League One 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker

in	Date	Teams	HT	FT	1st goal	1	X	2
39	19 Sept	PeterheadvsAirdrieonians	0:1	1:2	39'	2.90	3.34	2.20
38	19 Sept	HamiltonvsQueen of South	3:1	4:1	12'	1.33	4.60	7.45
37	19 Sept	East FifevsMontrose	0:1	1:2	30'	2.52	3.17	2.56
36	19 Sept	Cove RangersvsRoss County	0:1	0:2	15'	5.94	4.32	1.42
35	19 Sept	AlloavsEast Kilbride	0:1	1:2	34'	2.86	3.43	2.19
34	15 Sept	Ross CountyvsQueen of South	2:0	8:0	6'	1.22	5.80	9.13
33	12 Sept	Queen of SouthvsEast Fife	0:0	1:1	54'	2.33	3.35	2.60
32	12 Sept	MontrosevsCove Rangers	1:0	2:1	10'	1.86	3.46	3.58
31	12 Sept	East KilbridevsPeterhead	1:0	3:1	15'	1.63	4.03	4.08
30	12 Sept	AirdrieoniansvsAlloa	1:0	1:0	11'	2.23	3.30	2.85
29	05 Sept	Queen of SouthvsAirdrieonians	0:1	2:1	37'	3.03	3.48	2.06
28	05 Sept	PeterheadvsMontrose	0:2	0:3	4'	2.22	3.27	2.87
27	05 Sept	East KilbridevsHamilton	0:1	0:1	30'	2.73	3.59	2.19
26	05 Sept	East FifevsRoss County	0:0	2:2	53'	5.35	3.85	1.53
25	05 Sept	Cove RangersvsAlloa	1:0	1:1	31'	2.98	3.27	2.18
24	29 Aug	Ross CountyvsEast Kilbride	1:0	4:0	46'	1.52	4.20	4.76
23	29 Aug	MontrosevsQueen of South	1:0	2:1	3'	1.92	3.51	3.31
22	29 Aug	HamiltonvsCove Rangers	1:0	1:0	15'	1.50	4.25	5.15
21	29 Aug	AirdrieoniansvsEast Fife	0:0	0:0	111'	1.84	3.49	3.64
20	29 Aug	AlloavsPeterhead	1:0	1:1	46'	1.88	3.28	3.85
19	22 Aug	Queen of SouthvsAlloa	0:0	0:2	47'	2.53	3.22	2.52
18	22 Aug	AirdrieoniansvsRoss County	0:2	1:3	26'	4.05	3.83	1.67
17	22 Aug	MontrosevsEast Kilbride	2:0	3:0	37'	4.03	3.88	1.68
16	22 Aug	East FifevsHamilton	0:0	0:0	111'	3.77	3.23	1.91
15	22 Aug	Cove RangersvsPeterhead	0:0	3:0	49'	2.52	3.25	2.48
14	15 Aug	PeterheadvsEast Fife	0:0	2:1	77'	1.95	3.45	3.38
13	15 Aug	HamiltonvsAirdrieonians	1:0	4:0	13'	1.85	3.46	3.61
12	15 Aug	AlloavsMontrose	2:0	3:0	8'	2.39	3.29	2.61
11	15 Aug	East KilbridevsCove Rangers	0:0	3:0	58'	1.45	4.37	5.33
10	08 Aug	HamiltonvsAlloa	1:0	1:0	27'	1.59	3.67	4.88
9	08 Aug	Ross CountyvsMontrose	1:1	2:1	37'	1.39	4.29	6.41
8	08 Aug	East FifevsCove Rangers	0:0	2:0	80'	2.19	3.16	2.96
7	08 Aug	AirdrieoniansvsEast Kilbride	0:0	1:1	65'	2.47	3.54	2.43
6	08 Aug	Queen of SouthvsPeterhead	0:1	0:1	41'	2.72	3.36	2.29
5	01 Aug	Cove RangersvsAirdrieonians	0:0	0:0	111'	3.48	3.40	1.93
4	01 Aug	PeterheadvsRoss County	0:0	0:1	66'	4.27	3.81	1.65
3	01 Aug	MontrosevsHamilton	0:2	0:5	14'	2.84	3.37	2.18
2	01 Aug	East KilbridevsQueen of South	3:1	5:1	7'	1.55	4.06	4.69
1	01 Aug	AlloavsEast Fife	0:0	0:0	111'	2.20	3.18	3.02

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Statistics from all 39 League One matches in the 2026-2027 season: 103 goals in total, an average of 2.64 per match, with the first goal arriving after 32.7 minutes on average.

When goals are scored

103 goals across the 35 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 23.3% of them. 24.3% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 1% in stoppage time at the end.

0-1514 · 13.6%
15-308 · 7.8%
30-4514 · 13.6%
45+9 · 8.7%
46-6016 · 15.5%
60-7517 · 16.5%
75-9024 · 23.3%
90+1 · 1.0%

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+.

43.7% 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 35% instead — out by 8.7 points.

First Goal Timing

Across 39 matches the first goal arrived after 32.7 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.