First half goals by league
First Half Goals by League
How often each league produces a goal before halftime, counted from 166,226 completed matches across 108 competitions. Leagues differ more than most people expect, and the gap between the highest and lowest is wider than the gap between most individual teams.
First-half scoring rates
| League | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Over 2.5 | Avg goals | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EsiliigaEstonia | 81.1% | 48.7% | 23.3% | 1.67 | 1,036 | 17 |
| UEFA Women's Champions LeagueEurope | 79.2% | 45.9% | 20.4% | 1.56 | 691 | — |
| DFB PokalGermany | 79.0% | 43.2% | 19.7% | 1.50 | 315 | — |
| Hong Kong Premier LeagueHong Kong | 78.9% | 46.3% | 22.5% | 1.58 | 417 | 8 |
| KakkonenFinland | 78.3% | 46.8% | 22.3% | 1.60 | 1,838 | 28 |
| ÚrvalsdeildIceland | 78.3% | 46.2% | 20.2% | 1.56 | 932 | 13 |
| BundesligaGermany | 77.2% | 43.7% | 17.6% | 1.47 | 1,593 | 19 |
| YkkönenFinland | 76.3% | 47.5% | 20.4% | 1.56 | 486 | 7 |
| EredivisieNetherlands | 76.1% | 41.3% | 15.4% | 1.38 | 2,806 | 25 |
| Challenge LeagueSwitzerland | 75.9% | 40.8% | 15.6% | 1.38 | 955 | 11 |
| Super LeagueSwitzerland | 75.9% | 39.3% | 15.7% | 1.37 | 1,110 | 12 |
| Eerste DivisieNetherlands | 75.8% | 41.0% | 16.9% | 1.40 | 3,450 | 26 |
| First DivisionNorway | 75.4% | 41.6% | 18.0% | 1.41 | 1,441 | 21 |
| KNVB CupNetherlands | 75.0% | 42.3% | 18.4% | 1.45 | 581 | — |
| MeistriliigaEstonia | 74.8% | 42.6% | 15.2% | 1.40 | 1,048 | 12 |
| A-LeagueAustralia | 74.6% | 37.5% | 16.1% | 1.33 | 834 | 12 |
| PremiershipScotland | 74.3% | 35.1% | 12.9% | 1.26 | 1,206 | 13 |
| YkkösliigaFinland | 74.2% | 37.3% | 15.1% | 1.33 | 897 | 14 |
| SuperligaDenmark | 74.1% | 38.2% | 14.6% | 1.31 | 1,958 | 16 |
| Faroe Islands Premier LeagueFaroe Islands | 74.0% | 41.9% | 18.6% | 1.44 | 805 | 11 |
| PrvaLigaSlovenia | 74.0% | 32.5% | 12.6% | 1.23 | 946 | 11 |
| 2. LigaSlovakia | 73.8% | 38.0% | 16.0% | 1.35 | 1,254 | 20 |
| Pro LeagueBelgium | 73.7% | 36.5% | 13.8% | 1.28 | 1,678 | 20 |
| MLSUSA | 73.6% | 38.3% | 15.2% | 1.33 | 3,024 | 30 |
| 2. BundesligaGermany | 73.4% | 38.8% | 14.7% | 1.33 | 1,611 | 23 |
| 1st DivisionDenmark | 73.3% | 36.9% | 15.3% | 1.29 | 1,032 | 17 |
| First LeagueCzech Republic | 73.2% | 35.9% | 13.4% | 1.27 | 1,475 | 17 |
| VeikkausliigaFinland | 73.2% | 36.5% | 12.8% | 1.26 | 515 | 9 |
| Premier LeagueEngland | 73.1% | 37.3% | 14.3% | 1.30 | 1,980 | 21 |
| EliteserienNorway | 72.9% | 39.2% | 14.9% | 1.33 | 2,592 | 22 |
| Austria 2. LigaAustria | 72.8% | 39.7% | 15.1% | 1.33 | 1,262 | 20 |
| LFPBBolivia | 72.8% | 37.1% | 16.1% | 1.31 | 1,587 | 17 |
| Chinese Super LeagueChina | 72.7% | 37.9% | 15.4% | 1.32 | 1,434 | 18 |
| VirsligaLatvia | 72.7% | 37.3% | 15.5% | 1.32 | 1,012 | 12 |
| Austria BundesligaAustria | 72.6% | 36.5% | 12.5% | 1.26 | 1,035 | 14 |
| Welsh Premier LeagueWales | 72.2% | 38.7% | 15.4% | 1.34 | 1,087 | 14 |
| Europa LeagueEurope | 71.9% | 37.2% | 13.8% | 1.27 | 1,199 | — |
| Ligue 1France | 71.9% | 35.4% | 14.6% | 1.26 | 1,749 | 22 |
| Champions LeagueEurope | 71.8% | 39.9% | 16.7% | 1.36 | 1,350 | 4 |
| Süper LigTurkey | 71.8% | 35.4% | 12.7% | 1.25 | 1,828 | 22 |
| FNLCzech Republic | 71.5% | 35.6% | 13.1% | 1.25 | 1,296 | 20 |
| EkstraklasaPoland | 71.3% | 34.4% | 11.6% | 1.21 | 1,636 | 21 |
| SuperettanSweden | 71.3% | 34.0% | 11.2% | 1.20 | 1,423 | 21 |
| 1. LigaPoland | 71.1% | 34.8% | 13.7% | 1.23 | 1,652 | 22 |
| Republic of Ireland First DivisionRepublic of Ireland | 71.1% | 34.6% | 13.0% | 1.23 | 1,027 | 12 |
| SuperLigaSerbia | 70.8% | 34.8% | 12.3% | 1.22 | 1,571 | 19 |
| Super LigaSlovakia | 70.8% | 36.7% | 13.8% | 1.25 | 1,040 | 14 |
| Primera División FPDCosta Rica | 70.6% | 34.0% | 12.0% | 1.20 | 1,337 | 13 |
| Cyprus First DivisionCyprus | 70.6% | 30.7% | 11.6% | 1.17 | 1,207 | 16 |
| NB IHungary | 70.6% | 38.0% | 14.0% | 1.28 | 1,055 | 15 |
| NWSLUSA | 70.6% | 36.8% | 11.9% | 1.23 | 998 | 14 |
| AllsvenskanSweden | 70.5% | 35.4% | 13.4% | 1.24 | 1,408 | 17 |
| EFL League OneEngland | 70.2% | 32.8% | 10.5% | 1.16 | 2,928 | 36 |
| Serie AItaly | 69.9% | 32.1% | 10.3% | 1.16 | 1,991 | 25 |
| Greece Super LeagueGreece | 69.8% | 33.0% | 10.3% | 1.16 | 1,247 | 16 |
| Liga MXMexico | 69.7% | 35.3% | 13.1% | 1.22 | 3,111 | 21 |
| Maltese Premier LeagueMalta | 69.6% | 32.9% | 10.4% | 1.16 | 981 | 15 |
| Russian Premier LeagueRussia | 69.6% | 34.1% | 12.2% | 1.20 | 1,296 | 19 |
| Canadian Premier LeagueCanada | 69.2% | 31.5% | 10.6% | 1.15 | 695 | 8 |
| Chile Primera DivisiónChile | 69.1% | 33.6% | 11.7% | 1.18 | 1,430 | 18 |
| Serie BItaly | 69.1% | 31.6% | 9.3% | 1.12 | 2,039 | 28 |
| Liga PortugalPortugal | 69.1% | 33.7% | 11.7% | 1.18 | 1,610 | 24 |
| ChampionshipScotland | 69.1% | 32.0% | 11.5% | 1.16 | 959 | 10 |
| NB IIHungary | 69.0% | 31.6% | 11.3% | 1.16 | 1,633 | 24 |
| Liga IIRomania | 69.0% | 32.3% | 10.4% | 1.15 | 1,515 | 21 |
| Premier DivisionRepublic of Ireland | 68.9% | 30.4% | 10.2% | 1.12 | 1,076 | 13 |
| Armenian Premier LeagueArmenia | 68.7% | 32.8% | 10.6% | 1.16 | 869 | 11 |
| EFL League TwoEngland | 68.7% | 31.9% | 11.2% | 1.15 | 2,935 | 36 |
| Israeli Premier LeagueIsrael | 68.7% | 33.6% | 13.7% | 1.23 | 1,015 | 16 |
| England ChampionshipEngland | 68.5% | 31.6% | 10.5% | 1.14 | 2,929 | 32 |
| Conference LeagueEurope | 68.5% | 32.5% | 12.1% | 1.17 | 2,367 | 2 |
| LigaProPortugal | 68.5% | 30.4% | 10.1% | 1.13 | 1,601 | 23 |
| Prva HNLCroatia | 68.4% | 33.8% | 10.2% | 1.15 | 953 | 10 |
| Erovnuli LigaGeorgia | 68.4% | 36.6% | 13.1% | 1.24 | 1,048 | 12 |
| Kazakhstan Premier LeagueKazakhstan | 68.3% | 31.2% | 11.1% | 1.15 | 1,116 | 15 |
| Ecuador Serie AEcuador | 68.2% | 31.8% | 10.9% | 1.15 | 1,549 | 19 |
| China League OneChina | 68.1% | 33.4% | 10.0% | 1.15 | 1,556 | 24 |
| Primera DivisiónPeru | 68.0% | 32.6% | 10.7% | 1.16 | 1,840 | 25 |
| Vysheyshaya LigaBelarus | 67.6% | 31.2% | 10.3% | 1.12 | 1,380 | 18 |
| La LigaSpain | 67.3% | 31.9% | 11.6% | 1.15 | 1,998 | 24 |
| J2 LeagueJapan | 66.9% | 28.7% | 8.7% | 1.07 | 2,288 | 26 |
| Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkraine | 66.7% | 28.7% | 10.1% | 1.09 | 1,179 | 19 |
| BrasileirãoBrazil | 66.5% | 28.9% | 9.0% | 1.07 | 5,264 | 31 |
| Copa SudamericanaSouth America | 66.5% | 30.6% | 11.6% | 1.12 | 939 | — |
| A LygaLithuania | 66.4% | 31.2% | 11.0% | 1.11 | 1,050 | 11 |
| Liga IRomania | 66.3% | 31.0% | 11.0% | 1.11 | 1,685 | 20 |
| Venezuela Primera DivisiónVenezuela | 66.3% | 31.9% | 10.1% | 1.12 | 1,485 | 17 |
| Bulgaria First LeagueBulgaria | 66.2% | 30.1% | 8.9% | 1.08 | 1,454 | 17 |
| Salvadoran Primera DivisiónEl Salvador | 66.2% | 29.2% | 9.3% | 1.08 | 1,427 | 16 |
| Copa LibertadoresSouth America | 66.1% | 29.4% | 9.0% | 1.08 | 929 | 2 |
| Uruguay Primera DivisiónUruguay | 65.6% | 28.7% | 9.6% | 1.07 | 3,228 | 24 |
| Liga Nacional de Fútbol de GuatemalaGuatemala | 65.3% | 29.1% | 9.5% | 1.08 | 1,431 | 14 |
| Premyer LiqasıAzerbaijan | 65.2% | 30.4% | 11.4% | 1.11 | 902 | 11 |
| Primera AColombia | 64.9% | 28.3% | 9.2% | 1.04 | 4,067 | 25 |
| Division ProfesionalParaguay | 64.4% | 29.3% | 10.5% | 1.06 | 1,463 | 16 |
| J1 LeagueJapan | 64.0% | 30.0% | 10.1% | 1.07 | 1,872 | 22 |
| Segunda DivisiónSpain | 64.0% | 28.0% | 8.8% | 1.03 | 2,460 | 33 |
| K League 2South Korea | 63.8% | 28.4% | 8.7% | 1.03 | 1,391 | 16 |
| Uzbekistan Super LeagueUzbekistan | 63.8% | 28.0% | 8.9% | 1.04 | 1,167 | 17 |
| Premier League of BosniaBosnia and Herzegovina | 63.6% | 29.4% | 9.7% | 1.08 | 1,026 | 15 |
| Brazil Serie BBrazil | 63.0% | 26.7% | 6.8% | 0.98 | 2,248 | 33 |
| Montenegrin First LeagueMontenegro | 62.3% | 26.1% | 8.8% | 0.99 | 422 | 9 |
| K League 1South Korea | 62.3% | 26.7% | 6.9% | 0.98 | 1,338 | 15 |
| Argentina Primera DivisiónArgentina | 61.6% | 24.8% | 7.0% | 0.95 | 3,016 | 32 |
| Prva LigaSerbia | 61.0% | 26.1% | 8.0% | 0.98 | 1,604 | 25 |
| Premier Soccer LeagueSouth Africa | 60.8% | 24.3% | 5.4% | 0.92 | 1,236 | 17 |
| Prim B NacionalArgentina | 57.3% | 21.5% | 5.1% | 0.85 | 3,945 | 48 |
| Greek Football CupGreece | 52.6% | 24.4% | 7.0% | 0.86 | 344 | — |
What the table shows
Over 0.5 is the share of matches with at least one goal before halftime. Over 1.5 is the share with two or more, over 2.5 the share with three or more. Each row pools every season held for that competition, so the figures describe a league’s long-run tendency rather than the current season. Matches counted tells you how much data sits behind each row, and Clubs is how many of that league’s teams have enough pooled history for a page of their own: 1,878 across the table, over 2012 to 2026.
A competition appears here once it has at least 300 matches on record with a posted half-time score, and each of its seasons has to clear a plausibility floor first: a season in which the great majority of first halves are recorded goalless is a data fault rather than a defensive league, and it is dropped before pooling instead of being averaged into the rest.
League averages describe the competition, not the fixture. Two teams that both start quickly will beat their league’s rate, and two cautious sides will fall short of it. That is what the club pages under each league are for. Read about the markets in more detail on over 0.5 first half goals, first half over 1.5 goals and first half over 2.5 goals, or see first half goals predictions for match-level estimates.
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