Which leagues are decided by a single goal?
Share of matches won by exactly one — the closest football gets to a measure of tension.
Ligue 2 (Tunisia) is the tightest: 54,4% of its matches are settled by a single goal.
| League | Won by one | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ligue 2 Tunisia | 54.4% | 136 |
| 2. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 51.3% | 156 |
| 3. Campionato burundese di calcio Burundi | 50.4% | 240 |
| 4. O'zbekiston Superligasi Uzbekistan | 49.2% | 183 |
| 5. Campionato guineano di calcio Guinea | 48.4% | 182 |
| 6. Botola 2 Marocco | 47.9% | 240 |
| 7. Segunda División Profesional de Uruguay Uruguay | 47.5% | 139 |
| 8. Ligue 1 Burkina Faso | 47.1% | 240 |
| 9. Terceira Liga Portogallo | 46.7% | 338 |
| 10. K League 2 Corea del Sud | 46.7% | 182 |
| 11. Division 1 Emirati Arabi Uniti | 46.7% | 210 |
| 12. Championnat National Benin | 46.6% | 661 |
| 13. Liga de Expansión MX Messico | 46.5% | 310 |
| 14. NPFL Nigeria | 46.3% | 380 |
| 15. Campionato maltese di calcio Malta | 46.3% | 162 |
| 16. J3 League Giappone | 45.7% | 210 |
| 17. Premier League Kirghizistan | 45.5% | 112 |
| 18. Segunda División Cile | 45.5% | 132 |
| 19. K League 1 Corea del Sud | 45.2% | 230 |
| 20. Serie C - Girone A Italia | 45.1% | 432 |
| 21. Prem'er-Liga Russia | 45.1% | 244 |
| 22. Serie B Brasile | 45% | 380 |
| 23. Second League - Group B Egitto | 45% | 240 |
| 24. Premier Division Irlanda | 44.8% | 181 |
| 25. Serie C Brasile | 44.7% | 206 |
| 26. 1st Division Sudafrica | 44.6% | 240 |
| 27. Campionato mauritano di calcio Mauritania | 44.5% | 182 |
| 28. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spagna | 44.3% | 366 |
| 29. Tercera División RFEF - Group 6 Spagna | 44.2% | 342 |
| 30. Tercera División RFEF - Group 5 Spagna | 44.1% | 272 |
| 31. Liga 2 Indonesia | 44.1% | 136 |
| 32. Primera Division El Salvador | 44.1% | 288 |
| 33. Primera D Argentina | 44.1% | 143 |
| 34. Gamma Ethniki - Group 3 Grecia | 44% | 125 |
| 35. Paulista - A1 Brasile | 43.9% | 107 |
| 36. USL League One Stati Uniti | 43.9% | 171 |
| 37. TFF 1. Lig Turchia | 43.8% | 347 |
| 38. Super League Zambia | 43.8% | 306 |
| 39. Segunda División RFEF - Group 3 Spagna | 43.8% | 306 |
| 40. Tercera División RFEF - Group 17 Spagna | 43.8% | 272 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only. Draws are not counted here — they are their own question.