Where is possession most one-sided?
Average distance from an even split. Possession itself averages fifty everywhere — both sides add to a hundred — so the question worth asking is how far apart the two teams end up.
Premier League (England) is the most lopsided: on average a side finishes 10.64 points away from half the ball.
| League | Points from even | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Premier League England | 10.64 | 760 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 9.41 | 550 |
| 3. La Liga Spain | 9.32 | 760 |
| 4. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 9.25 | 614 |
| 5. Serie A Brazil | 9.21 | 746 |
| 6. Primeira Liga Portugal | 9.13 | 612 |
| 7. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 8.83 | 446 |
| 8. Super League 1 Greece | 8.81 | 320 |
| 9. Championship England | 8.81 | 1,114 |
| 10. Primera División Peru | 8.7 | 576 |
| 11. Bundesliga Austria | 8.55 | 390 |
| 12. Süper Lig Türkiye | 8.5 | 612 |
| 13. Eredivisie Netherlands | 8.41 | 464 |
| 14. First League Bulgaria | 8.28 | 354 |
| 15. Premier League Russia | 8.18 | 470 |
| 16. Serie A Italy | 8.1 | 760 |
| 17. Liga MX Mexico | 8.09 | 550 |
| 18. Serie B Brazil | 8.07 | 740 |
| 19. Ligue 1 France | 8.04 | 558 |
| 20. Super League China | 7.83 | 464 |
| 21. Serie B Italy | 7.81 | 780 |
| 22. Major League Soccer United States | 7.76 | 838 |
| 23. Allsvenskan Sweden | 7.72 | 482 |
| 24. Primera A Colombia | 7.59 | 882 |
| 25. Superliga Denmark | 7.4 | 486 |
| 26. Segunda División Spain | 7.29 | 936 |
| 27. Ligue 2 France | 7.15 | 560 |
| 28. Primera División Chile | 7.11 | 386 |
| 29. League One England | 7.11 | 794 |
| 30. Super League Switzerland | 7.07 | 364 |
| 31. Eliteserien Norway | 7.03 | 478 |
| 32. League Two England | 6.81 | 734 |
| 33. Ekstraklasa Poland | 5.93 | 578 |
| 34. A-League Australia | 5.9 | 296 |
| 35. 2. Liga Austria | 5.28 | 468 |
| 36. Liga I Romania | 5.28 | 432 |
| 37. Liga Pro Ecuador | 4.94 | 206 |
| 38. 1. Lig Türkiye | 4.9 | 340 |
| 39. 3. Liga Germany | 4.17 | 496 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only. A match where one side had 65% counts as fifteen points from even, for both sides.