League Two 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker
| in | Date | Teams | HT | FT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 19 Sept | StirlingvsClyde | 1:1 | 1:1 | 19' | 3.22 | 3.84 | 1.88 |
| 39 | 19 Sept | Kelty HeartsvsEdinburgh City | 0:3 | 1:3 | 2' | 2.52 | 3.39 | 2.42 |
| 38 | 19 Sept | Forfar AthleticvsAnnan | 1:0 | 1:0 | 22' | 2.88 | 3.32 | 2.19 |
| 37 | 19 Sept | Elgin CityvsStranraer | 1:3 | 1:5 | 7' | 1.88 | 3.59 | 3.33 |
| 36 | 19 Sept | DumbartonvsSpartans | 1:0 | 3:0 | 3' | 3.80 | 3.84 | 1.71 |
| 35 | 12 Sept | StranraervsDumbarton | 0:1 | 3:1 | 32' | 1.65 | 3.88 | 4.29 |
| 34 | 12 Sept | SpartansvsForfar Athletic | 3:0 | 5:1 | 6' | 1.61 | 3.75 | 4.40 |
| 33 | 12 Sept | Edinburgh CityvsStirling | 5:0 | 7:3 | 5' | 1.74 | 3.66 | 3.99 |
| 32 | 12 Sept | ClydevsKelty Hearts | 1:0 | 4:1 | 34' | 1.86 | 3.66 | 3.44 |
| 31 | 12 Sept | AnnanvsElgin City | 1:0 | 2:0 | 42' | 2.56 | 3.53 | 2.36 |
| 30 | 05 Sept | ClydevsEdinburgh City | 0:1 | 3:2 | 39' | 1.83 | 3.83 | 3.42 |
| 29 | 05 Sept | StirlingvsSpartans | 0:1 | 0:2 | 23' | 3.31 | 3.77 | 1.86 |
| 28 | 05 Sept | Kelty HeartsvsAnnan | 1:0 | 2:1 | 15' | 2.15 | 3.49 | 2.85 |
| 27 | 05 Sept | Forfar AthleticvsStranraer | 0:1 | 0:3 | 7' | 2.70 | 3.30 | 2.31 |
| 26 | 05 Sept | DumbartonvsElgin City | 1:0 | 2:1 | 43' | 3.48 | 3.63 | 1.86 |
| 25 | 29 Aug | StranraervsKelty Hearts | 2:0 | 2:0 | 21' | 2.12 | 3.52 | 2.92 |
| 24 | 29 Aug | Elgin CityvsStirling | 2:0 | 4:0 | 28' | 1.74 | 3.95 | 3.71 |
| 23 | 29 Aug | AnnanvsDumbarton | 0:0 | 2:0 | 58' | 1.82 | 3.60 | 3.68 |
| 22 | 29 Aug | SpartansvsClyde | 0:1 | 3:3 | 29' | 2.60 | 3.49 | 2.30 |
| 21 | 28 Aug | Edinburgh CityvsForfar Athletic | 0:0 | 1:1 | 68' | 1.79 | 3.38 | 4.05 |
| 20 | 22 Aug | ClydevsForfar Athletic | 2:0 | 3:0 | 11' | 1.62 | 3.76 | 4.54 |
| 19 | 22 Aug | StirlingvsStranraer | 0:2 | 2:2 | 28' | 2.73 | 3.44 | 2.27 |
| 18 | 22 Aug | SpartansvsElgin City | 1:2 | 3:3 | 30' | 1.98 | 3.36 | 3.35 |
| 17 | 22 Aug | Edinburgh CityvsAnnan | 0:0 | 1:0 | 89' | 2.07 | 3.48 | 2.94 |
| 16 | 22 Aug | Kelty HeartsvsDumbarton | 2:1 | 3:1 | 16' | 1.70 | 3.66 | 4.09 |
| 15 | 15 Aug | DumbartonvsEdinburgh City | 0:2 | 0:3 | 4' | 2.20 | 3.37 | 2.83 |
| 14 | 15 Aug | StranraervsSpartans | 0:0 | 1:0 | 69' | 2.62 | 3.46 | 2.31 |
| 13 | 15 Aug | Elgin CityvsKelty Hearts | 1:0 | 4:1 | 29' | 2.27 | 3.39 | 2.69 |
| 12 | 15 Aug | AnnanvsClyde | 1:1 | 1:2 | 30' | 2.67 | 3.64 | 2.23 |
| 11 | 15 Aug | Forfar AthleticvsStirling | 2:0 | 3:0 | 9' | 2.42 | 3.39 | 2.52 |
| 10 | 08 Aug | Kelty HeartsvsStirling | 2:0 | 3:2 | 6' | 2.01 | 3.49 | 3.13 |
| 9 | 08 Aug | DumbartonvsClyde | 0:0 | 1:0 | 58' | 3.38 | 3.69 | 1.88 |
| 8 | 08 Aug | Elgin CityvsForfar Athletic | 1:1 | 1:1 | 18' | 1.67 | 3.56 | 4.39 |
| 7 | 08 Aug | SpartansvsEdinburgh City | 0:1 | 2:2 | 16' | 1.50 | 3.95 | 5.45 |
| 6 | 08 Aug | StranraervsAnnan | 0:0 | 0:1 | 78' | 1.86 | 3.41 | 3.63 |
| 5 | 01 Aug | AnnanvsSpartans | 1:0 | 2:4 | 21' | 2.84 | 3.29 | 2.21 |
| 4 | 01 Aug | Edinburgh CityvsElgin City | 0:3 | 0:5 | 24' | 2.02 | 3.59 | 3.04 |
| 3 | 01 Aug | ClydevsStranraer | 3:1 | 3:1 | 25' | 1.95 | 3.45 | 3.28 |
| 2 | 01 Aug | StirlingvsDumbarton | 1:0 | 2:0 | 18' | 2.30 | 3.27 | 2.67 |
| 1 | 01 Aug | Forfar AthleticvsKelty Hearts | 1:0 | 1:0 | 15' | 3.19 | 3.52 | 2.00 |
Every bookmaker's opening and closing odds for 905 League Two matches, 2020-21 to 2025-26, joined to results. 6 seasons, one download.
Statistics from all 40 League Two matches in the 2026-2027 season: 139 goals in total, an average of 3.48 per match, with the first goal arriving after 27.4 minutes on average.
When goals are scored
139 goals across the 40 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 21.6% of them. 25.2% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 3.6% in stoppage time at the end.
- 0-1513 · 9.4%
- 15-3025 · 18.0%
- 30-4525 · 18.0%
- 45+3 · 2.2%
- 46-6018 · 12.9%
- 60-7520 · 14.4%
- 75-9030 · 21.6%
- 90+5 · 3.6%
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+.
47.5% 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 45.3% instead — out by 2.2 points.
First Goal Timing
Across 40 matches the first goal arrived after 27.4 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.
