Does the first goal decide the match?
How often the side that opens the scoring goes on to win. Across the majors it is roughly seven times in ten — but not everywhere.
In 1st League - FBiH (Bosnie-Herzégovine) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 85,4% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 1st League - FBiH Bosnie-Herzégovine | 85.4% | 123 |
| 2. championnat d'Allemagne féminin de football Allemagne | 85.2% | 122 |
| 3. MLS Next Pro États-Unis | 84.1% | 208 |
| 4. Eredivisie Women Pays-Bas | 81.5% | 108 |
| 5. championnat d'Angleterre de football Irlande du Nord | 80.8% | 213 |
| 6. Super League Kenya | 80.4% | 153 |
| 7. Feminine Division 1 France | 80.3% | 127 |
| 8. NPFL Nigeria | 80.3% | 345 |
| 9. championnat de Gibraltar féminin de football Angleterre | 80.2% | 126 |
| 10. championnat de Finlande féminin de football Finlande | 79.6% | 113 |
| 11. championnat de Suède féminin de football Suède | 78.9% | 175 |
| 12. Supreme Division Women Russie | 78.1% | 105 |
| 13. Victoria NPL Australie | 78% | 177 |
| 14. championnat d'Arménie de football Arménie | 77.7% | 166 |
| 15. championnat d'Oman de football Oman | 77.4% | 146 |
| 16. FA WSL Angleterre | 77.3% | 128 |
| 17. 1st League - RS Bosnie-Herzégovine | 77.3% | 176 |
| 18. championnat de Moldavie de football Moldavie | 77.1% | 105 |
| 19. Premier League Ghana | 77.1% | 266 |
| 20. Ligue 1 Algérie | 77% | 209 |
| 21. Premier Division Gibraltar | 77% | 100 |
| 22. Liga Primera U20 Nicaragua | 77% | 139 |
| 23. Elitettan Suède | 77% | 178 |
| 24. Ligue 1 Tunisie | 76.7% | 176 |
| 25. championnat de Lettonie de football de deuxième division Lettonie | 76.6% | 171 |
| 26. 1. Liga Promotion Suisse | 76.4% | 271 |
| 27. Tercera División RFEF - Group 2 Espagne | 76.3% | 219 |
| 28. Liga Premier Serie A Mexique | 76.3% | 240 |
| 29. championnat de Lettonie de football Lettonie | 76.2% | 168 |
| 30. Meistaradeildin Îles Féroé | 76.2% | 130 |
| 31. Super League Women Belgique | 76% | 150 |
| 32. championnat de Chine de football de deuxième division Chine | 75.9% | 278 |
| 33. Second League - Group 1 Russie | 75.8% | 190 |
| 34. Premier League Ouganda | 75.7% | 181 |
| 35. championnat du Liban de football Liban | 75.7% | 111 |
| 36. championnat de Grèce de football de deuxième division Grèce | 75.7% | 345 |
| 37. Tercera División RFEF - Group 9 Espagne | 75.6% | 217 |
| 38. championnat du Portugal de football Portugal | 75.3% | 288 |
| 39. championnat du Kazakhstan de football Kazakhstan | 75.3% | 166 |
| 40. Second League - Group 3 Russie | 75.2% | 383 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
The first goal event of each finished match, by minute and order. Own goals count for the side they were credited to.