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.
Liga MX (Mexico) leans earliest of all: 48.6% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga MX Mexico | 48.6% | 854 |
| 2. UEFA Youth League International | 48.1% | 566 |
| 3. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador | 48.1% | 514 |
| 4. Prva Liga Serbia | 47.6% | 485 |
| 5. A-League Australia | 47.5% | 421 |
| 6. AFC Champions League Elite International | 47.3% | 427 |
| 7. Coupe de France France | 46.5% | 602 |
| 8. League One Scotland | 46.4% | 575 |
| 9. 1. Division Denmark | 46.4% | 545 |
| 10. Serie A Brazil | 46.4% | 923 |
| 11. Eliteserien Norway | 46.3% | 682 |
| 12. Championship Scotland | 46.3% | 482 |
| 13. Football League Greece | 46.2% | 600 |
| 14. Ettan - Norra Sweden | 46.1% | 583 |
| 15. Premier League Wales | 45.9% | 543 |
| 16. Liga II Romania | 45.8% | 762 |
| 17. Primeira Liga Portugal | 45.6% | 826 |
| 18. Segunda División Peru | 45.6% | 722 |
| 19. USL Championship United States | 45.5% | 1,336 |
| 20. UEFA Champions League International | 45.5% | 642 |
| 21. Meistriliiga Estonia | 45.3% | 658 |
| 22. Superliga Albania | 45.2% | 458 |
| 23. 3. Liga Germany | 45.2% | 1,038 |
| 24. Premiership Scotland | 45.1% | 594 |
| 25. Ligue 1 France | 45.1% | 1,033 |
| 26. First League Russia | 45% | 895 |
| 27. Friendlies International | 44.9% | 550 |
| 28. UEFA Europa League International | 44.9% | 1,214 |
| 29. Serie B Brazil | 44.9% | 820 |
| 30. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 44.8% | 2,234 |
| 31. Primera División Venezuela | 44.8% | 813 |
| 32. National Division Luxembourg | 44.8% | 411 |
| 33. Championship England | 44.8% | 1,414 |
| 34. Superliga Denmark | 44.8% | 706 |
| 35. Bundesliga Germany | 44.7% | 855 |
| 36. Tweede Divisie Netherlands | 44.7% | 1,012 |
| 37. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 44.6% | 1,233 |
| 38. Serie C Brazil | 44.6% | 415 |
| 39. Primera Division El Salvador | 44.5% | 750 |
| 40. Ettan - Södra Sweden | 44.5% | 555 |
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