Which leagues are decided by a single goal?
Share of matches won by exactly one — the closest football gets to a measure of tension.
NPFL (Nigeria) is the tightest: 48,4% of its matches are settled by a single goal.
| League | Won by one | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. NPFL Nigeria | 48.4% | 3.613 |
| 2. MLS Next Pro Amerika Serikat | 47.9% | 1.276 |
| 3. Division One League Ghana | 46.1% | 705 |
| 4. Premier League Ghana | 46.1% | 3.756 |
| 5. Segunda División Cile | 45.8% | 956 |
| 6. Ligue 2 Aljazair | 45.7% | 4.658 |
| 7. National Soccer League Rwanda | 45.6% | 1.580 |
| 8. Gaúcho - 2 Brasil | 45.2% | 520 |
| 9. J3 League Jepang | 45.1% | 4.113 |
| 10. 1st Division Albania | 45% | 3.507 |
| 11. NWSL Women Amerika Serikat | 44.8% | 982 |
| 12. Liga 3 Portugal | 44.8% | 1.605 |
| 13. K3 League Korea Selatan | 44.5% | 1.817 |
| 14. Ligue Haïtienne Haiti | 44.4% | 2.218 |
| 15. 1st Division Afrika Selatan | 44.3% | 2.423 |
| 16. Ligue 1 Aljazair | 44.3% | 3.745 |
| 17. LigaPro Portugal | 44.3% | 3.253 |
| 18. Divisi Utama Pantai Gading Côte d’Ivoire | 44.2% | 1.501 |
| 19. Championnat National Benin | 44.2% | 3.762 |
| 20. Premier Soccer League Zimbabwe | 44.1% | 2.450 |
| 21. Ligue 2 Tunisia | 43.9% | 1.581 |
| 22. Serie B Brasil | 43.8% | 5.431 |
| 23. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 43.8% | 3.032 |
| 24. Primera B Cile | 43.8% | 1.906 |
| 25. J2 League Jepang | 43.8% | 6.388 |
| 26. Botola Pro Maroko | 43.6% | 2.408 |
| 27. Super League Zambia | 43.5% | 4.028 |
| 28. Primera B Kolombia | 43.4% | 2.828 |
| 29. Liga Oman Oman | 43.3% | 2.484 |
| 30. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 43.3% | 4.413 |
| 31. K League 2 Korea Selatan | 43.3% | 2.132 |
| 32. Categoría Primera A Kolombia | 43.2% | 4.194 |
| 33. FKF Premier League Kenya | 43.1% | 4.119 |
| 34. Segunda División RFEF - Group 3 Spanyol | 42.9% | 1.539 |
| 35. Segunda División RFEF - Group 4 Spanyol | 42.9% | 1.539 |
| 36. Superliga Albania | 42.9% | 2.577 |
| 37. Chilean Primera División Cile | 42.9% | 2.028 |
| 38. K League 1 Korea Selatan | 42.8% | 2.092 |
| 39. Liga Utama Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | 42.8% | 2.603 |
| 40. Botola 2 Maroko | 42.7% | 1.692 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only. Draws are not counted here — they are their own question.