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 I (Romania): the trailing side avoids defeat 33.7% of the time.
| League | Rescued | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga I Romania | 33.7% | 178 |
| 2. Serie B Italy | 31.3% | 217 |
| 3. Ekstraklasa Poland | 30.3% | 195 |
| 4. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 30% | 203 |
| 5. Serie A Italy | 30% | 223 |
| 6. HNL Croatia | 29.8% | 104 |
| 7. Liga MX Mexico | 29% | 193 |
| 8. Ligue 2 France | 29% | 207 |
| 9. K League 1 South Korea | 28.8% | 125 |
| 10. Premiership Scotland | 28.8% | 146 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkiye | 28.3% | 226 |
| 12. Bundesliga Germany | 28.1% | 196 |
| 13. Super League China | 27.8% | 144 |
| 14. Premier League England | 27.8% | 227 |
| 15. Super League Switzerland | 27.6% | 145 |
| 16. Segunda División Spain | 27.2% | 250 |
| 17. A-League Australia | 27% | 100 |
| 18. Superliga Denmark | 26.9% | 108 |
| 19. Primeira Liga Portugal | 26.1% | 180 |
| 20. Premier League Russia | 26.1% | 138 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as rescued.