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 TFF 2. Lig (Turchia) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 82% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. TFF 2. Lig Turchia | 82% | 111 |
| 2. Divizia Naṭională Moldavia | 80.9% | 152 |
| 3. Football League Grecia | 78.6% | 248 |
| 4. Campionato kazako di calcio Kazakistan | 78.4% | 176 |
| 5. A Lyga Lituania | 78.2% | 119 |
| 6. Super Liga Serbia | 76.7% | 275 |
| 7. Prem'er-Liga Russia | 76.3% | 207 |
| 8. Persha Liga Ucraina | 76.1% | 272 |
| 9. Ligue 1 Algeria | 76% | 200 |
| 10. Campionato San Marino | 75.8% | 124 |
| 11. Challenge League Svizzera | 75.6% | 168 |
| 12. Bundesliga Austria | 74.9% | 175 |
| 13. Premier League RAS di Hong Kong | 74.8% | 103 |
| 14. Esiliiga Estonia | 74.7% | 174 |
| 15. Premier League Ghana | 74.2% | 194 |
| 16. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 74.1% | 402 |
| 17. Pirveli Liga Georgia | 74.1% | 139 |
| 18. Campionato finlandese di calcio Finlandia | 73.6% | 174 |
| 19. HNL Croazia | 73.3% | 165 |
| 20. UAE Football League Emirati Arabi Uniti | 73.3% | 165 |
| 21. Premier League Giamaica | 73.2% | 179 |
| 22. Campionato estone di calcio Estonia | 73.1% | 167 |
| 23. Liga I Romania | 73% | 237 |
| 24. 1st Division Albania | 72.8% | 125 |
| 25. Ligue 1 Francia | 72.3% | 350 |
| 26. Segunda División Perù | 72.1% | 201 |
| 27. Campionato greco di calcio Grecia | 72.1% | 226 |
| 28. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 72.1% | 247 |
| 29. Süper Lig Turchia | 72% | 282 |
| 30. Premiership Scozia | 72% | 214 |
| 31. O'zbekiston Superligasi Uzbekistan | 72% | 164 |
| 32. Football League One Scozia | 71.9% | 171 |
| 33. K League 2 Corea del Sud | 71.9% | 199 |
| 34. Serie D Brasile | 71.8% | 220 |
| 35. Championship Inghilterra | 71.5% | 520 |
| 36. Premier League Inghilterra | 71.4% | 353 |
| 37. Liga II Romania | 71.3% | 174 |
| 38. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 71.2% | 170 |
| 39. Kakkonen - Lohko A Finlandia | 71.1% | 128 |
| 40. Pervenstvo Futbol'noj Nacional'noj Ligi Russia | 71% | 321 |
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.