League Two 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker
| in | Date | Teams | HT | FT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 03 Oct | StranraervsEdinburgh City | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 2.01 | 3.51 | 3.08 |
| 44 | 03 Oct | SpartansvsKelty Hearts | 0:1 | 0:2 | 18' | 1.66 | 3.97 | 4.07 |
| 43 | 03 Oct | Elgin CityvsClyde | 0:1 | 6:2 | 22' | 2.39 | 3.46 | 2.51 |
| 42 | 03 Oct | AnnanvsStirling | 0:0 | 0:1 | 55' | 1.68 | 3.79 | 4.04 |
| 41 | 03 Oct | DumbartonvsForfar Athletic | 0:1 | 2:1 | 8' | 2.00 | 3.52 | 3.11 |
| 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' | 2.93 | 3.28 | 2.21 |
| 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' | 1.62 | 3.84 | 4.44 |
| 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 | AnnanvsDumbarton | 0:0 | 2:0 | 58' | 1.87 | 3.57 | 3.48 |
| 24 | 29 Aug | Elgin CityvsStirling | 2:0 | 4:0 | 28' | 1.76 | 3.67 | 3.82 |
| 23 | 29 Aug | SpartansvsClyde | 0:1 | 3:3 | 29' | 2.60 | 3.49 | 2.30 |
| 22 | 29 Aug | StranraervsKelty Hearts | 2:0 | 2:0 | 21' | 2.12 | 3.43 | 2.91 |
| 21 | 28 Aug | Edinburgh CityvsForfar Athletic | 0:0 | 1:1 | 68' | 1.76 | 3.49 | 3.98 |
| 20 | 22 Aug | SpartansvsElgin City | 1:2 | 3:3 | 30' | 1.98 | 3.36 | 3.35 |
| 19 | 22 Aug | Edinburgh CityvsAnnan | 0:0 | 1:0 | 89' | 2.07 | 3.48 | 2.94 |
| 18 | 22 Aug | Kelty HeartsvsDumbarton | 2:1 | 3:1 | 16' | 1.70 | 3.66 | 4.09 |
| 17 | 22 Aug | ClydevsForfar Athletic | 2:0 | 3:0 | 11' | 1.62 | 3.76 | 4.54 |
| 16 | 22 Aug | StirlingvsStranraer | 0:2 | 2:2 | 28' | 2.77 | 3.38 | 2.24 |
| 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' | 2.68 | 3.52 | 2.24 |
| 11 | 15 Aug | Forfar AthleticvsStirling | 2:0 | 3:0 | 9' | 2.42 | 3.39 | 2.52 |
| 10 | 08 Aug | StranraervsAnnan | 0:0 | 0:1 | 78' | 1.86 | 3.41 | 3.63 |
| 9 | 08 Aug | Kelty HeartsvsStirling | 2:0 | 3:2 | 6' | 2.01 | 3.49 | 3.13 |
| 8 | 08 Aug | SpartansvsEdinburgh City | 0:1 | 2:2 | 16' | 1.49 | 3.97 | 5.59 |
| 7 | 08 Aug | Elgin CityvsForfar Athletic | 1:1 | 1:1 | 18' | 1.67 | 3.56 | 4.39 |
| 6 | 08 Aug | DumbartonvsClyde | 0:0 | 1:0 | 58' | 3.42 | 3.55 | 1.88 |
| 5 | 01 Aug | ClydevsStranraer | 3:1 | 3:1 | 25' | 1.95 | 3.45 | 3.28 |
| 4 | 01 Aug | StirlingvsDumbarton | 1:0 | 2:0 | 18' | 2.27 | 3.38 | 2.70 |
| 3 | 01 Aug | AnnanvsSpartans | 1:0 | 2:4 | 21' | 2.77 | 3.45 | 2.23 |
| 2 | 01 Aug | Forfar AthleticvsKelty Hearts | 1:0 | 1:0 | 15' | 3.20 | 3.46 | 2.00 |
| 1 | 01 Aug | Edinburgh CityvsElgin City | 0:3 | 0:5 | 24' | 2.02 | 3.59 | 3.04 |
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 45 League Two matches in the 2026-2027 season: 153 goals in total, an average of 3.4 per match, with the first goal arriving after 27.3 minutes on average.
When goals are scored
153 goals across the 44 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 75-90, with 21.6% of them. 24.8% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 3.3% in stoppage time at the end.
- 0-1514 · 9.2%
- 15-3027 · 17.6%
- 30-4525 · 16.3%
- 45+5 · 3.3%
- 46-6021 · 13.7%
- 60-7523 · 15.0%
- 75-9033 · 21.6%
- 90+5 · 3.3%
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+.
46.4% 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 43.1% instead — out by 3.3 points.
First Goal Timing
Across 45 matches the first goal arrived after 27.3 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.
