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 Division Intermedia (Paraguay): the trailing side avoids defeat 35.8% of the time.
| League | Rescued | Matches led |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Division Intermedia Paraguay | 35.8% | 134 |
| 2. Thai League 1 Thailand | 35.6% | 146 |
| 3. National 2 - Group A France | 35.5% | 138 |
| 4. 2. Division - Group 1 Norway | 34.2% | 117 |
| 5. Super League Switzerland | 32.9% | 143 |
| 6. Super League China | 32.5% | 166 |
| 7. J2 League Japan | 32.2% | 214 |
| 8. Premier League Kazakhstan | 32.2% | 115 |
| 9. Second League Egypt | 32.1% | 140 |
| 10. Campionato Primavera - 1 Italy | 32.1% | 215 |
| 11. Botola Pro Morocco | 31.7% | 126 |
| 12. K League 1 South Korea | 31.7% | 123 |
| 13. Liga de Ascenso Costa Rica | 31.7% | 139 |
| 14. 1st League - FBiH Bosnia & Herzegovina | 31.6% | 117 |
| 15. Úrvalsdeild Iceland | 31.5% | 108 |
| 16. Superliga Denmark | 31.4% | 121 |
| 17. Premier League Egypt | 31.3% | 163 |
| 18. Pro League United Arab Emirates | 31.1% | 106 |
| 19. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgia | 31.1% | 106 |
| 20. 1. Division Norway | 31.1% | 164 |
| 21. Segunda División RFEF - Group 3 Spain | 31% | 158 |
| 22. II Liga - East Poland | 30.8% | 182 |
| 23. Ligue 1 Senegal | 30.8% | 104 |
| 24. Non League Premier - Southern South England | 30.5% | 295 |
| 25. Championship Scotland | 30.4% | 115 |
| 26. NB I Hungary | 30.4% | 115 |
| 27. Premier League Russia | 30.3% | 155 |
| 28. Serie B Brazil | 30.3% | 188 |
| 29. Superettan Sweden | 30.3% | 142 |
| 30. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 30.2% | 192 |
| 31. Professional Development League England | 30.1% | 209 |
| 32. Liga Nacional Honduras | 30.1% | 146 |
| 33. Regionalliga - SudWest Germany | 30% | 207 |
| 34. League One Scotland | 29.9% | 117 |
| 35. La Liga Spain | 29.9% | 221 |
| 36. Serie B Italy | 29.8% | 218 |
| 37. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 29.7% | 148 |
| 38. Ligue 2 France | 29.7% | 175 |
| 39. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 29.5% | 210 |
| 40. 1. Division Denmark | 29.5% | 122 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Only matches where the sides were not level at the break. A draw counts as rescued.