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 League Two (Scotland): the trailing side avoids defeat 35.1% of the time.
| League | Rescued | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. League Two Scotland | 35.1% | 114 |
| 2. Primera B Chile | 34.3% | 137 |
| 3. Liga I Romania | 33.7% | 178 |
| 4. National 3 - Group J France | 33.6% | 113 |
| 5. Campionato Primavera - 1 Italy | 33% | 188 |
| 6. Superettan Sweden | 31.7% | 142 |
| 7. Non League Premier - Southern South England | 31.7% | 303 |
| 8. II Liga - East Poland | 31.6% | 174 |
| 9. 3. Lig - Group 4 Türkiye | 31.6% | 114 |
| 10. Thai League 1 Thailand | 31.5% | 146 |
| 11. 1. Liga Classic - Group 1 Switzerland | 31.4% | 156 |
| 12. Serie B Italy | 31.3% | 217 |
| 13. National League England | 31% | 335 |
| 14. 1. Liga Promotion Switzerland | 30.9% | 204 |
| 15. Persian Gulf Pro League Iran | 30.8% | 133 |
| 16. NB III - Southeast Hungary | 30.8% | 143 |
| 17. 1. Liga Classic - Group 3 Switzerland | 30.7% | 137 |
| 18. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador | 30.4% | 102 |
| 19. National 3 - Group H France | 30.4% | 102 |
| 20. Ekstraklasa Poland | 30.3% | 195 |
| 21. Serie C Brazil | 30.1% | 103 |
| 22. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 30% | 203 |
| 23. Serie A Italy | 30% | 223 |
| 24. K3 League South Korea | 30% | 100 |
| 25. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 29.9% | 244 |
| 26. 1. Division Denmark | 29.9% | 107 |
| 27. HNL Croatia | 29.8% | 104 |
| 28. USL League One United States | 29.7% | 128 |
| 29. Serie D - Girone E Italy | 29.7% | 172 |
| 30. Iraqi League Iraq | 29.6% | 199 |
| 31. National 3 - Group F France | 29.5% | 112 |
| 32. Segunda División RFEF - Group 3 Spain | 29.4% | 153 |
| 33. National 3 - Group A France | 29.4% | 102 |
| 34. Segunda División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 29.1% | 175 |
| 35. Premier League Ethiopia | 29.1% | 103 |
| 36. Liga MX Mexico | 29% | 193 |
| 37. FNL Czechia | 29% | 131 |
| 38. Ligue 2 France | 29% | 207 |
| 39. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 29% | 138 |
| 40. Botola 2 Morocco | 28.9% | 114 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as rescued.