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What does the goal distribution look like?

From scoreless games to high totals: the full distribution in our result sample.

Edition published: 2026-10-26 UTC · Cutoff: 2026-10-24

5.43

goals per recorded game

n = 1500 recorded games

The mean summarizes this sample; the chart also shows its spread. It is not adjusted for match duration, age or game format.

What does the goal distribution look like?0: 17/1500 (1.1%); 1: 99/1500 (6.6%); 2: 153/1500 (10.2%); 3: 169/1500 (11.3%); 4: 207/1500 (13.8%); 5: 197/1500 (13.1%); 6+: 658/1500 (43.9%)PitchNexus · n = 1500017 · 1.1%199 · 6.6%2153 · 10.2%3169 · 11.3%4207 · 13.8%5197 · 13.1%6+658 · 43.9%

Teams scored 8142 goals across 1500 games. The median was 5: at least half the games had that many goals or fewer. The last bar groups every game with six or more goals; it does not cap the score at six.

0: 17 · 1: 99 · 2: 153 · 3: 169 · 4: 207 · 5: 197 · 6+: 658

This is a sample of results published on PitchNexus, not a national estimate or a comparison of playing strength between countries. Ages, game formats, competitions and coverage dates vary. Date ordering can concentrate the sample in particular rounds or providers.

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Coverage and method

1500 results · 53 competitions · 2026-10-18 — 2026-10-24

CoastSoccer, GotSport

At most 5,000 fully scored rows were read from the 90-day window ending at the cutoff. After excluding invalid or future dates, ambiguous identities, conflicts, provisional results, scores explicitly flagged as unconfirmed, and suspended, postponed, cancelled or forfeited games, up to the latest 1,500 valid results per country were retained, one row per provider, event and match. Recorded goals exclude penalty shootouts. Some providers publish scores without a final status; “recorded” does not mean independently confirmed. This is a fixed edition; later profile corrections do not rewrite this publication.

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