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.
Primeira Liga (Portugal) leans earliest of all: 48.5% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 48.5% | 744 |
| 2. FA Cup England | 47.3% | 444 |
| 3. Premier League England | 47.2% | 1,024 |
| 4. Premiership Scotland | 47.2% | 564 |
| 5. Ligue 1 France | 46.2% | 1,053 |
| 6. La Liga Spain | 46.1% | 953 |
| 7. Super Liga Serbia | 46% | 1,023 |
| 8. Super League China | 46% | 446 |
| 9. Allsvenskan Sweden | 45.9% | 680 |
| 10. Serie A Brazil | 45.7% | 944 |
| 11. HNL Croatia | 45.6% | 456 |
| 12. Premier League Ukraine | 45.3% | 481 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Poland | 45.2% | 589 |
| 14. Liga MX Mexico | 45.1% | 840 |
| 15. Coupe de France France | 44.9% | 445 |
| 16. Liga I Romania | 44.9% | 719 |
| 17. Superliga Denmark | 44.9% | 557 |
| 18. Championship England | 44.8% | 1,284 |
| 19. Super League Switzerland | 44.8% | 525 |
| 20. Serie B Italy | 44.5% | 924 |
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Regular time only; first-half stoppage counts to the 45th minute.