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: 48.6% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Premiership Scotland | 48.6% | 578 |
| 2. Super Liga Serbia | 47.2% | 695 |
| 3. UEFA Champions League International | 46.5% | 570 |
| 4. Premier League Ukraine | 46% | 474 |
| 5. Ligue 2 France | 45.3% | 834 |
| 6. A-League Australia | 45.1% | 426 |
| 7. UEFA Europa League International | 44.8% | 1,396 |
| 8. Primeira Liga Portugal | 44.8% | 826 |
| 9. Superliga Denmark | 44.6% | 681 |
| 10. Serie B Italy | 44.6% | 884 |
| 11. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 44.5% | 719 |
| 12. Premier League England | 44.4% | 1,072 |
| 13. Süper Lig Türkiye | 44.3% | 821 |
| 14. Ekstraklasa Poland | 44.2% | 823 |
| 15. Super League China | 44.1% | 768 |
| 16. Eredivisie Netherlands | 43.5% | 1,077 |
| 17. Eliteserien Norway | 43.3% | 672 |
| 18. Championship England | 42.7% | 1,486 |
| 19. Liga I Romania | 42.6% | 617 |
| 20. Coupe de France France | 42.3% | 527 |
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Regular time only; first-half stoppage counts to the 45th minute.