Dundee v Rangers

Scottish Premiership, game week 9 — UK time

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

What this step says

Dundee scores heaviest in the 76-90+ spell and concedes heaviest in 76-90+; Rangers scores heaviest in 76-90+ and concedes heaviest in 76-90+. The shapes mesh: Dundee's strongest scoring spell is exactly where Rangers is softest.

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Dundee: 46 league matches in the bank, 8 from this season and the rest from last season. Rangers: 46 league matches in the bank, 8 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: Dundee scores most in the 76-90+ band (14 of 53); Dundee concedes most in the 76-90+ band (21 of 69); Rangers scores most in the 76-90+ band (23 of 87); Rangers concedes most in the 76-90+ band (10 of 48). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.

The two sides

Dundee -- at home

Goals a game
Scores 1.2 and concedes 1.5 a game over its last 46 league matches; at home, 1.6 for and 1.4 against over 23.
When it scores
Of 53 scored across its own 46 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 8; 16-30: 7; 31-45+: 11; 46-60: 8; 61-75: 5; 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 46 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 10; 16-30: 11; 31-45+: 11; 46-60: 7; 61-75: 9; 76-90+: 21. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 21 of 69 (30%).
The first goal
Scored first in 17 of its 46 read -- then won 11, drew 4, lost 2; conceded first in 27 -- pulled back 4 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 9 of its 46 read, winning 7 of them; trailed by two in 12, rescuing 1 result; was ahead at some point without winning in 7.

Rangers -- away

Goals a game
Scores 1.9 and concedes 1.0 a game over its last 46 league matches; away, 1.8 for and 1.0 against over 23.
When it scores
Of 87 scored across its own 46 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 16; 16-30: 10; 31-45+: 13; 46-60: 16; 61-75: 9; 76-90+: 23. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 23 of 87 (26%).
When it concedes
Of 48 conceded across its own 46 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 6; 16-30: 9; 31-45+: 8; 46-60: 7; 61-75: 8; 76-90+: 10. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 10 of 48 (21%).
The first goal
Scored first in 30 of its 46 read -- then won 23, drew 5, lost 2; conceded first in 13 -- pulled back 3 wins and 5 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 16 of its 46 read, winning 15 of them; trailed by two in 6, rescuing 2 results; was ahead at some point without winning in 7.

Built 11:05 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.