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 Supreme Division Women (Rusia) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 83,8% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Supreme Division Women Rusia | 83.8% | 743 |
| 2. MLS Next Pro Amerika Serikat | 80.3% | 1.276 |
| 3. Kansallinen Liiga Finlandia | 77.7% | 611 |
| 4. Divisi Nasional Moldova Moldova | 77.7% | 1.177 |
| 5. 1st League - RS Bosnia dan Herzegovina | 77.7% | 886 |
| 6. Football League Yunani | 77.6% | 2.338 |
| 7. Damallsvenskan Swedia | 77.4% | 984 |
| 8. Feminine Division 1 Prancis | 77.3% | 972 |
| 9. Bundesliga Jerman | 77.1% | 1.072 |
| 10. AXA Women’s Super League Swiss | 77.1% | 538 |
| 11. NPFL Nigeria | 76.8% | 2.079 |
| 12. Premier Division Gibraltar | 76.5% | 520 |
| 13. 1st Division Albania | 76.5% | 2.493 |
| 14. Super League Women Belgia | 76.5% | 727 |
| 15. Druha Liga Ukraina | 76.2% | 1.591 |
| 16. Kvindeliga Denmark | 76.2% | 600 |
| 17. Liga Premier Serie A Meksiko | 75.7% | 1.684 |
| 18. Toppserien Norwegia | 75.5% | 591 |
| 19. Premier League Ghana | 75.2% | 1.787 |
| 20. Liga Utama Nasional Mongolia Mongolia | 75% | 531 |
| 21. Super League 2 Yunani | 74.7% | 1.884 |
| 22. FA WSL Inggris | 74.5% | 954 |
| 23. Meistriliiga Estonia | 74.5% | 2.558 |
| 24. Serie A Women Italia | 74.5% | 960 |
| 25. Brasileiro Women Brasil | 74.4% | 896 |
| 26. 1. Liga Latvia | 74.4% | 840 |
| 27. Premier League Lebanon | 74.3% | 1.211 |
| 28. 1. Division Kazakhstan | 74.2% | 1.027 |
| 29. Eredivisie Women Belanda | 74.2% | 817 |
| 30. Women's Championship Inggris | 74.1% | 714 |
| 31. Persha Liga Ukraina | 74.1% | 3.133 |
| 32. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgia | 74% | 3.042 |
| 33. Liga Utama Armenia Armenia | 74% | 1.715 |
| 34. Second League - Group 1 Rusia | 73.9% | 1.331 |
| 35. First League Makedonia Utara | 73.8% | 1.196 |
| 36. Campionato San Marino | 73.8% | 1.619 |
| 37. Liga A Lithuania Lituania | 73.8% | 1.983 |
| 38. Tercera División RFEF - Group 11 Spanyol | 73.7% | 1.992 |
| 39. 1a Divisió Andorra | 73.7% | 716 |
| 40. Second League - Group 3 Rusia | 73.7% | 1.523 |
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.