England · first half goals
EFL League One First Half Goals
Across 2,911 EFL League One matches, 70.1% produced at least one goal before halftime, at an average of 1.17 first-half goals per match.
EFL League One first-half scoring
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 70.1% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 32.8% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 10.5% |
| Average first-half goals | 1.17 |
| Matches counted | 2,911 |
| Seasons covered | 6 (2021 to 2026) |
That places EFL League One 53 of 108among 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
| Competition | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Avg goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFL League One | 70.1% | 32.8% | 1.17 |
| Average of all 108 leagues | 69.4% | 33.6% | 1.19 |
| Esiliigahighest | 81.2% | 48.7% | 1.67 |
| Greek Football Cuplowest | 52.6% | 24.4% | 0.86 |
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.
| Club | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wycombe Wanderers6 seasons | 73.2% | 32.5% | 51.2% | 38.2% | 246 |
| Burton Albion6 seasons | 66.5% | 31.0% | 35.5% | 47.5% | 242 |
| Bolton Wanderers5 seasons | 67.6% | 32.4% | 41.6% | 42.9% | 238 |
| Lincoln City5 seasons | 69.6% | 27.0% | 50.9% | 33.5% | 230 |
| Barnsley5 seasons | 79.9% | 36.2% | 54.3% | 45.2% | 199 |
| Peterborough United5 seasons | 74.9% | 43.7% | 49.7% | 48.2% | 199 |
| Cambridge United5 seasons | 67.2% | 30.3% | 34.4% | 47.2% | 195 |
| Wigan Athletic5 seasons | 70.6% | 28.4% | 43.8% | 40.2% | 194 |
| Charlton Athletic4 seasons | 69.5% | 33.7% | 43.9% | 44.4% | 187 |
| Exeter City4 seasons | 69.0% | 29.3% | 37.0% | 47.3% | 184 |
| Shrewsbury Town4 seasons | 65.2% | 26.1% | 32.6% | 46.7% | 184 |
| Leyton Orient4 seasons | 69.1% | 37.5% | 48.7% | 42.8% | 152 |
| Oxford United4 seasons | 78.0% | 37.3% | 57.3% | 42.0% | 150 |
| Plymouth Argyle4 seasons | 73.3% | 39.3% | 48.7% | 45.3% | 150 |
| Stevenage4 seasons | 56.7% | 22.0% | 38.7% | 34.0% | 150 |
| Reading4 seasons | 68.5% | 33.6% | 47.7% | 42.3% | 149 |
| Blackpool4 seasons | 70.9% | 31.1% | 45.9% | 42.6% | 148 |
| Bristol Rovers3 seasons | 72.5% | 32.6% | 34.8% | 53.6% | 138 |
| Cheltenham Town3 seasons | 69.6% | 34.8% | 41.3% | 48.6% | 138 |
| Fleetwood Town3 seasons | 76.1% | 35.5% | 46.4% | 51.4% | 138 |
| Northampton Town3 seasons | 68.8% | 34.1% | 34.8% | 48.6% | 138 |
| Port Vale3 seasons | 60.9% | 30.4% | 31.9% | 44.9% | 138 |
| Portsmouth3 seasons | 65.2% | 31.9% | 45.7% | 39.9% | 138 |
| Rotherham United3 seasons | 67.4% | 26.8% | 41.3% | 38.4% | 138 |
| Stockport County3 seasons | 76.9% | 40.7% | 51.9% | 45.4% | 108 |
| Sheffield Wednesday3 seasons | 70.1% | 35.5% | 57.0% | 33.6% | 107 |
| Milton Keynes Dons3 seasons | 76.0% | 29.8% | 45.2% | 47.1% | 104 |
| AFC Wimbledon3 seasons | 65.0% | 27.2% | 40.8% | 41.7% | 103 |
| Huddersfield Town3 seasons | 69.9% | 34.0% | 42.7% | 41.7% | 103 |
| Doncaster Rovers3 seasons | 63.7% | 27.5% | 29.4% | 44.1% | 102 |
| Mansfield Town3 seasons | 72.5% | 36.3% | 47.1% | 47.1% | 102 |
| Accrington Stanley2 seasons | 71.7% | 33.7% | 31.5% | 54.3% | 92 |
| Derby County2 seasons | 66.3% | 27.2% | 53.3% | 28.3% | 92 |
| Ipswich Town2 seasons | 73.9% | 33.7% | 60.9% | 30.4% | 92 |
| Morecambe2 seasons | 76.1% | 42.4% | 39.1% | 56.5% | 92 |
Counted from 2,911 matches · 6 seasons · 2021 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.
For which clubs are actually ahead at the interval rather than how often the goals come, see the EFL League One first half table: the same competition scored at half-time, with three points for leading at the break.
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