France · first half goals
Ligue 1 First Half Goals
Across 1,678 Ligue 1 matches, 71.9% produced at least one goal before halftime, at an average of 1.27 first-half goals per match.
Ligue 1 first-half scoring
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 71.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 35.5% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 14.6% |
| Average first-half goals | 1.27 |
| Matches counted | 1,678 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2021 to 2026) |
That places Ligue 1 36 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 Ligue 1 compares
| Competition | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Avg goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | 71.9% | 35.5% | 1.27 |
| Average of all 108 leagues | 69.3% | 33.5% | 1.19 |
| Esiliigahighest | 81.8% | 49.4% | 1.69 |
| Greek Football Cuplowest | 52.6% | 24.4% | 0.86 |
Ligue 1 teams: first-half goals
Every club with enough Ligue 1history 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brest5 seasons | 73.6% | 37.6% | 45.5% | 48.9% | 178 |
| Lens5 seasons | 70.2% | 34.3% | 50.0% | 42.1% | 178 |
| Lille5 seasons | 74.7% | 30.9% | 51.7% | 38.2% | 178 |
| Monaco5 seasons | 72.5% | 40.4% | 57.3% | 43.3% | 178 |
| Nantes5 seasons | 64.6% | 29.8% | 39.3% | 46.1% | 178 |
| Nice5 seasons | 70.8% | 30.3% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 178 |
| Olympique Lyonnais5 seasons | 72.5% | 34.3% | 51.7% | 43.3% | 178 |
| Olympique Marseille5 seasons | 73.0% | 35.4% | 52.8% | 39.9% | 178 |
| PSG5 seasons | 80.3% | 45.5% | 69.1% | 34.8% | 178 |
| Rennes5 seasons | 74.2% | 38.8% | 55.1% | 38.8% | 178 |
| Strasbourg5 seasons | 74.7% | 34.8% | 47.2% | 50.0% | 178 |
| Angers SCO4 seasons | 74.3% | 28.5% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 144 |
| Lorient4 seasons | 65.3% | 34.7% | 44.4% | 41.0% | 144 |
| Montpellier4 seasons | 75.0% | 37.5% | 39.6% | 54.2% | 144 |
| Reims4 seasons | 68.1% | 32.6% | 44.4% | 42.4% | 144 |
| Toulouse4 seasons | 67.1% | 31.4% | 40.7% | 45.0% | 140 |
| Clermont3 seasons | 71.8% | 31.8% | 37.3% | 53.6% | 110 |
| Auxerre3 seasons | 70.8% | 35.8% | 41.5% | 49.1% | 106 |
| Metz3 seasons | 66.0% | 43.4% | 38.7% | 56.6% | 106 |
| Le Havre3 seasons | 63.7% | 33.3% | 35.3% | 52.0% | 102 |
| Troyes2 seasons | 76.3% | 34.2% | 48.7% | 52.6% | 76 |
| Saint-Étienne2 seasons | 83.3% | 43.1% | 44.4% | 72.2% | 72 |
Counted from 1,678 matches · 5 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.
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