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 Super Liga (Serbien) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 75,5% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Super Liga Serbien | 75.5% | 274 |
| 2. Primera División Spanien | 74.4% | 352 |
| 3. Liga 1 Rumänien | 74.3% | 241 |
| 4. Primeira Liga Portugal | 73.9% | 287 |
| 5. Premjer-Liga Russland | 73.3% | 210 |
| 6. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 73% | 337 |
| 7. Championship England | 71.4% | 507 |
| 8. Serie A Italien | 71% | 352 |
| 9. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 70.7% | 164 |
| 10. Eliteserien Norwegen | 70.2% | 225 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkei | 69.8% | 288 |
| 12. Super League Griechenland | 69.7% | 211 |
| 13. Super League Schweiz | 69% | 174 |
| 14. Serie A Brasilien | 68.9% | 354 |
| 15. Segunda División Spanien | 68.9% | 421 |
| 16. HNL Kroatien | 68.8% | 170 |
| 17. Premiership Schottland | 68.6% | 210 |
| 18. Premier League England | 68.4% | 348 |
| 19. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 68.3% | 164 |
| 20. Super League China | 68% | 225 |
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The first goal event of each finished match, by minute and order. Own goals count for the side they were credited to.