First half or second?
Football scores more after the break almost everywhere — 43.9% of goals come before it. These are the leagues that lean earliest.
Primeira Liga (Portugal) leans earliest of all: 48,5% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 48.5% | 744 |
| 2. FA Cup England | 47.3% | 444 |
| 3. Premier League England | 47.2% | 1.024 |
| 4. Premiership Schottland | 47.2% | 564 |
| 5. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 46.2% | 1.053 |
| 6. Primera División Spanien | 46.1% | 953 |
| 7. Super Liga Serbien | 46% | 1.023 |
| 8. Super League China | 46% | 446 |
| 9. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 45.9% | 680 |
| 10. Serie A Brasilien | 45.7% | 944 |
| 11. HNL Kroatien | 45.6% | 456 |
| 12. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 45.3% | 481 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Polen | 45.2% | 589 |
| 14. Liga MX Mexiko | 45.1% | 840 |
| 15. Französischer Fußballpokal Frankreich | 44.9% | 445 |
| 16. Liga 1 Rumänien | 44.9% | 719 |
| 17. Superliga Dänemark | 44.9% | 557 |
| 18. Championship England | 44.8% | 1.284 |
| 19. Super League Schweiz | 44.8% | 525 |
| 20. Serie B Italien | 44.5% | 924 |
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Regular time only; first-half stoppage counts to the 45th minute.