At the end of league games on 11 September, 212 games had been played in six European football leagues: EPL (40), Ligue 1 (50), Bundesliga (27), Eredivisie (36), Primera (30); and Serie A (29).
In 17 of these games, the team that scored first lost. Their occurrences are:
- Serie A (5)
Benevento Calcio v Sampdoria (Round 1)
Roma v Inter (Round 2)
Atalanta v Napoli (Round 2)
Genoa v Juventus (Round 2)
Sassuolo Calcio v Atalanta (Round 3)
- Ligue 1 (4)
Toulouse v Monaco (Round 1)
Metz v Guingamp (Round 1)
Toulouse v PSG (Round 3)
Rennes v Toulouse (Round 4).
- Eredivisie (3)
Alkmaar v Eindhoven (Round 1)
Ajax v Heracles Almelo (Round 1)
Roda JC Kerkrade v PEC Zwolle (Round 1)
- Primera (2)
Celta Vigo v Real Sociadad (Round 1)
Celta Vigo v Real Betis (Round 2)
- Bundesliga (2)
Freiburg v Leipzig (Round 2)
Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz (Round 3)
- EPL (1)
Bournemouth v Manchester City (Round 3)
My aim is to update this post throughout the season. I am fascinated by this group of games as the exceptions to the impact of scoring first and not losing. As of 11 September the median % of teams scoring first and not losing in six European leagues was 86%.
Photo Credit
Sassuolo Calcio v Atalanta (Frame grab)
