Does a half-time lead hold?
How often the side leading at the break goes on to win, among matches where someone actually led.
A half-time lead is safest in Serie D (Brazil): it holds 86.8% of the time.
| League | Lead held | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie D Brazil | 86.8% | 136 |
| 2. Esiliiga A Estonia | 86.7% | 120 |
| 3. 2. liga Slovakia | 86.5% | 104 |
| 4. U19 Bundesliga Germany | 85.9% | 277 |
| 5. Meistriliiga Estonia | 85.5% | 117 |
| 6. 3. Lig - Group 2 Türkiye | 84.4% | 135 |
| 7. Tercera División RFEF - Group 14 Spain | 84% | 169 |
| 8. Tercera División RFEF - Group 16 Spain | 83.9% | 180 |
| 9. Premier Division Ireland | 83.6% | 110 |
| 10. Super League 1 Greece | 83.3% | 120 |
| 11. Premiership Northern Ireland | 83.2% | 113 |
| 12. NB I Hungary | 82.9% | 123 |
| 13. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgia | 82.9% | 105 |
| 14. Tercera División RFEF - Group 8 Spain | 82.7% | 168 |
| 15. Super Liga Serbia | 81.9% | 138 |
| 16. Second League Bulgaria | 81.7% | 104 |
| 17. I Liga Poland | 81.7% | 180 |
| 18. 1st Division Albania | 81.6% | 125 |
| 19. Prva Liga Serbia | 81.5% | 130 |
| 20. Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group B Portugal | 81.3% | 112 |
| 21. Premier League Kazakhstan | 80.8% | 125 |
| 22. Czech Liga Czechia | 80.4% | 168 |
| 23. Primera B Chile | 80.3% | 117 |
| 24. Allsvenskan Sweden | 80.3% | 132 |
| 25. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 80.3% | 142 |
| 26. NB II Hungary | 80% | 145 |
| 27. UEFA Youth League International | 80% | 105 |
| 28. Segunda Liga Portugal | 79.8% | 109 |
| 29. Primera División Femenina Spain | 79.8% | 104 |
| 30. 2. Lig Türkiye | 79.7% | 281 |
| 31. Tercera División RFEF - Group 11 Spain | 79.5% | 166 |
| 32. Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group A Portugal | 79.4% | 131 |
| 33. League One China | 79.4% | 126 |
| 34. 1. Division Belarus | 79.4% | 126 |
| 35. Regionalliga - SudWest Germany | 79.3% | 121 |
| 36. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 79.3% | 145 |
| 37. League Two Scotland | 79% | 100 |
| 38. Regionalliga - West Germany | 78.7% | 127 |
| 39. First League Bulgaria | 78.6% | 117 |
| 40. Eredivisie Netherlands | 78.6% | 154 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as the lead lost.