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MLS First Half Goals
Across 2,401 MLS matches, 73.6% produced at least one goal before halftime, at an average of 1.34 first-half goals per match.
MLS first-half scoring
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 73.6% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 38.6% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 15.5% |
| Average first-half goals | 1.34 |
| Matches counted | 2,401 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2022 to 2026) |
That places MLS 13 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 MLS compares
| Competition | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Avg goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 73.6% | 38.6% | 1.34 |
| Average of all 40 leagues | 69.6% | 34.1% | 1.20 |
| Kakkonenhighest | 78.2% | 46.7% | 1.60 |
| Prim B Nacionallowest | 56.7% | 21.4% | 0.84 |
MLS teams: first-half goals
Every club with enough MLShistory 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles FC5 seasons | 75.3% | 37.9% | 53.4% | 45.4% | 174 |
| FC Cincinnati5 seasons | 71.3% | 42.7% | 54.4% | 47.4% | 171 |
| New York City5 seasons | 73.5% | 37.1% | 51.8% | 43.5% | 170 |
| Columbus Crew5 seasons | 76.9% | 40.2% | 58.6% | 42.0% | 169 |
| Inter Miami5 seasons | 78.6% | 46.4% | 57.7% | 53.0% | 168 |
| Orlando City5 seasons | 73.2% | 34.5% | 48.2% | 42.3% | 168 |
| Seattle Sounders5 seasons | 72.0% | 32.7% | 45.2% | 45.8% | 168 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps5 seasons | 76.8% | 41.7% | 51.8% | 45.2% | 168 |
| New York RB5 seasons | 71.9% | 36.5% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 167 |
| Philadelphia Union5 seasons | 72.5% | 38.9% | 52.7% | 39.5% | 167 |
| Atlanta United FC5 seasons | 73.5% | 33.1% | 41.6% | 53.0% | 166 |
| LA Galaxy5 seasons | 78.9% | 44.6% | 48.8% | 56.6% | 166 |
| Minnesota United5 seasons | 69.3% | 34.9% | 47.0% | 44.6% | 166 |
| Charlotte5 seasons | 70.3% | 33.3% | 47.9% | 42.4% | 165 |
| FC Dallas5 seasons | 73.9% | 39.4% | 50.3% | 53.9% | 165 |
| Houston Dynamo5 seasons | 70.9% | 30.9% | 49.7% | 39.4% | 165 |
| Nashville SC5 seasons | 71.3% | 36.0% | 47.6% | 40.9% | 164 |
| Real Salt Lake5 seasons | 73.2% | 36.6% | 47.6% | 48.2% | 164 |
| Austin5 seasons | 72.4% | 38.0% | 46.0% | 49.1% | 163 |
| Portland Timbers5 seasons | 79.8% | 38.7% | 47.2% | 55.2% | 163 |
| Sporting KC5 seasons | 79.0% | 45.1% | 44.4% | 58.6% | 162 |
| Montreal Impact5 seasons | 77.0% | 46.0% | 44.7% | 55.9% | 161 |
| Chicago Fire5 seasons | 72.5% | 35.6% | 47.5% | 46.9% | 160 |
| Colorado Rapids5 seasons | 74.4% | 38.1% | 45.0% | 54.4% | 160 |
| New England Revolution5 seasons | 70.0% | 43.1% | 47.5% | 45.0% | 160 |
| SJ Earthquakes5 seasons | 75.5% | 42.8% | 49.1% | 57.2% | 159 |
| DC United5 seasons | 71.5% | 41.8% | 37.3% | 55.1% | 158 |
| Toronto5 seasons | 66.5% | 31.6% | 34.8% | 48.7% | 158 |
| St. Louis City4 seasons | 68.3% | 37.3% | 49.2% | 42.9% | 126 |
| San Diego2 seasons | 77.0% | 49.2% | 57.4% | 50.8% | 61 |
Counted from 2,401 matches · 5 seasons · 2022 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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