Peterhead: 41 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season. Montrose: 41 league matches in the bank, 5 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: Peterhead scores most in the 16-30 band (11 of 52); Peterhead concedes most in the 76-90+ band (19 of 70); Montrose scores most in the 31-45+ band (13 of 53); Montrose concedes most in the 61-75 band (17 of 77). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.
The two sides
Peterhead -- at home
Goals a game
Scores 1.3 and concedes 1.7 a game over its last 41 league matches; at home, 1.6 for and 1.6 against over 20.
When it scores
Of 52 scored across its own 41 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 8; 16-30: 11; 31-45+: 7; 46-60: 11; 61-75: 5; 76-90+: 10.
When it concedes
Of 70 conceded across its own 41 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 9; 16-30: 11; 31-45+: 8; 46-60: 13; 61-75: 10; 76-90+: 19. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 19 of 70 (27%).
The first goal
Scored first in 15 of its 41 read -- then won 10, drew 5, lost 0; conceded first in 26 -- pulled back 4 wins and 3 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 15 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 9 of its 41 read, winning 8 of them; trailed by two in 13, rescuing nothing; was ahead at some point without winning in 5.
Montrose -- away
Goals a game
Scores 1.3 and concedes 1.9 a game over its last 41 league matches; away, 1.2 for and 1.9 against over 20.
When it scores
Of 53 scored across its own 41 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 7; 16-30: 5; 31-45+: 13; 46-60: 8; 61-75: 12; 76-90+: 8.
When it concedes
Of 77 conceded across its own 41 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 8; 16-30: 11; 31-45+: 13; 46-60: 11; 61-75: 17; 76-90+: 17. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 17 of 77 (22%).
The first goal
Scored first in 17 of its 41 read -- then won 10, drew 7, lost 0; conceded first in 24 -- pulled back 2 wins and 3 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 10 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 8 of its 41 read, winning 7 of them; trailed by two in 15, rescuing 1 result; was ahead at some point without winning in 8.
Built 06:39 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.