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EFL League One First Half Goals

Across 1,172 EFL League One matches, 68.7% produced at least one goal before halftime, at an average of 1.15 first-half goals per match.

EFL League One first-half scoring

EFL League One first-half goal rates
A goal before halftime (over 0.5)68.7%
Two or more (over 1.5)32.5%
Three or more (over 2.5)10.8%
Average first-half goals1.15
Matches counted1,172
Seasons covered3 (2024 to 2026)

That places EFL League One 63 of 100among 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 EFL League One compares

EFL League One against the covered leagues
CompetitionOver 0.5Over 1.5Avg goals
EFL League One68.7%32.5%1.15
Average of all 100 leagues69.3%33.6%1.19
Esiliigahighest81.9%48.9%1.69
Prim B Nacionallowest56.8%21.5%0.84

EFL League One teams: first-half goals

Every club with enough EFL League Onehistory 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.

EFL League One first-half goal rates by team
ClubOver 0.5Over 1.5ScoredConcededMatches
Stockport County3 seasons78.4%42.2%52.9%46.1%102
Leyton Orient3 seasons73.0%40.0%53.0%46.0%100
Stevenage3 seasons49.5%19.2%31.3%32.3%99
Wycombe Wanderers3 seasons68.7%34.3%46.5%39.4%99
Barnsley3 seasons76.3%34.0%52.6%43.3%97
Blackpool3 seasons69.1%32.0%44.3%42.3%97
Burton Albion3 seasons64.9%30.9%40.2%43.3%97
Huddersfield Town3 seasons70.1%34.0%41.2%42.3%97
Mansfield Town3 seasons72.2%35.1%46.4%46.4%97
Peterborough United3 seasons74.2%42.3%45.4%53.6%97
Wigan Athletic3 seasons64.9%24.7%35.1%38.1%97
Reading3 seasons66.7%30.2%46.9%36.5%96
Bolton Wanderers2 seasons63.2%27.4%34.7%44.2%95
Exeter City2 seasons72.8%27.2%37.0%51.1%92
Lincoln City2 seasons75.0%31.5%63.0%31.5%92
Northampton Town2 seasons67.4%34.8%32.6%52.2%92
Rotherham United2 seasons70.7%25.0%35.9%46.7%92

Counted from 1,172 matches · 3 seasons · 2024 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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