Gateshead scores heaviest in the 1-15 spell and concedes heaviest in 76-90+; Sutton United scores heaviest in 76-90+ and concedes heaviest in 46-60. The shapes mesh: Sutton United's strongest scoring spell is exactly where Gateshead is softest.
Gateshead: 49 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Sutton United: 49 league matches in the bank, 3 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: Gateshead scores most in the 1-15 band (11 of 57); Gateshead concedes most in the 76-90+ band (24 of 95); Sutton United scores most in the 76-90+ band (16 of 65); Sutton United concedes most in the 46-60 band (19 of 80). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.
The two sides
Gateshead -- at home
Goals a game
Scores 1.2 and concedes 1.9 a game over its last 49 league matches; at home, 1.1 for and 1.8 against over 24.
When it scores
Of 57 scored across its own 49 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 11; 16-30: 8; 31-45+: 9; 46-60: 11; 61-75: 10; 76-90+: 8. Its heaviest scoring spell is the first 15 minutes -- 11 of 57 (19%).
When it concedes
Of 95 conceded across its own 49 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 17; 16-30: 17; 31-45+: 15; 46-60: 10; 61-75: 12; 76-90+: 24. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 24 of 95 (25%).
The first goal
Scored first in 20 of its 49 read -- then won 13, drew 3, lost 4; conceded first in 27 -- pulled back 2 wins and 3 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 9 of its 49 read, winning 9 of them; trailed by two in 25, rescuing 3 results; was ahead at some point without winning in 8.
Sutton United -- away
Goals a game
Scores 1.3 and concedes 1.6 a game over its last 49 league matches; away, 1.2 for and 1.6 against over 24.
When it scores
Of 65 scored across its own 49 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 7; 16-30: 12; 31-45+: 10; 46-60: 11; 61-75: 9; 76-90+: 16. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 16 of 65 (25%).
When it concedes
Of 80 conceded across its own 49 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 10; 16-30: 13; 31-45+: 10; 46-60: 19; 61-75: 12; 76-90+: 16.
The first goal
Scored first in 22 of its 49 read -- then won 13, drew 3, lost 6; conceded first in 24 -- pulled back 1 win and 8 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 13 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 11 of its 49 read, winning 10 of them; trailed by two in 11, rescuing 2 results; was ahead at some point without winning in 12.
Built 00:02 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.