The need for the wins, the openness of the competition, very balanced between almost all contenders, explains a little bit this clear difference between top tiers and the second tiers in each country. Halfway through the first decade of this millennium both 1st and 2nd Spanish tiers presented similar draw averages, but in the long term, as seen in Germany, the top tier as a considerably lower average draw percentage than the 2 nd Spanish league. In this atypical season, the before and after Covid-19 showed huge differences, in this case very distinct from the German numbers, with Liga Smartbank, the Spanish 2nd tier, decreasing the draws in circa 8 percent while Liga Santander kept the same numbers. However, it is worrying the decrease in goals and the increase in draws for La Liga, hitting the top in these last two seasons.
England
59,15%
59,91%
58,58%
61,57%
63,18%
57,51%
59,93%
59,27%
61,03%
67,96%
66,54%
59,58%
50%
61,13%
62,86%
64,54%
64,07%
63,37%
55%
61,40%
60%
64,48%
65%
59,14%
70%
65,95%
Premier League Average Home Wins
@by AntĂłnio Valente Cardoso Premier League Average Home Wins
The English Premier League didn’t show a significant shift either before and after the Covid-19 stop, as well as the previous seasons, this meaning that in the English case the empty stadia didn’t affect the home performances, better said, home results, comparing with the German and Spanish leagues, to name only the already evaluated ones.
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