Corner stats across Europe's leagues
Actual corner counts from public results across 21 leagues, 2025/26 — corners won and conceded per game, home vs away splits, and the long league-wide decline. Descriptive facts, not a prediction. Rates are hidden where too few matches sit behind them.
Corner leaders · 2025/26
Most corners won / game
- Feyenoord7.2
- Benfica7.2
- PSV Eindhoven7.1
- Fenerbahce6.9
- Barcelona6.9
- Sp Lisbon6.9
- Olympiakos6.8
- Rangers6.7
- Celtic6.7
- Man City6.5
Most corners conceded / game
- Wolfsburg7.4
- For Sittard6.8
- Sparta Rotterdam6.6
- Volendam6.6
- Rio Ave6.6
- Nacional6.4
- Telstar6.3
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven6.3
- Mallorca6.3
- Go Ahead Eagles6.1
Biggest home corner advantage
- Dortmund+3.8
- Gaziantep+3.1
- Genk+3.1
- Olympiakos+3.1
- Ath Madrid+2.6
- Bayern Munich+2.6
- Atalanta+2.4
- Villarreal+2.4
- Leeds+2.3
- Paris FC+2.3
Most corners won / game
- St Johnstone7.6
- Feyenoord7.2
- Benfica7.2
- PSV Eindhoven7.1
- Fenerbahce6.9
- Barcelona6.9
- Barnet6.9
- Sp Lisbon6.9
- Olympiakos6.8
- Middlesbrough6.8
Most corners conceded / game
- Wolfsburg7.4
- Oxford7.2
- For Sittard6.8
- Stirling6.7
- Sparta Rotterdam6.6
- Volendam6.6
- Rio Ave6.6
- Crawley Town6.5
- Airdrie Utd6.5
- Nacional6.4
Biggest home corner advantage
- Dortmund+3.8
- Hannover+3.7
- Gaziantep+3.1
- Genk+3.1
- Olympiakos+3.1
- Laval+3.0
- Bolton+2.9
- Ath Madrid+2.6
- Grimsby+2.6
- Bayern Munich+2.6
The league-wide decline
Corners per team, per match in the Premier League over 26 seasons — the same secular decline shows up almost everywhere:
Every league ranked by how far corners have fallen from that league's own peak season:
| League | Seasons | Peak CF/g | Now CF/g | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 21 | 5.4 (2016/17) | 4.4 | -19% |
| League Two | 26 | 5.7 (2002/03) | 4.9 | -14% |
| La Liga | 21 | 5.6 (2012/13) | 4.8 | -14% |
| Bundesliga | 25 | 5.7 (2000/01) | 4.9 | -14% |
| Premier League | 26 | 5.8 (2002/03) | 5.0 | -14% |
| Scottish League One | 11 | 5.3 (2017/18) | 4.6 | -14% |
| Primeira Liga | 9 | 5.3 (2022/23) | 4.7 | -11% |
| League One | 26 | 5.7 (2002/03) | 5.0 | -11% |
| Championship | 26 | 5.8 (2003/04) | 5.2 | -10% |
| Scottish Championship | 11 | 5.5 (2000/01) | 5.0 | -10% |
| Scottish Premiership | 26 | 5.5 (2013/14) | 5.0 | -10% |
| Serie B | 9 | 5.1 (2021/22) | 4.8 | -6% |
| La Liga 2 | 9 | 5.0 (2017/18) | 4.7 | -5% |
| Ligue 2 | 9 | 4.9 (2017/18) | 4.6 | -5% |
| Süper Lig | 9 | 4.9 (2019/20) | 4.7 | -4% |
| 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 5.2 (2023/24) | 5.0 | -4% |
| Ligue 1 | 20 | 5.0 (2012/13) | 4.8 | -4% |
| Super League | 9 | 4.5 (2021/22) | 4.4 | -3% |
| Eredivisie | 9 | 5.4 (2017/18) | 5.2 | -2% |
| Jupiler Pro League | 9 | 5.1 (2021/22) | 5.1 | -1% |
| Scottish League Two | 11 | 5.1 (2025/26) | 5.1 | 0% |
CF/g = corners won per game. Definitions on the glossary. Corner data is near-complete for recent seasons and sparser before 2017/18, so a league's earliest listed season is the first with usable corner data.