
5	17 Oct	ClydevsPartick Thistle	0:0	1:0	70'	2.88	3.56	2.16
4	17 Oct	Cove RangersvsEast Fife	1:0	3:1	39'	1.73	3.97	3.82
3	17 Oct	Forfar AthleticvsDumbarton	0:0	0:0	111'	2.50	3.53	2.46
2	17 Oct	MontrosevsFalkirk	0:1	1:3	43'	3.44	3.67	1.91
1	17 Oct	AirdrieoniansvsPeterhead	1:0	2:0	43'	1.84	3.64	3.68

Data

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Statistics from all 90 League One matches in the 2020-2021 season: 215 goals in total, an average of 2.39 per match, with the first goal arriving after 33.5 minutes on average.

When goals are scored

215 goals across the 84 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 60-75, with 19.1% of them. 17.2% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 4.2% in stoppage time at the end.

0-1524 · 11.2%
15-3035 · 16.3%
30-4533 · 15.3%
45+9 · 4.2%
46-6036 · 16.7%
60-7541 · 19.1%
75-9028 · 13.0%
90+9 · 4.2%

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 42.8% instead — out by 4.2 points.

First Goal Timing

Across 90 matches the first goal arrived after 33.5 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.