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 Meistriliiga (Estonia) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 79.5% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meistriliiga Estonia | 79.5% | 171 |
| 2. Football League Greece | 79.2% | 370 |
| 3. 1st Division Albania | 78.1% | 160 |
| 4. National Division Luxembourg | 76.9% | 117 |
| 5. A Lyga Lithuania | 76.9% | 134 |
| 6. Super League Uzbekistan | 76.5% | 153 |
| 7. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgia | 75.9% | 319 |
| 8. Premier League Kuwait | 75.8% | 128 |
| 9. Ligue 1 Algeria | 75.6% | 213 |
| 10. Virsliga Latvia | 75.4% | 118 |
| 11. Kakkonen - Lohko A Finland | 75.4% | 130 |
| 12. Kakkonen - Lohko C Finland | 74.8% | 107 |
| 13. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador | 74.2% | 221 |
| 14. Druha Liga Ukraine | 74.1% | 108 |
| 15. La Liga Spain | 73.9% | 348 |
| 16. Serie D Brazil | 73.7% | 171 |
| 17. Premier League Kazakhstan | 73.6% | 159 |
| 18. Persha Liga Ukraine | 73.6% | 208 |
| 19. Championship Scotland | 73.5% | 170 |
| 20. Veikkausliiga Finland | 73.1% | 175 |
| 21. Premier League England | 73.1% | 353 |
| 22. Primeira Liga Portugal | 72.9% | 221 |
| 23. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 72.8% | 202 |
| 24. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 72.6% | 340 |
| 25. Premier League Belarus | 72.6% | 175 |
| 26. Serie C Brazil | 72.3% | 188 |
| 27. Superliga Albania | 72.2% | 169 |
| 28. Premiership Scotland | 72.1% | 215 |
| 29. 2. Liga Austria | 71.6% | 169 |
| 30. Ykkönen Finland | 71.5% | 123 |
| 31. Esiliiga A Estonia | 71.5% | 172 |
| 32. Premier League Jamaica | 71.5% | 172 |
| 33. Premyer Liqa Azerbaijan | 71.4% | 154 |
| 34. Serie B Brazil | 71.3% | 349 |
| 35. Ligue 3 France | 71.3% | 258 |
| 36. Süper Lig Türkiye | 71.1% | 270 |
| 37. Super League 1 Greece | 71% | 293 |
| 38. Thai League 1 Thailand | 70.6% | 163 |
| 39. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 70.4% | 280 |
| 40. Serie A Italy | 70.3% | 357 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
The first goal event of each finished match, by minute and order. Own goals count for the side they were credited to.