Southend United v Kidderminster Harriers

National League, game week 4 — UK time

Step 3 of 4 — Goals, and when they come.

What this step says

Southend United scores heaviest in the 76-90+ spell and concedes heaviest in 61-75; Kidderminster Harriers scores heaviest in 16-30 and concedes heaviest in 16-30.

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Southend United: 50 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Kidderminster Harriers: 3 league matches in the bank.

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: Southend United scores most in the 76-90+ band (28 of 90); Southend United concedes most in the 61-75 band (11 of 50); Kidderminster Harriers scores most in the 16-30 band (1 of 2); Kidderminster Harriers concedes most in the 16-30 band (2 of 4). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.

The two sides

Southend United -- at home

Goals a game
Scores 1.8 and concedes 1.0 a game over its last 50 league matches; at home, 1.8 for and 0.8 against over 24.
When it scores
Of 90 scored across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 12; 16-30: 12; 31-45+: 15; 46-60: 13; 61-75: 10; 76-90+: 28. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 28 of 90 (31%).
When it concedes
Of 50 conceded across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 6; 16-30: 8; 31-45+: 7; 46-60: 9; 61-75: 11; 76-90+: 9.
The first goal
Scored first in 31 of its 50 read -- then won 24, drew 4, lost 3; conceded first in 17 -- pulled back 2 wins and 6 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 19 of its 50 read, winning 19 of them; trailed by two in 7, rescuing 2 results; was ahead at some point without winning in 7.

Kidderminster Harriers -- away

Goals a game
Scores 0.7 and concedes 1.3 a game over its last 3 league matches; away, 0.0 for and 3.0 against over 1.
When it scores
Of 2 scored across its own 3 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 0; 16-30: 1; 31-45+: 0; 46-60: 0; 61-75: 0; 76-90+: 1. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 1 of 2 (50%).
When it concedes
Of 4 conceded across its own 3 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 0; 16-30: 2; 31-45+: 1; 46-60: 0; 61-75: 0; 76-90+: 1.
The first goal
Scored first in 2 of its 3 read -- then won 1, drew 1, lost 0; conceded first in 1 -- pulled back 0 wins and 0 draws from them.
Two-goal swings
Never led by two goals in its 3 read; trailed by two in 1, rescuing nothing; was ahead at some point without winning in 1.

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.