Who opens the scoring, home or away?
Share of first goals scored by the home side. The first goal is worth more than any other, and home sides take most of them everywhere.
The home side takes the initiative most in Ligue 1 (Algeria): it opens the scoring 75.5% of the time.
| League | Opened by the home side | Matches with a goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ligue 1 Algeria | 75.5% | 200 |
| 2. Premier League Ghana | 73.7% | 194 |
| 3. Segunda División Peru | 70.1% | 201 |
| 4. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 66.4% | 247 |
| 5. 1. Division Norway | 65.7% | 230 |
| 6. Ykkönen Finland | 65.2% | 132 |
| 7. Primera División Peru | 64.1% | 329 |
| 8. Major League Soccer United States | 63.4% | 328 |
| 9. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador | 63.1% | 217 |
| 10. HNL Croatia | 63% | 165 |
| 11. Serie A Brazil | 62.8% | 352 |
| 12. Meistaradeildin Faroe Islands | 62.7% | 102 |
| 13. 1st Division Albania | 62.4% | 125 |
| 14. Serie C Brazil | 62.4% | 170 |
| 15. Bundesliga Germany | 62% | 287 |
| 16. 1. Division Denmark | 61.6% | 177 |
| 17. Liga II Romania | 61.5% | 174 |
| 18. Football League Greece | 61.3% | 248 |
| 19. V.League 1 Vietnam | 61.3% | 173 |
| 20. Primera Nacional Argentina | 61% | 439 |
| 21. Veikkausliiga Finland | 60.9% | 174 |
| 22. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 60.9% | 440 |
| 23. Segunda División Spain | 60.8% | 421 |
| 24. Primera División Costa Rica | 60.7% | 270 |
| 25. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 60.7% | 308 |
| 26. Serie B Brazil | 60.7% | 346 |
| 27. Super League China | 60.6% | 218 |
| 28. Premier League Russia | 60.4% | 207 |
| 29. Super League Uzbekistan | 60.4% | 164 |
| 30. 1. Lig Türkiye | 60.4% | 280 |
| 31. Primera División Venezuela | 59.8% | 373 |
| 32. Super League 1 Greece | 59.7% | 226 |
| 33. Ligue 1 France | 59.7% | 350 |
| 34. Premier League Singapore | 59.6% | 104 |
| 35. Serie A Italy | 59.6% | 361 |
| 36. Primera A Colombia | 59.3% | 388 |
| 37. Eredivisie Netherlands | 59.1% | 298 |
| 38. Championship Scotland | 58.9% | 168 |
| 39. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 58.8% | 170 |
| 40. Premier League England | 58.6% | 353 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
The first goal event of a finished match. Goalless matches contribute nothing.