Early Goals
Teams that score or concede in the first 15 minutes — split by home and away.
Teams ranked by their early goal rate this season (goals scored or conceded in the first 15 minutes). Minimum 8 home and 8 away games.
* Home% and Away% shown separately. Avg% is the average of both. Excludes own goals.
Early Goal statistics track teams that score or concede in the opening stages of matches — typically the first 15-20 minutes. Early goals fundamentally alter the game dynamic, forcing opponents to open up and creating more space for the scoring side. Teams with high early-goal involvement are strong Over 1.5 and BTTS candidates, as open games following early goals tend to produce more total goals. MatchPulse tracks 2361 teams across 40+ leagues for Early Goals data. At home, HB II tops the chart with 69.2% involvement. Away, Ægir leads with 72.7%. The dataset average is 29.8% per game. Teams require a minimum of 5 matches to appear in rankings, ensuring statistical reliability. Data is updated daily following the completion of each match round across all tracked leagues.
Scored Early (≤15 min)
| # | Team | Home EG% | Away EG% | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Aarau | 40.7%11/27 | 42.3%11/26 | 41.5% |
| 2 |  AB | 35.7%5/14 | 46.2%6/13 | 41.0% |
| 3 |  Al-Qadisiyah FC | 48.1%13/27 | 32.1%9/28 | 40.1% |
| 4 |  Canberra Olympic | 60.0%6/10 | 20.0%2/10 | 40.0% |
| 5 |  KR Reykjavik | 42.3%11/26 | 37.0%10/27 | 39.6% |
| 6 |  FC Vaduz | 48.1%13/27 | 29.6%8/27 | 38.9% |
| 7 |  Viking | 51.6%16/31 | 25.0%10/40 | 38.3% |
| 8 |  South Hobart | 34.6%9/26 | 41.7%10/24 | 38.2% |
| 9 |  Barcelona | 42.4%14/33 | 30.6%11/36 | 36.5% |
| 10 |  Víkingur II | 33.3%9/27 | 38.5%10/26 | 35.9% |
| 11 |  Viktoria Plzeň II | 38.1%8/21 | 33.3%7/21 | 35.7% |
| 12 |  Sokol Zápy | 39.1%9/23 | 30.4%7/23 | 34.8% |
| 13 |  Ellas Syros | 31.6%6/19 | 37.5%6/16 | 34.5% |
| 14 |  Polonia Bytom | 37.5%9/24 | 30.8%8/26 | 34.1% |
| 15 |  FK Košice | 40.9%9/22 | 27.3%6/22 | 34.1% |
Conceded Early (≤15 min)
| # | Team | Home EG% | Away EG% | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  EB / Streymur II | 37.0%10/27 | 57.7%15/26 | 47.4% |
| 2 |  Ægir | 27.3%3/11 | 63.6%7/11 | 45.5% |
| 3 |  Adanaspor | 37.5%6/16 | 50.0%8/16 | 43.8% |
| 4 |  Shkupi 1927 | 40.0%6/15 | 47.1%8/17 | 43.5% |
| 5 |  Hoyvík | 50.0%7/14 | 36.4%4/11 | 43.2% |
| 6 |  Bentleigh Greens | 41.7%5/12 | 41.7%5/12 | 41.7% |
| 7 |  Launceston United | 47.4%9/19 | 35.0%7/20 | 41.2% |
| 8 |  Humaitá | 38.5%5/13 | 41.7%5/12 | 40.1% |
| 9 |  Belconnen United | 30.0%3/10 | 50.0%5/10 | 40.0% |
| 10 |  JJK | 46.2%12/26 | 32.3%10/31 | 39.3% |
| 11 |  Ulverstone | 44.4%4/9 | 33.3%3/9 | 38.8% |
| 12 |  Para Hills Knights | 31.8%7/22 | 45.5%10/22 | 38.6% |
| 13 |  HB II | 46.2%6/13 | 30.8%4/13 | 38.5% |
| 14 |  Austria Klagenfurt | 40.0%6/15 | 35.3%6/17 | 37.6% |
| 15 |  Kampaniakos Chalastra | 28.6%4/14 | 46.2%6/13 | 37.4% |
Overall Early Goal (≤15 min)
| # | Team | Home EG% | Away EG% | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoyvík | 64.3%9/14 | 54.5%6/11 | 59.4% |
| 2 | KR Reykjavik | 57.7%15/26 | 59.3%16/27 | 58.5% |
| 3 | HB II | 69.2%9/13 | 46.2%6/13 | 57.7% |
| 4 |  Austria Vienna (Am) | 50.0%10/20 | 61.1%11/18 | 55.5% |
| 5 | AB | 64.3%9/14 | 46.2%6/13 | 55.3% |
| 6 | EB / Streymur II | 48.1%13/27 | 61.5%16/26 | 54.8% |
| 7 | Ægir | 36.4%4/11 | 72.7%8/11 | 54.5% |
| 8 | Bentleigh Greens | 50.0%6/12 | 58.3%7/12 | 54.1% |
| 9 |  Riverside | 65.0%13/20 | 42.1%8/19 | 53.5% |
| 10 |  TB | 45.5%5/11 | 61.5%8/13 | 53.5% |
| 11 |  St George Willawong | 40.0%4/10 | 66.7%6/9 | 53.4% |
| 12 | FC Aarau | 48.1%13/27 | 57.7%15/26 | 52.9% |
| 13 |  Neuchatel Xamax FC | 62.5%15/24 | 42.9%12/28 | 52.7% |
| 14 |  Slovan Liberec II | 50.0%10/20 | 54.5%12/22 | 52.3% |
| 15 | South Hobart | 46.2%12/26 | 58.3%14/24 | 52.3% |
