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 Ukrainische Premjer-Liha (Ukraine) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 74,2% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 74.2% | 217 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 73.1% | 427 |
| 3. Eliteserien Norwegen | 73% | 230 |
| 4. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 72.7% | 227 |
| 5. Serie A Italien | 71.8% | 344 |
| 6. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 71% | 283 |
| 7. Serie A Brasilien | 70% | 353 |
| 8. Super League Griechenland | 69.2% | 214 |
| 9. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 69.1% | 291 |
| 10. J1 League Japan | 68.9% | 347 |
| 11. Super Liga Serbien | 68.5% | 260 |
| 12. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 68.2% | 292 |
| 13. Premjer-Liga Russland | 68.1% | 229 |
| 14. Liga 1 Rumänien | 67.8% | 295 |
| 15. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 67.4% | 500 |
| 16. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 67.2% | 183 |
| 17. Segunda División Spanien | 66.9% | 429 |
| 18. K League 1 Südkorea | 66.7% | 213 |
| 19. HNL Kroatien | 66.3% | 166 |
| 20. Ekstraklasa Polen | 66.1% | 283 |
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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.