Which leagues are decided by a single goal?
Share of matches won by exactly one — the closest football gets to a measure of tension.
Primera B (Chile) is the tightest: 55% of its matches are settled by a single goal.
| League | Won by one | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera B Chile | 55% | 120 |
| 2. Druha Liga Ukraine | 51.1% | 135 |
| 3. Ligue 1 Côte d’Ivoire | 50.3% | 181 |
| 4. NPFL Nigeria | 50% | 240 |
| 5. I-League Indien | 49.5% | 109 |
| 6. Premier League Ghana | 49.1% | 116 |
| 7. Segunda Liga Portugal | 48.4% | 306 |
| 8. Ligue Haïtienne Haiti | 48.3% | 259 |
| 9. 1st Division Albanien | 47.9% | 261 |
| 10. Championnat National Benin | 47.8% | 320 |
| 11. J2 League Japan | 47.6% | 464 |
| 12. K League 2 Südkorea | 47.3% | 182 |
| 13. Ligue 2 Algerien | 47.1% | 240 |
| 14. J1 League Japan | 47.1% | 306 |
| 15. J3 League Japan | 47.1% | 272 |
| 16. West Bank Premier League Palästinensische Autonomiegebiete | 47% | 132 |
| 17. Liga de Expansión MX Mexiko | 46.6% | 236 |
| 18. Championship Schottland | 46.1% | 180 |
| 19. Super League Sambia | 45.7% | 374 |
| 20. K3 League (2020) Südkorea | 45.7% | 116 |
| 21. Serie B Brasilien | 45.5% | 380 |
| 22. China League One China | 45.4% | 240 |
| 23. Division d'Honneur Guadeloupe | 44.8% | 181 |
| 24. Northern NSW NPL Australien | 44.5% | 110 |
| 25. Premier Soccer League Simbabwe | 44.4% | 306 |
| 26. NB I Ungarn | 44.4% | 198 |
| 27. Premier League Belize | 44.4% | 124 |
| 28. Primera División Chile | 44.2% | 240 |
| 29. Premier Soccer League Südafrika | 44.2% | 240 |
| 30. Première Division Kamerun | 44.1% | 306 |
| 31. 2nd Division - Group B Albanien | 44% | 182 |
| 32. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador | 43.9% | 264 |
| 33. Premjer-Liga Kasachstan | 43.9% | 198 |
| 34. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 43.9% | 403 |
| 35. Primera División Profesional de Uruguay Uruguay | 43.8% | 105 |
| 36. FA WSL England | 43.6% | 110 |
| 37. Premier League Jamaika | 43.5% | 207 |
| 38. Primera Division Guatemala | 43.4% | 371 |
| 39. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgien | 43.3% | 180 |
| 40. ANAPROF Panama | 43.2% | 192 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only. Draws are not counted here — they are their own question.