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Second-half football across Europe's leagues

Who does their damage after the break, across 21 leagues, 2025/26 — most second-half goals, the biggest comebacks from a half-time deficit, and the teams that keep letting half-time leads slip. Descriptive half-time / full-time facts, not predictions. Rates are hidden where too few matches sit behind them.

Second-half scorers · 2025/26

Highest 2nd-half goal share

  1. Kayserispor89%
  2. Valencia74%
  3. Lille71%
  4. Werder Bremen70%
  5. Espanol70%
  6. Sunderland69%
  7. Angers69%
  8. Union Berlin66%
  9. AEK65%
  10. Parma64%

Best comeback rate (from HT deficit)

  1. Bayern Munich100%
  2. Fenerbahce78%
  3. AEK67%
  4. Hearts67%
  5. St. Gilloise60%
  6. Bournemouth60%
  7. Motherwell60%
  8. PSV Eindhoven57%
  9. Rangers57%
  10. Trabzonspor56%

Comeback kings & lead-blowers

Across every league — most comebacks (trailing at half-time, ended up winning or drawing) and most leads lost (ahead at half-time, ended up drawing or losing). Raw counts; wins/defeats in brackets.

Comeback kings

TeamLeaguePldCB
WrexhamChampionship468 (4W)
BoltonLeague One468 (3W)
BrightonPremier League387 (3W)
LeicesterChampionship467 (1W)
MiddlesbroughChampionship467 (2W)
SouthamptonChampionship467 (5W)
WatfordChampionship467 (3W)
LevadeiakosSuper League327 (1W)
CatanzaroSerie B387 (3W)
DumbartonScottish League Two367 (1W)
Ath BilbaoLa Liga387 (2W)
La CorunaLa Liga 2427 (3W)
FenerbahceSüper Lig347 (3W)
Bielefeld2. Bundesliga346 (2W)
BournemouthPremier League386 (1W)

Lead-blowers

TeamLeaguePldLL
Man CityPremier League388 (2L)
PescaraSerie B388 (3L)
AlanyasporSüper Lig348 (4L)
LeicesterChampionship467 (2L)
West BromChampionship467 (1L)
WrexhamChampionship467 (2L)
ReadingLeague One467 (1L)
RotherhamLeague One467 (3L)
ChesterfieldLeague Two467 (0L)
Juve StabiaSerie B387 (1L)
MortonScottish Championship367 (3L)
ForfarScottish League Two367 (3L)
MainzBundesliga346 (2L)
Dresden2. Bundesliga346 (2L)
DerbyChampionship466 (4L)

Which leagues play the most second-half football

Every league by the share of its goals scored after half-time (2025/26 totals):

LeaguePld1st-half goals2nd-half goals2H share
La Liga76043758757%
Serie A76039652657%
Ligue 161237349057%
Süper Lig61235146157%
Premier League76045259357%
League One110463581756%
Scottish League One36020926756%
League Two110462979456%
2. Bundesliga61240049755%
Serie B76043453955%
Bundesliga61244254855%
La Liga 292454367355%
Primeira Liga61236745455%
Scottish Premiership45628634855%
Jupiler Pro League62237745555%
Eredivisie61244253055%
Championship110466777154%
Super League47228232453%
Scottish Championship36020423453%
Ligue 261036141453%
Scottish League Two36025827051%

CB = comebacks, LL = leads lost, 2H share = share of goals scored in the second half. Definitions on the glossary. Descriptive facts from actual half-time and full-time scores — not predictions.