Scunthorpe United scores heaviest in the 76-90+ spell and concedes heaviest in 16-30; Hartlepool United scores heaviest in 76-90+ and concedes heaviest in 76-90+. The shapes mesh: Scunthorpe United's strongest scoring spell is exactly where Hartlepool United is softest.
Scunthorpe United: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season. Hartlepool United: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 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: Scunthorpe United scores most in the 76-90+ band (20 of 79); Scunthorpe United concedes most in the 16-30 band (15 of 72); Hartlepool United scores most in the 76-90+ band (14 of 53); Hartlepool United concedes most in the 76-90+ band (27 of 69). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.
The two sides
Scunthorpe United -- at home
Goals a game
Scores 1.6 and concedes 1.4 a game over its last 50 league matches; at home, 1.6 for and 1.3 against over 25.
When it scores
Of 79 scored across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 6; 16-30: 10; 31-45+: 14; 46-60: 17; 61-75: 12; 76-90+: 20. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 20 of 79 (25%).
When it concedes
Of 72 conceded across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 11; 16-30: 15; 31-45+: 11; 46-60: 12; 61-75: 8; 76-90+: 15. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 15 of 72 (21%).
The first goal
Scored first in 20 of its 50 read -- then won 16, drew 3, lost 1; conceded first in 29 -- pulled back 6 wins and 7 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 25 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 13 of its 50 read, winning 13 of them; trailed by two in 12, rescuing 2 results; was ahead at some point without winning in 6.
Hartlepool United -- away
Goals a game
Scores 1.1 and concedes 1.4 a game over its last 50 league matches; away, 1.0 for and 1.7 against over 25.
When it scores
Of 53 scored across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 4; 16-30: 5; 31-45+: 10; 46-60: 9; 61-75: 11; 76-90+: 14. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 14 of 53 (26%).
When it concedes
Of 69 conceded across its own 50 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 9; 16-30: 13; 31-45+: 4; 46-60: 12; 61-75: 4; 76-90+: 27. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 27 of 69 (39%).
The first goal
Scored first in 19 of its 50 read -- then won 14, drew 4, lost 1; conceded first in 25 -- pulled back 4 wins and 2 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 14 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 9 of its 50 read, winning 9 of them; trailed by two in 14, rescuing 1 result; was ahead at some point without winning in 6.
Built 00:05 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.