Premiership 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker

in	Date	Teams	HT	FT	1st goal	1	X	2
75	08 Nov	CelticvsKilmarnock	1:0	1:0	26'	1.12	9.54	15.99
74	08 Nov	HeartsvsFalkirk	0:4	2:5	4'	1.59	4.10	4.80
73	07 Nov	St. MirrenvsRangers	0:1	0:2	18'	8.43	5.43	1.30
72	07 Nov	AberdeenvsHibernian	0:0	0:4	57'	2.53	3.28	2.58
71	07 Nov	St JohnstonevsDundee FC	1:0	2:1	5'	2.61	3.40	2.46
70	07 Nov	Dundee UtdvsMotherwell	1:1	1:1	10'	2.02	3.76	3.12
69	01 Nov	FalkirkvsCeltic	2:0	2:0	3'	5.63	4.94	1.43
68	31 Oct	MotherwellvsSt. Mirren	0:0	1:0	82'	1.80	3.82	3.81
67	31 Oct	KilmarnockvsSt Johnstone	2:1	2:2	14'	2.26	3.54	2.79
66	28 Oct	HeartsvsRangers	0:1	2:2	16'	3.30	3.50	1.87
65	28 Oct	CelticvsDundee Utd	1:2	2:2	18'	1.27	5.85	8.34
64	28 Oct	Dundee FCvsKilmarnock	1:0	3:1	32'	1.92	3.56	3.56
63	28 Oct	St JohnstonevsMotherwell	1:1	2:2	19'	2.40	3.41	2.66
62	28 Oct	St. MirrenvsHibernian	0:0	1:1	78'	3.10	3.23	2.00
61	28 Oct	AberdeenvsFalkirk	0:0	0:1	73'	1.87	3.50	3.83
60	25 Oct	MotherwellvsHearts	0:1	0:2	29'	3.44	3.65	1.79
59	25 Oct	HibernianvsCeltic	1:2	1:2	3'	4.38	4.32	1.61
58	24 Oct	FalkirkvsKilmarnock	2:0	3:0	29'	1.86	3.73	3.58
57	24 Oct	RangersvsSt Johnstone	1:0	4:0	29'	1.19	6.82	13.17
56	24 Oct	St. MirrenvsDundee FC	1:0	2:1	20'	2.11	3.41	2.80
55	24 Oct	Dundee UtdvsAberdeen	2:1	3:2	14'	1.93	3.60	3.48
54	18 Oct	CelticvsHearts	5:1	7:1	7'	1.57	4.09	4.24
53	17 Oct	Dundee FCvsRangers	1:1	2:2	37'	6.85	4.79	1.38
52	17 Oct	HibernianvsFalkirk	1:2	1:2	13'	1.68	3.85	4.34
51	17 Oct	KilmarnockvsMotherwell	1:1	3:2	2'	2.71	3.44	2.19
50	17 Oct	St JohnstonevsDundee Utd	1:0	1:1	21'	2.80	3.48	2.27
49	17 Oct	AberdeenvsSt. Mirren	1:1	3:1	2'	1.73	3.77	4.21
48	11 Oct	AberdeenvsSt Johnstone	0:1	0:1	14'	1.86	3.32	3.61
47	11 Oct	MotherwellvsCeltic	0:1	0:2	9'	4.94	4.56	1.51
46	10 Oct	Dundee UtdvsHibernian	1:0	1:0	35'	2.48	3.56	2.51
45	10 Oct	FalkirkvsDundee FC	1:0	1:2	31'	1.87	3.60	3.72
44	10 Oct	HeartsvsSt. Mirren	2:0	5:0	20'	1.38	4.58	5.81
43	10 Oct	RangersvsKilmarnock	3:0	3:1	15'	1.12	8.70	17.54
42	20 Sept	CelticvsRangers	0:1	0:1	33'	2.17	3.56	3.01
41	19 Sept	KilmarnockvsHearts	1:0	1:1	16'	4.16	3.74	1.66
40	19 Sept	St JohnstonevsFalkirk	0:0	1:1	60'	2.08	3.37	3.29
39	19 Sept	St. MirrenvsDundee Utd	0:3	0:3	6'	2.20	3.68	2.82
38	19 Sept	HibernianvsAberdeen	0:1	1:1	17'	1.73	3.66	4.52
37	19 Sept	Dundee FCvsMotherwell	2:1	2:1	23'	2.91	3.48	2.24
36	15 Sept	MotherwellvsAberdeen	0:1	0:4	38'	1.81	3.72	3.89
35	15 Sept	HibernianvsKilmarnock	0:1	0:1	40'	1.41	4.88	6.38
34	15 Sept	FalkirkvsHearts	1:1	2:1	8'	3.69	3.61	1.88
33	09 Sept	St JohnstonevsCeltic	0:0	0:1	52'	5.33	4.50	1.52
32	09 Sept	RangersvsSt. Mirren	0:0	1:0	91'	1.22	6.23	11.71
31	06 Sept	St JohnstonevsHibernian	2:1	2:1	17'	3.09	3.33	2.21
30	06 Sept	HeartsvsDundee FC	0:1	2:1	17'	1.41	4.59	6.54
29	05 Sept	St. MirrenvsCeltic	1:0	1:2	22'	6.53	4.91	1.40
28	05 Sept	AberdeenvsKilmarnock	0:0	0:0	111'	1.63	3.94	4.79
27	05 Sept	RangersvsMotherwell	1:0	1:0	12'	1.39	4.86	6.68
26	05 Sept	Dundee UtdvsFalkirk	0:1	1:1	4'	1.99	3.43	3.22
25	03 Sept	HibernianvsHearts	0:2	1:3	13'	2.15	3.43	2.84
24	02 Sept	FalkirkvsRangers	1:1	1:2	8'	5.75	4.37	1.50
23	02 Sept	CelticvsAberdeen	3:0	3:0	14'	1.22	6.28	9.94
22	02 Sept	KilmarnockvsSt. Mirren	0:1	0:1	4'	2.62	3.56	2.43
21	02 Sept	MotherwellvsDundee Utd	1:0	3:0	19'	2.29	3.58	2.78
20	02 Sept	Dundee FCvsSt Johnstone	0:0	1:1	87'	2.59	3.31	2.40
19	30 Aug	Dundee FCvsHibernian	0:1	1:2	25'	3.18	3.39	2.13
18	30 Aug	St. MirrenvsMotherwell	3:2	3:3	2'	2.48	3.32	2.65
17	30 Aug	AberdeenvsRangers	0:0	0:1	69'	3.95	3.77	1.80
16	29 Aug	HeartsvsSt Johnstone	2:0	2:1	9'	1.72	3.80	4.29
15	29 Aug	KilmarnockvsDundee Utd	0:3	0:4	12'	2.44	3.56	2.58
14	29 Aug	CelticvsFalkirk	2:0	2:1	4'	1.24	5.99	10.13
13	22 Aug	Dundee UtdvsDundee FC	0:1	0:2	43'	1.95	3.46	3.64
12	09 Aug	RangersvsHibernian	0:1	1:2	12'	1.39	4.73	6.99
11	09 Aug	HeartsvsDundee Utd	2:0	4:0	4'	1.70	3.78	4.02
10	09 Aug	MotherwellvsFalkirk	0:0	0:0	111'	1.76	3.54	3.96
9	09 Aug	KilmarnockvsCeltic	0:3	1:5	2'	6.97	5.14	1.36
8	08 Aug	Dundee FCvsAberdeen	1:0	2:0	9'	2.76	3.39	2.38
7	08 Aug	St. MirrenvsSt Johnstone	0:0	1:0	73'	2.48	3.28	2.69
6	03 Aug	CelticvsDundee FC	0:0	1:0	52'	1.14	8.61	14.33
5	02 Aug	HibernianvsMotherwell	0:1	1:2	40'	1.83	3.52	4.03
4	02 Aug	St JohnstonevsKilmarnock	1:1	4:3	16'	1.96	3.50	3.64
3	01 Aug	AberdeenvsHearts	0:1	2:1	35'	2.94	3.38	2.28
2	01 Aug	FalkirkvsSt. Mirren	0:1	0:2	11'	2.08	3.48	3.22
1	31 Jul	Dundee UtdvsRangers	1:0	1:1	38'	4.64	3.88	1.65

Data

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Statistics from all 75 Premiership matches in the 2026-2027 season: 214 goals in total, an average of 2.85 per match, with the first goal arriving after 25.2 minutes on average.

When goals are scored

214 goals across the 73 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 30-45, with 20.6% of them. 17.8% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 5.1% in stoppage time at the end.

0-1535 · 16.4%
15-3030 · 14.0%
30-4544 · 20.6%
45+10 · 4.7%
46-6029 · 13.6%
60-7528 · 13.1%
75-9027 · 12.6%
90+11 · 5.1%

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+.

55.6% 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 50.9% instead — out by 4.7 points.

First Goal Timing

Across 75 matches the first goal arrived after 25.2 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.