Football, asked
Nine million events across 1,243 competitions, back to 2008. These are answers you cannot get from one league, because they only appear when every league is counted the same way.
Goals
- Where do goals arrive latest?
เคลีก (เกาหลีใต้) decides more matches late than anywhere else: 16.4% of its goals arrive from the 85th minute on.
- Which leagues start fastest?
สวิสซูเปอร์ลีก (สวิตเซอร์แลนด์) starts fastest: 13.9% of its goals come in the opening fifteen minutes.
- Where is stoppage time most dangerous?
เคลีก (เกาหลีใต้) scores most after the ninety are up: 10.8% of its goals land in the 90th minute.
- First half or second?
ซูเปอร์ ลีกา (เซอร์เบีย) leans earliest of all: 45.6% of its goals arrive in the first half.
- Which leagues come out hardest after the break?
เอเอฟซีแชมเปียนส์ลีก (ระหว่างประเทศ) comes out hardest: 17.1% of its goals arrive between the 46th and 60th minute.
- Where are most goals scored from the spot?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) scores most from the spot: 12% of its goals are penalties.
- Where do defenders score most against themselves?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (อังกฤษ) sees the most: 3.5% of its goals are own goals.
- Which leagues build their goals?
บุนเดิสลีกา (เยอรมนี) builds most of its goals: 70.5% arrive with an assist.
- How much football happens in added time?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) plays the most consequential added time: 15.3% of its goals land in it.
- How fast does a side hit back?
เมเจอร์ลีกซอกเกอร์ (สหรัฐอเมริกา) hits back fastest: 12.3% of its goals answer the opponent inside ten minutes.
- Where do hat-tricks happen?
เดเอฟเบ โพคาล (เยอรมนี) sees them most: a hat-trick in 0.064 of its matches.
- When are goals scored?
The 55th minute, more than any other.
- Where is the spot-kick most common?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) sees most: 0.372 penalties converted a match.
Discipline
- Which leagues send players off most?
ลิกา เอเมเอกิส (เม็กซิโก) sends players off more often than any other: 0.343 red cards a match.
- Which leagues book most?
ซูเปอร์ลีกกรีซ (กรีซ) books more than anyone: 5.27 yellow cards a match.
- Where do referees reach for a card earliest?
เคลีก (เกาหลีใต้) reaches for a card earliest: 6.5% of its cards come in the first fifteen minutes.
- Where do tempers go last?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) loses its head latest: 23.4% of its cards come after the 85th minute.
- How many cards fall in added time?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) sees most of it after the whistle should have gone: 21.7% of its cards fall in added time.
- When does a sending-off happen?
เซเรีย อา (บราซิล) sends players off latest of all: on average in the 69th minute.
- How many cards does a goal cost?
ลีกอาชีพอาร์เจนตินา (อาร์เจนตินา) is the most attritional: 2.39 cards for every goal it scores.
- When are cards shown?
The 89th minute, more than any other.
- What does a sending-off cost?
A red card is most expensive in เอลีเตอเซเรียน (นอร์เวย์): the side reduced to ten loses 61.2% of the time.
- How often does a match end with eleven against ten?
ลิกา เอเมเอกิส (เม็กซิโก) loses a player most often: 28.4% of its matches see a red card.
- Do cards come before or after the break?
แชมเปียนชิพ (อังกฤษ) saves it for the second half more than anyone: 68.6% of its cards come after the break.
Video review
- Where does video review rule out most goals?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (อังกฤษ) rules out more goals than anywhere else: 0.57 a match.
- Where does review award most penalties?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (สกอตแลนด์) sees review point to the spot most: 0.439 penalties a match.
- Which leagues stop for review most?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) stops for review most: 1.43 decisions a match.
Results
- How wide is the average result?
เอเรอดีวีซี (เนเธอร์แลนด์) is the least competitive: an average margin of 1.57 goals.
- Where is football highest-scoring?
เอเรอดีวีซี (เนเธอร์แลนด์) is the highest-scoring of the lot: 3.12 goals a match.
- Where do matches end goalless most?
ลีกอาชีพอาร์เจนตินา (อาร์เจนตินา) ends goalless most often: 12% of its matches finish 0:0.
- Where do matches produce four goals or more?
เอเรอดีวีซี (เนเธอร์แลนด์) delivers most often: 38.6% of its matches carry four goals or more.
- Where are matches most one-sided?
เอเรอดีวีซี (เนเธอร์แลนด์) is the most one-sided: 9.1% of its matches end by four goals or more.
- Which leagues draw most?
เซเรียบี (อิตาลี) ends level most often: 32.2% of its matches are drawn.
- Where does home advantage still count?
Home is worth most in เมเจอร์ลีกซอกเกอร์ (สหรัฐอเมริกา): 49.4% of matches go to the side playing there.
- Does the first goal decide the match?
In ซูเปอร์ ลีกา (เซอร์เบีย) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 73.1% of the time.
- Does a half-time lead hold?
A half-time lead is safest in ซูเปอร์ ลีกา (เซอร์เบีย): it holds 79.7% of the time.
- Where is a half-time deficit survivable?
Nowhere is a half-time deficit less final than in เซเรียบี (อิตาลี): the trailing side avoids defeat 30.3% of the time.
- How often do both sides score?
สวิสซูเปอร์ลีก (สวิตเซอร์แลนด์) leaves fewest clean sheets: both sides score in 61.5% of its matches.
- Where are clean sheets most common?
ซูเปอร์ลีกกรีซ (กรีซ) shuts the door most: at least one side keeps a clean sheet in 57.1% of matches.
- Which leagues are decided by a single goal?
เจลีก ดิวิชัน 1 (ญี่ปุ่น) is the tightest: 43.3% of its matches are settled by a single goal.
- Where is it easiest to win away?
The trip is least daunting in เจลีก ดิวิชัน 1 (ญี่ปุ่น): visitors win 34.4% of the time.
- What share of goals is scored at home?
เซเรีย อา (บราซิล) tilts hardest towards home: 59.5% of its goals are scored by the side playing there.
- How often is it still level and goalless at the break?
เคลีก (เกาหลีใต้) makes you wait longest: 37.5% of its matches are still goalless at half-time.
- Who opens the scoring, home or away?
The home side takes the initiative most in เซเรีย อา (บราซิล): it opens the scoring 61.2% of the time.
- What is the most common score in each league?
เซเรียบี (อิตาลี) is the most predictable in football: 1:1 accounts for 16.1% of its matches.
- Where is football played in front of the most seats?
ซูเปอร์ลีก (จีน) plays in the largest grounds: 45,106 seats on average.
- Which competitions cannot settle it in ninety minutes?
เดเอฟเบ โพคาล (เยอรมนี) settles fewest inside the ninety: 21.2% of its ties run on.
Shape and bench
- When does the first substitution come?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (อังกฤษ) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 59th minute.
- Which leagues use their bench hardest?
เซกุนดาดิบิซิออน (สเปน) uses its bench hardest: 8.01 changes a match.
- Who plays three at the back?
เซเรียอา (อิตาลี) commits hardest: 45.3% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
- Where does 4-4-2 survive?
โกปาเดลเรย์ (สเปน) keeps the faith: 28.5% of its line-ups are still 4-4-2.
- Where is 4-2-3-1 the default?
ซูเปอร์ลีกกรีซ (กรีซ) is the most uniform: 56.1% of its line-ups are 4-2-3-1.
- When are substitutions made?
The 46th minute, more than any other.
- What shape does each league default to?
ซูเปอร์ลีกกรีซ (กรีซ) is the most uniform: 56.1% of its line-ups are 4-2-3-1.
- How much do substitutes score?
โกปาเดลเรย์ (สเปน) gets most from its bench: 26.5% of its goals come from a player who started the match sitting down.
Comebacks
- Where are matches turned around most?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) turns matches around most: 1.9% of its results were rescued from two goals down or worse.
- Who came back from furthest behind?
สโมสรฟุตบอลคังว็อน, from 4 goals down.
- How often is a two-goal lead thrown away?
A two-goal lead is worth least in เมเจอร์ลีกซอกเกอร์ (สหรัฐอเมริกา): it fails to bring a win 9.6% of the time.
How the ball is played
- Which leagues shoot most?
เอลีก (ออสเตรเลีย) shoots most: 13.71 attempts per side per match.
- Who hits the target most?
ยูเครนเนียนพรีเมียร์ลีก (ยูเครน) is the most accurate: 43.2% of its shots are on target.
- Where do they shoot from distance?
เซเรีย อา (บราซิล) tries its luck most: 44.1% of its shots come from outside the box.
- Which leagues win the most corners?
เอลีก (ออสเตรเลีย) forces the most: 5.45 corners per side per match.
- Where is the game stopped most?
ซูเปอร์ลีกกรีซ (กรีซ) stops most often: 15.71 fouls per side per match.
- Which defences hold the highest line?
ลาลิกา (สเปน) catches most: 2.21 offsides per side per match.
- Which goalkeepers are busiest?
Goalkeeping is hardest work in เอเรอดีวีซี (เนเธอร์แลนด์): 3.32 saves a match.
- Where is the passing cleanest?
เซเรียอา (อิตาลี) keeps the ball best: 82.1% of its passes find a teammate.
- Where is possession most one-sided?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (สกอตแลนด์) is the most lopsided: on average a side finishes 10.79 points away from half the ball.
- Who gets into the box?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (สกอตแลนด์) works closest: 65.4% of its shots come from inside the box.
- Where do defenders throw themselves in front of most?
พรีเมียร์ลีก (สกอตแลนด์) blocks most: 28.9% of shots at its goal are stopped before they arrive.
- Which leagues finish above their chances?
ปรีไมราลีกา (โปรตุเกส) finishes best: 1.07 goals for every one its chances were worth.
Squads
- Which leagues field the youngest players?
ซูเปอร์ลีก (จีน) is the youngest of the lot: 28.73 years on average.
- Where are the tallest teams?
บุนเดิสลีกา (เยอรมนี) stands tallest: 184.35 centimetres on average.
- Which leagues are most foreign?
ซาอุดีโปรเฟสชันนัลลีก (ซาอุดีอาระเบีย) leans hardest on players from elsewhere: 100% of its squads are foreign.
- Where do a league’s players come from?
ลีกอาชีพอาร์เจนตินา (อาร์เจนตินา) is the most homogeneous: 87.1% of it is Argentina.
Players
- Which league leans hardest on one man?
L. Messi has scored 2.4% of every goal ลาลิกา (สเปน) has produced since 2008 — 360 of them.
- Who scores latest?
L. Messi has 48 goals from the 85th minute on in ลาลิกา (สเปน), more than anyone else there.
- Who collects the most cards?
Dominik Kohr has collected 110 cards in บุนเดิสลีกา (เยอรมนี) — more than anyone in the archive.
- Who has laid on the most goals?
T. Müller has set up 151 goals in บุนเดิสลีกา (เยอรมนี) — more than anyone in the archive.
- Who is a year older today?
C. Piper turns 24 today.
Runs and records
- What is the longest a side has gone unbeaten?
ไบเออร์ 04 เลเวอร์คูเซิน, 55 matches.
- What is the longest winning run?
สโมสรฟุตบอลชัคตาร์ดอแนตสก์, 23 matches.
- How long can a side keep scoring?
สโมสรฟุตบอลอัลฮิลาล, 93 matches.
- How long can a defence go untouched?
สโมสรฟุตบอลเบิร์นลีย์, 13 matches.
- What is the longest a side has gone without winning?
Veracruz, 41 matches.
- What is the heaviest defeat on record?
กุปเดอฟร็องส์ (ฝรั่งเศส) holds the heaviest: 14:0, a margin of 14.
What has changed
- Are draws disappearing?
Draws have gone from 27.1% of matches in 2010 to 26.3% in 2025.
- Is home advantage fading?
Home sides won 46.7% of matches in 2010 and 43.5% in 2025.
- Is football getting higher-scoring?
2.64 goals a match in 2010, 2.72 in 2025.
- Are referees booking more?
4.29 bookings a match in 2015, 4.28 in 2025.
- The death of 4-4-2
4-4-2 accounted for 17.3% of line-ups in 2016 and 11.1% in 2025.
- The rise of three at the back
Three at the back went from 9% of line-ups in 2016 to 26% in 2025.
- What five substitutions did to football
5.49 changes a match in 2010, 9.01 in 2025.
- Are matches decided later than they used to be?
12.7% of goals arrived after the 85th minute in 2010, 14% in 2025.
- Is the game being stopped more?
4.79 fouls a side in 2015, 12.4 in 2025.
- Are defences still holding a line?
2.16 offsides a side in 2015, 1.76 in 2025.
- Are there more corners than there used to be?
5.05 corners a side in 2015, 4.84 in 2025.
- Are fewer players being sent off?
0.261 red cards a match in 2015, 0.208 in 2025.
- Is football becoming more foreign?
44.6% of appearances were made by foreigners in 2024, 46.1% in 2025.
- Is football getting younger?
26.23 years old on average in 2024, 28.26 in 2026.
- Are footballers getting taller?
181.45 centimetres on average in 2024, 177.56 in 2026.
- Are teams shooting more or less?
11.62 shots a side in 2015, 12.72 in 2025.