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 75,5% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Super Liga Sırbistan | 75.5% | 274 |
| 2. La Liga İspanya | 74.4% | 352 |
| 3. Liga I Romanya | 74.3% | 241 |
| 4. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 73.9% | 287 |
| 5. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 73.3% | 210 |
| 6. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 73% | 337 |
| 7. Championship İngiltere | 71.4% | 507 |
| 8. Serie A İtalya | 71% | 352 |
| 9. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 70.7% | 164 |
| 10. Eliteserien Norveç | 70.2% | 225 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkiye | 69.8% | 288 |
| 12. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 69.7% | 211 |
| 13. İsviçre Süper Ligi İsviçre | 69% | 174 |
| 14. Serie A Brezilya | 68.9% | 354 |
| 15. Segunda División İspanya | 68.9% | 421 |
| 16. HNL Hırvatistan | 68.8% | 170 |
| 17. Premier Lig İskoçya | 68.6% | 210 |
| 18. Premier Lig İngiltere | 68.4% | 348 |
| 19. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 68.3% | 164 |
| 20. Super League Çin | 68% | 225 |
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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.