Where is a half-time deficit survivable?
How often the side trailing at the break avoids defeat — the mirror of the question above, and the more interesting half.
Nowhere is a half-time deficit less final than in Serie C - Girone A (Italy): the trailing side avoids defeat 38.5% of the time.
| League | Rescued | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 38.5% | 148 |
| 2. Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group C Portugal | 36.4% | 129 |
| 3. 1st Division South Africa | 35% | 120 |
| 4. Tercera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 34.5% | 142 |
| 5. Tercera División RFEF - Group 12 Spain | 34% | 156 |
| 6. Primera División Chile | 33% | 103 |
| 7. 1. Division Denmark | 32.5% | 120 |
| 8. Serie A Italy | 32.5% | 231 |
| 9. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 32.5% | 151 |
| 10. Tweede Divisie Netherlands | 32% | 128 |
| 11. Liga II Romania | 31.7% | 120 |
| 12. Süper Lig Türkiye | 31.4% | 175 |
| 13. K League 1 South Korea | 31% | 113 |
| 14. Serie B Brazil | 30.8% | 198 |
| 15. K League 2 South Korea | 30.7% | 101 |
| 16. Primera División RFEF - Group 4 Spain | 30.6% | 134 |
| 17. League Two England | 30.4% | 253 |
| 18. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 30.4% | 184 |
| 19. First Amateur Division Belgium | 30.4% | 102 |
| 20. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 30.1% | 143 |
| 21. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 30% | 160 |
| 22. Segunda División Spain | 29.9% | 241 |
| 23. Primera División RFEF - Group 3 Spain | 29.7% | 138 |
| 24. Botola Pro Morocco | 29.4% | 119 |
| 25. Tercera División RFEF - Group 13 Spain | 29.4% | 160 |
| 26. Liga MX Mexico | 29.4% | 160 |
| 27. Ligue 1 France | 29.2% | 161 |
| 28. Tercera División RFEF - Group 10 Spain | 29.1% | 151 |
| 29. Primera A Colombia | 29% | 241 |
| 30. 3. Liga Germany | 28.9% | 218 |
| 31. Ligue 2 France | 28.9% | 149 |
| 32. 1. Lig Türkiye | 28.8% | 170 |
| 33. Primera División Costa Rica | 28.8% | 160 |
| 34. 1. Division Norway | 28.7% | 143 |
| 35. J2 League Japan | 28.5% | 256 |
| 36. First League Russia | 28.5% | 144 |
| 37. Tercera División RFEF - Group 17 Spain | 28.4% | 155 |
| 38. National League - South England | 28.4% | 222 |
| 39. Primera División Venezuela | 28.1% | 210 |
| 40. Primera Nacional Argentina | 27.9% | 165 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as rescued.