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 Super Liga (Serbia) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 73,1% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Super Liga Serbia | 73.1% | 2.807 |
| 2. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 72.1% | 3.190 |
| 3. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 71.2% | 2.657 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 71% | 3.946 |
| 5. Primeira Liga Portugal | 70.1% | 4.316 |
| 6. HNL Kroasia | 70.1% | 1.684 |
| 7. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 70% | 2.247 |
| 8. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 70% | 3.392 |
| 9. Liga I Rumania | 69.5% | 2.745 |
| 10. LaLiga Spanyol | 69.3% | 5.299 |
| 11. Allsvenskan Swedia | 69% | 2.325 |
| 12. Serie A Brasil | 69% | 5.583 |
| 13. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 68.7% | 4.077 |
| 14. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 68.1% | 5.690 |
| 15. Ligue 1 Prancis | 68.1% | 4.978 |
| 16. Super League Tiongkok | 67.9% | 2.234 |
| 17. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 67.9% | 2.652 |
| 18. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 67.8% | 2.386 |
| 19. Segunda División Spanyol | 67.7% | 4.200 |
| 20. Championship Inggris | 67.6% | 7.754 |
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The first goal event of each finished match, by minute and order. Own goals count for the side they were credited to.