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.
Serie A (Brazil) leans earliest of all: 46.1% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie A Brazil | 46.1% | 959 |
| 2. La Liga Spain | 46% | 1,042 |
| 3. Premier League England | 45% | 1,031 |
| 4. Ligue 1 France | 44% | 890 |
| 5. Premiership Scotland | 43.8% | 532 |
| 6. Serie A Italy | 42.9% | 955 |
| 7. Ligue 2 France | 42.9% | 856 |
| 8. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 42.4% | 698 |
| 9. Bundesliga Germany | 41.6% | 894 |
| 10. Primeira Liga Portugal | 41.6% | 582 |
| 11. Eredivisie Netherlands | 39.7% | 1,016 |
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Regular time only; first-half stoppage counts to the 45th minute.