Plymouth Argyle scores heaviest in the 31-45+ spell and concedes heaviest in 31-45+; Burton Albion scores heaviest in 16-30 and concedes heaviest in 76-90+.
Plymouth Argyle: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season. Burton Albion: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step three is GOALS, AND WHEN THEY COME. Not just how many each side scores and lets in, but the minute bands they come in, who lands the first blow, what each side does after falling behind, and who finds goals late. A side that concedes early and scores late reads very differently from one that does the opposite, at the same goal difference.
Side by side: Plymouth Argyle scores most in the 31-45+ band (18 of 86); Plymouth Argyle concedes most in the 31-45+ band (13 of 65); Burton Albion scores most in the 16-30 band (14 of 58); Burton Albion concedes most in the 76-90+ band (19 of 68). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.
The two sides
Plymouth Argyle -- at home
Goals a game
Scores 1.7 and concedes 1.3 a game over its last 50 league matches; at home, 1.5 for and 1.3 against over 25.
When it scores
Of 86 scored across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 9; 16-30: 13; 31-45+: 18; 46-60: 16; 61-75: 17; 76-90+: 13.
When it concedes
Of 65 conceded across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 9; 16-30: 10; 31-45+: 13; 46-60: 13; 61-75: 7; 76-90+: 13. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 13 of 65 (20%).
The first goal
Scored first in 28 of its 50 read -- then won 21, drew 4, lost 3; conceded first in 22 -- pulled back 5 wins and 4 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 19 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 15 of its 50 read, winning 15 of them; trailed by two in 10, rescuing 1 result; was ahead at some point without winning in 7.
Burton Albion -- away
Goals a game
Scores 1.2 and concedes 1.4 a game over its last 50 league matches; away, 1.0 for and 1.4 against over 25.
When it scores
Of 58 scored across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 4; 16-30: 14; 31-45+: 9; 46-60: 12; 61-75: 10; 76-90+: 9.
When it concedes
Of 68 conceded across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 8; 16-30: 8; 31-45+: 13; 46-60: 9; 61-75: 11; 76-90+: 19. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 19 of 68 (28%).
The first goal
Scored first in 25 of its 50 read -- then won 13, drew 9, lost 3; conceded first in 22 -- pulled back 1 win and 5 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 11 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 11 of its 50 read, winning 9 of them; trailed by two in 9, rescuing nothing; was ahead at some point without winning in 12.
Built 00:04 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.