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 Primeira Liga (Portugal) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 75,3% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 75.3% | 288 |
| 2. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 74.8% | 226 |
| 3. Super League Tiongkok | 74.5% | 278 |
| 4. LaLiga Spanyol | 74% | 354 |
| 5. Super Liga Serbia | 73.2% | 272 |
| 6. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 72.2% | 223 |
| 7. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 71.3% | 230 |
| 8. HNL Kroasia | 70.7% | 157 |
| 9. Ligue 2 Prancis | 70% | 343 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 69.7% | 228 |
| 11. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 68.9% | 518 |
| 12. Segunda División Spanyol | 68.7% | 399 |
| 13. Allsvenskan Swedia | 68.3% | 227 |
| 14. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 68.3% | 293 |
| 15. Championship Inggris | 68.2% | 507 |
| 16. Serie A Brasil | 68.1% | 354 |
| 17. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 68.1% | 213 |
| 18. Liga I Rumania | 67.9% | 296 |
| 19. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 67.8% | 180 |
| 20. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 67.6% | 312 |
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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.