Who opens the scoring, home or away?

Share of first goals scored by the home side. The first goal is worth more than any other, and home sides take most of them everywhere.

The home side takes the initiative most in 1st Division (Albanien): it opens the scoring 71,9% of the time.

Who opens the scoring, home or away?
League	Opened by the home side	Matches with a goal
1. 1st Division Albanien	71.9%	160
2. Liga Nacional Guatemala	68.8%	269
3. Ligue 1 Algerien	66.2%	213
4. Serie B Brasilien	65.9%	349
5. Eredivisie Niederlande	65.9%	299
6. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador	65.6%	221
7. Serie D Brasilien	65.5%	171
8. Premjer-Liga Kasachstan	65.4%	159
9. Serie A Brasilien	64.6%	308
10. Torneo Federal A Argentinien	64.5%	341
11. Ligue 1 Tunesien	64.4%	202
12. Super League Griechenland	64.2%	293
13. Usbekische Professionelle Fußballliga Usbekistan	63.4%	153
14. Superliga Albanien	63.3%	169
15. Ligue 2 Frankreich	62.4%	346
16. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgien	62.1%	319
17. A-League Men Australien	62%	129
18. Primera Nacional Argentinien	61.6%	401
19. Serie C Brasilien	60.6%	188
20. Druha Liga Ukraine	60.2%	108
21. National (D3) Frankreich	60.1%	258
22. Football League Griechenland	59.2%	370
23. 2. Liga Österreich	59.2%	169
24. Persha Liga Ukraine	59.1%	208
25. Liga Pro Ecuador	58.3%	120
26. Serie A Italien	58.3%	357
27. Premier League England	58.1%	353
28. Primera B Metropolitana Argentinien	57.9%	340
29. Primeira Liga Portugal	57.9%	221
30. Division 1A Belgien	57.9%	280
31. Premyer Liqası Aserbaidschan	57.8%	154
32. Primera División Spanien	57.8%	348
33. NB I Ungarn	57.7%	234
34. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten	57.6%	314
35. National League England	57.6%	512
36. Süper Lig Türkei	57.4%	270
37. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland	57.1%	350
38. Veikkausliiga Finnland	57.1%	175
39. Ykkönen Finnland	56.9%	123
40. Nationaldivision Luxemburg	56.4%	117

Showing every competition. Major competitions only

The first goal event of a finished match. Goalless matches contribute nothing.