Where is a half-time deficit survivable?
How often the side trailing at the break avoids defeat — the mirror of the question above, and the more interesting half.
Nowhere is a half-time deficit less final than in 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (Deutschland): the trailing side avoids defeat 35,6% of the time.
| League | Rescued | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 35.6% | 180 |
| 2. A-League Men Australien | 33.6% | 110 |
| 3. Serie A Italien | 31.9% | 216 |
| 4. Premier League England | 31.4% | 245 |
| 5. Primera División Spanien | 31.3% | 211 |
| 6. Serie B Italien | 30.6% | 216 |
| 7. Liga 1 Rumänien | 30.5% | 177 |
| 8. Süper Lig Türkei | 29.6% | 216 |
| 9. Super League Schweiz | 28.9% | 142 |
| 10. Premjer-Liga Russland | 28.7% | 143 |
| 11. Segunda División Spanien | 28.4% | 261 |
| 12. Championship England | 28.3% | 321 |
| 13. J1 League Japan | 27.9% | 215 |
| 14. K League 1 Südkorea | 27.8% | 115 |
| 15. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 27% | 326 |
| 16. Superliga Dänemark | 26.9% | 119 |
| 17. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 26.7% | 187 |
| 18. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 26.7% | 105 |
| 19. Eredivisie Niederlande | 26.2% | 195 |
| 20. Ekstraklasa Polen | 25.8% | 182 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as rescued.