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.
Premiership (Scotland) leans earliest of all: 46.9% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Premiership Scotland | 46.9% | 650 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 45.5% | 1,045 |
| 3. Primeira Liga Portugal | 45.2% | 832 |
| 4. UEFA Europa League International | 44.9% | 1,220 |
| 5. Premier League England | 44.5% | 1,026 |
| 6. Bundesliga Germany | 44% | 866 |
| 7. Championship England | 43.8% | 1,347 |
| 8. Major League Soccer United States | 43.5% | 980 |
| 9. Eredivisie Netherlands | 43.2% | 929 |
| 10. UEFA Champions League International | 43.2% | 584 |
| 11. Serie A Brazil | 43.1% | 897 |
| 12. Superliga Denmark | 43% | 549 |
| 13. A-League Australia | 42.9% | 443 |
| 14. Bundesliga Austria | 42.8% | 477 |
| 15. Ligue 1 France | 42.1% | 960 |
| 16. Süper Lig Türkiye | 42% | 826 |
| 17. Ligue 2 France | 41.9% | 875 |
| 18. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 41.9% | 866 |
| 19. J1 League Japan | 40.4% | 829 |
| 20. Premier League Ukraine | 40.4% | 458 |
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Regular time only; first-half stoppage counts to the 45th minute.