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 A Lyga (Litauen) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 81% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. A Lyga Litauen | 81% | 116 |
| 2. Serie A Women Italien | 81% | 126 |
| 3. Wyschejschaja Liha Belarus | 77.9% | 213 |
| 4. Qatar Stars League Katar | 77.4% | 124 |
| 5. Czech Liga Tschechien | 76.8% | 259 |
| 6. FA WSL England | 76.7% | 103 |
| 7. First League Bulgarien | 76.7% | 223 |
| 8. Superliga Femenina Spanien | 76.4% | 225 |
| 9. First NL Kroatien | 75.7% | 136 |
| 10. Super League Griechenland | 75.6% | 217 |
| 11. Football League Griechenland | 75.1% | 205 |
| 12. Premier League England | 74.9% | 358 |
| 13. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 74.8% | 282 |
| 14. Fußball-Nationallliga Tschechien | 74.3% | 218 |
| 15. Frauen-Bundesliga Deutschland | 74.2% | 128 |
| 16. Ykkönen Finnland | 74.2% | 124 |
| 17. Bardsragujn chumb Armenien | 74.2% | 120 |
| 18. Premiership Schottland | 74.1% | 212 |
| 19. Umaghlessi Liga Georgien | 73.8% | 160 |
| 20. Maltese Premier League Malta | 73.5% | 170 |
| 21. Esiliiga Estland | 73.2% | 168 |
| 22. Superliga Albanien | 73.2% | 153 |
| 23. Premier League Wales | 73.1% | 186 |
| 24. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 73.1% | 327 |
| 25. EFL League Two Schottland | 72.8% | 173 |
| 26. Liga Pro Ecuador | 72.8% | 125 |
| 27. Meistriliiga Estland | 72.7% | 176 |
| 28. 1. Division Zypern | 72.7% | 161 |
| 29. Usbekische Professionelle Fußballliga Usbekistan | 72.6% | 117 |
| 30. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 72.5% | 363 |
| 31. Malaysia Super League Malaysia | 72.4% | 127 |
| 32. Primera División Bolivien | 72.4% | 286 |
| 33. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 72.4% | 257 |
| 34. Premjer-Liga Kasachstan | 72.3% | 166 |
| 35. Ligue 1 Algerien | 72.3% | 191 |
| 36. Division 1B Belgien | 72% | 118 |
| 37. Primeira Liga Portugal | 72% | 286 |
| 38. Second League Bulgarien | 71.9% | 146 |
| 39. Primera B Metropolitana Argentinien | 71.9% | 320 |
| 40. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 71.7% | 223 |
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.