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 Super Liga (Sırbistan) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 76,7% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Super Liga Sırbistan | 76.7% | 275 |
| 2. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 76.3% | 207 |
| 3. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 74.9% | 175 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 74.1% | 402 |
| 5. HNL Hırvatistan | 73.3% | 165 |
| 6. Liga I Romanya | 73% | 237 |
| 7. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 72.3% | 350 |
| 8. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 72.1% | 226 |
| 9. Süper Lig Türkiye | 72% | 282 |
| 10. Premier Lig İskoçya | 72% | 214 |
| 11. Championship İngiltere | 71.5% | 520 |
| 12. Premier Lig İngiltere | 71.4% | 353 |
| 13. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 71% | 276 |
| 14. J. Ligi Japonya | 70% | 290 |
| 15. Super League Çin | 69.7% | 218 |
| 16. La Liga İspanya | 69.7% | 353 |
| 17. Serie A Brezilya | 69.6% | 352 |
| 18. Eredivisie Hollanda | 68.8% | 298 |
| 19. Bundesliga Almanya | 68.3% | 287 |
| 20. Serie A İtalya | 68.1% | 361 |
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The first goal event of each finished match, by minute and order. Own goals count for the side they were credited to.