News
SÁB 31.12.2016
The LaLiga Santander 2016/17 season has nearly reached its halfway point, with a record-breaking amount of strikes witnessed to date in this campaign.
It's been decades since there have been as many goals in the first 16 matchdays of a LaLiga Santander season, concrete proof of just how exciting the Spanish top flight has been for supporters across the country. In the first 159 games of the LaLiga Santander 2016/17 season a total of 468 goals have been scored, an average of 2.94 goals per game, greater than all other top European leagues.
At the time of writing, the Premier League boasts an average of 2.82 goals per game, which is slightly higher than the 2.80 in Serie A. In Germany's Bundesliga, the average is 2.71, while in the France, Ligue 1 fans have witnessed 2.68 per game.
Average number of goals per game in the top European leagues
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LaLiga |
468 goals in 16 matchdays |
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Premier League |
509 goals in 18 matchdays |
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Serie A |
500 goals in 28 matchdays |
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Belgian First Division A |
466 goals in 21 matchdays |
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Bundesliga |
391 goals in 16 matchdays |
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Eredivisie |
414 goals in 17 matchdays |
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Ligue 1 |
478 goals in 19 matchdays |
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Ukrainian Premier League |
274 goals in 18 matchdays |
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Turkish Super Lig |
355 goals in 16 matchdays |
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Portuguese Primeira Liga |
318 goals in 15 matchdays |
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Greek Superleague |
221 goals in 12 matchdays |
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Russian Premier League |
279 in 17 matchdays |
LaLiga Santander is famous for being a free-scoring league, and it's hitmen such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Florin Andone, Antoine Griezmann, Iago Aspas, Luciano Vietto and Lionel Messi who keep up this reputation season after season.
© LALIGA - 2016