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 Liga Panameña de Fútbol (Panama): the trailing side avoids defeat 35% of the time.
| League | Rescued | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 35% | 100 |
| 2. FKF Premier League Kenya | 33.7% | 104 |
| 3. Division 1 Saudi Arabia | 33.6% | 122 |
| 4. Primera Division El Salvador | 33.1% | 151 |
| 5. Serie D - Girone D Italy | 32.9% | 173 |
| 6. Ligue 1 France | 32.8% | 229 |
| 7. Botola Pro Morocco | 32.5% | 120 |
| 8. Championship Scotland | 32.4% | 102 |
| 9. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 31.5% | 232 |
| 10. Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 Spain | 31.4% | 137 |
| 11. Liga Leumit Israel | 31.3% | 160 |
| 12. Ettan - Södra Sweden | 30.8% | 156 |
| 13. Premier League Belarus | 30.7% | 137 |
| 14. Iraqi League Iraq | 30.5% | 348 |
| 15. Tercera División RFEF - Group 4 Spain | 30.3% | 211 |
| 16. Ekstraklasa Poland | 30.3% | 185 |
| 17. National 3 - Group L France | 30.2% | 106 |
| 18. Segunda División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 30.1% | 166 |
| 19. Non League Premier - Northern England | 30.1% | 153 |
| 20. Tercera División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 30% | 150 |
| 21. Super League Switzerland | 29.8% | 124 |
| 22. NB I Hungary | 29.8% | 114 |
| 23. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 29.8% | 131 |
| 24. Premier League Egypt | 29.7% | 158 |
| 25. Bundesliga Austria | 29.5% | 122 |
| 26. 1st Division South Africa | 29.5% | 112 |
| 27. Premier Soccer League Zimbabwe | 29.4% | 119 |
| 28. Primeira Liga Portugal | 29.2% | 185 |
| 29. Serie D - Girone B Italy | 29.2% | 120 |
| 30. National 2 - Group B France | 29.1% | 141 |
| 31. U18 Premier League - North England | 29.1% | 117 |
| 32. Primera B Chile | 29% | 145 |
| 33. Primera A Colombia | 28.8% | 215 |
| 34. Segunda Liga Portugal | 28.8% | 177 |
| 35. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 28.7% | 167 |
| 36. K3 League South Korea | 28.7% | 115 |
| 37. Championship England | 28.7% | 314 |
| 38. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 28.4% | 102 |
| 39. Major League Soccer United States | 28.4% | 278 |
| 40. League One England | 28.4% | 324 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as rescued.