The Goals Per 90 Calculator is a sports analytics tool that measures a football (soccer) player’s goal-scoring rate per full 90 minutes of play. This metric allows you to compare players who have played different total minutes, giving a fair and standardized comparison. Instead of just looking at total goals scored, it shows how often a player scores when the time is adjusted to a full match length. Coaches, analysts, and fans often use this to evaluate efficiency rather than just raw totals.
This calculator falls under the sports statistics and performance analysis category.
formula
The primary formula for calculating Goals Per 90 Minutes is:
Goals Per 90 = (Total Goals Scored * 90) / Total Minutes Played
This formula shows how many goals a player would score if they played the full 90 minutes of a match, on average.
Total Goals Scored
Total Goals Scored = Sum of all goals scored by the player
This is the number of goals the player has scored across the matches being measured.
Total Minutes Played
Total Minutes Played = Sum of all minutes played by the player
This is the total time the player has been on the field during the period being measured.
Goals Per 90 Quick Reference Table
Below is a quick table showing Goals Per 90 calculations for common totals so you can estimate without calculating each time.
| Total Goals | Minutes Played | Goals Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | 1.00 |
| 3 | 270 | 1.00 |
| 5 | 450 | 1.00 |
| 8 | 720 | 1.00 |
| 4 | 200 | 1.80 |
| 6 | 400 | 1.35 |
| 10 | 1000 | 0.90 |
| 12 | 800 | 1.35 |
| 15 | 1200 | 1.13 |
| 20 | 1800 | 1.00 |
This table helps when you just need a quick check rather than doing the formula each time.
Example
Let’s say a player scored 12 goals and played a total of 1500 minutes in a season.
Step 1: Multiply total goals by 90
12 × 90 = 1080
Step 2: Divide by total minutes played
1080 ÷ 1500 = 0.72
This means the player scores 0.72 goals per 90 minutes. In simpler terms, they score just under 1 goal every full match they play.
Most Common FAQs
A rate above 0.5 is considered good for most leagues, meaning the player scores at least once every two matches on average. A rate above 1.0 is exceptional.
Total goals do not account for playing time. Goals Per 90 makes comparisons fairer between players who have different amounts of time on the pitch.
Yes. The same formula works for assists, just replace goals with total assists to get Assists Per 90.