Which leagues are decided by a single goal?
Share of matches won by exactly one — the closest football gets to a measure of tension.
J1 League (Giappone) is the tightest: 43,3% of its matches are settled by a single goal.
| League | Won by one | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J1 League Giappone | 43.3% | 4413 |
| 2. K League 1 Corea del Sud | 42.8% | 2092 |
| 3. Serie A Brasile | 42.4% | 6108 |
| 4. Segunda División Spagna | 42.3% | 4720 |
| 5. Liga I Romania | 42% | 3043 |
| 6. A-League Men Australia | 41.2% | 2245 |
| 7. Championship Inghilterra | 41% | 8414 |
| 8. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 40.6% | 4483 |
| 9. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 40.6% | 5510 |
| 10. Primera División de México Messico | 40.4% | 3361 |
| 11. Ligue 2 Francia | 40% | 5881 |
| 12. LaLiga Spagnola Spagna | 39.9% | 5741 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Polonia | 39.7% | 2420 |
| 14. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 39.7% | 4686 |
| 15. Lega saudita professionistica Arabia Saudita | 39.6% | 2536 |
| 16. Prem'er-Liga Russia | 39.5% | 2472 |
| 17. Super Liga Serbia | 39.1% | 3056 |
| 18. Serie B Italia | 39% | 4033 |
| 19. Süper Lig Turchia | 38.8% | 4983 |
| 20. Serie A Italia | 38.5% | 5731 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
League play only. Draws are not counted here — they are their own question.