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 Yunanistan Süper Ligi (Yunanistan) the opening goal is worth most: the side that scores first wins 75,6% of the time.
| League | First scorer wins | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 75.6% | 217 |
| 2. Premier Lig İngiltere | 74.9% | 358 |
| 3. Premier Lig İskoçya | 74.1% | 212 |
| 4. Ligue 2 Fransa | 73.1% | 327 |
| 5. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 72% | 286 |
| 6. Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî Suudi Arabistan | 71.7% | 223 |
| 7. Super Liga Sırbistan | 71.5% | 263 |
| 8. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 70.6% | 180 |
| 9. Bundesliga Almanya | 70.3% | 290 |
| 10. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 70.3% | 182 |
| 11. A-League Avustralya | 70% | 130 |
| 12. J. Ligi Japonya | 69.9% | 279 |
| 13. Liga I Romanya | 69.9% | 239 |
| 14. Serie A Brezilya | 69.7% | 337 |
| 15. Eredivisie Hollanda | 69.7% | 300 |
| 16. Allsvenskan İsveç | 69.2% | 227 |
| 17. Ekstraklasa Polonya | 69% | 277 |
| 18. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 68.9% | 389 |
| 19. K League 1 Güney Kore | 68.8% | 205 |
| 20. Primera División de México Meksika | 68.5% | 314 |
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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.