Does the first goal decide the match?
How often the side that opens the scoring goes on to win. Across the majors it is roughly seven times in ten — but not everywhere.
In Superliga (Albanien) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 87,3% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Superliga Albanien | 87.3% | 165 |
| 2. Football League Griechenland | 79.6% | 338 |
| 3. Ligue 1 Algerien | 79.1% | 201 |
| 4. 1st Division Albanien | 79% | 233 |
| 5. A Lyga Litauen | 77.4% | 159 |
| 6. Super League Griechenland | 77.1% | 258 |
| 7. Virslīga Lettland | 76.6% | 171 |
| 8. Meistriliiga Estland | 76.5% | 170 |
| 9. Championship Schottland | 75.9% | 170 |
| 10. Usbekische Professionelle Fußballliga Usbekistan | 75% | 108 |
| 11. Druha Liga Ukraine | 74.8% | 107 |
| 12. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgien | 74.8% | 317 |
| 13. Bardsragujn chumb Armenien | 74.8% | 103 |
| 14. Kuwaiti Premier League Kuwait | 74.6% | 169 |
| 15. Premier League Jamaika | 74.4% | 180 |
| 16. 1. Division Belarus | 74.1% | 185 |
| 17. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 73.8% | 260 |
| 18. Premjer-Liga Kasachstan | 73.8% | 168 |
| 19. Primera B Metropolitana Argentinien | 73.7% | 194 |
| 20. Fußball-Regionalliga West Österreich | 73.6% | 197 |
| 21. Primera Division El Salvador | 73.5% | 162 |
| 22. Persha Liga Ukraine | 73.4% | 203 |
| 23. Umaghlessi Liga Georgien | 73.4% | 203 |
| 24. Premiership Schottland | 73.1% | 219 |
| 25. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 73.1% | 167 |
| 26. Serie A Brasilien | 73% | 348 |
| 27. Wyschejschaja Liha Belarus | 72.8% | 169 |
| 28. NB I Ungarn | 72.6% | 215 |
| 29. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 72.5% | 346 |
| 30. Serie B Brasilien | 72.2% | 349 |
| 31. Primera División Spanien | 71.4% | 350 |
| 32. Ykkönen Finnland | 71.2% | 125 |
| 33. Primera División Venezuela | 71% | 283 |
| 34. Premier League England | 70.8% | 349 |
| 35. Primera División Profesional de Uruguay Uruguay | 70.5% | 112 |
| 36. Serie D Brasilien | 70.5% | 166 |
| 37. National 2 - Group A Frankreich | 70.4% | 189 |
| 38. TFF 2. Lig Türkei | 70.3% | 293 |
| 39. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 70% | 280 |
| 40. Veikkausliiga Finnland | 69.9% | 183 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
The first goal event of each finished match, by minute and order. Own goals count for the side they were credited to.