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Championship First Half Goals

Across 813 Championship matches, 68.9% produced at least one goal before halftime, at an average of 1.15 first-half goals per match.

Championship first-half scoring

Championship first-half goal rates
A goal before halftime (over 0.5)68.9%
Two or more (over 1.5)32.7%
Three or more (over 2.5)10.3%
Average first-half goals1.15
Matches counted813
Seasons covered2 (2025 to 2026)

That places Championship 25 of 40among the leagues covered here for how often a first half produces a goal. Figures pool every season held for the competition, so they describe the league’s long-run tendency rather than current form.

How Championship compares

Championship against the covered leagues
CompetitionOver 0.5Over 1.5Avg goals
Championship68.9%32.7%1.15
Average of all 40 leagues69.6%34.1%1.20
Kakkonenhighest78.2%46.7%1.60
Prim B Nacionallowest56.7%21.4%0.84

Championship teams: first-half goals

Every club with enough Championshiphistory to carry its own page. “Scored” and “conceded” are the share of matches in which the club scored or conceded at least once before halftime: a frequency, not a per-match average, so a 3-0 first half and a 1-0 first half each count once.

Championship first-half goal rates by team
ClubOver 0.5Over 1.5ScoredConcededMatches
Hull City2 seasons64.3%34.3%51.4%35.7%70
Millwall2 seasons61.4%27.1%42.9%34.3%70
Middlesbrough2 seasons72.5%31.9%49.3%40.6%69
Portsmouth2 seasons66.7%27.5%33.3%46.4%69
Blackburn Rovers2 seasons60.3%29.4%35.3%41.2%68
Oxford United2 seasons72.1%32.4%42.6%50.0%68
Watford2 seasons70.6%38.2%35.3%55.9%68
Bristol City2 seasons74.6%35.8%43.3%47.8%67
Coventry City2 seasons71.6%38.8%59.7%29.9%67
Derby County2 seasons70.1%23.9%44.8%41.8%67
Norwich City2 seasons67.2%32.8%40.3%43.3%67
Preston North End2 seasons76.1%28.4%47.8%44.8%67
Queens Park Rangers2 seasons73.1%41.8%41.8%52.2%67
Sheffield United2 seasons70.1%32.8%46.3%41.8%67
Sheffield Wednesday2 seasons71.6%29.9%28.4%53.7%67
Stoke City2 seasons64.2%26.9%37.3%37.3%67
Swansea City2 seasons65.7%28.4%31.3%44.8%67
West Bromwich Albion2 seasons68.7%29.9%41.8%40.3%67

Counted from 813 matches · 2 seasons · 2025 to 2026.

How to read these numbers

  • A high over 0.5 rate means goalless first halves are rare, not that any particular match will score.
  • The gap between the over 0.5 and over 1.5 rates shows how often first halves go beyond a single goal.
  • League rates are a starting point. The fixture in front of you depends on the two teams, not the average.
  • Seasons are pooled, so a competition that has changed character recently reads as the average of what it was and what it is.

These are historical rates for the competition, counted from completed matches. They are not a prediction for any upcoming fixture. For match-level estimates see first half goals predictions and how the model works.

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