How many goals were scored in 2020? What where the most frequent results? And most importantly: What was the best team in the world? This article provides the answers and a very brief (statistical) recap of the year 2020 in football.
Final top ten in 2020:
| Rank | Team | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern Muenchen | Germany | 1978 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | Spain | 1873 |
| 3 | Manchester City | England | 1828 |
| 4 | Juventus | Italy | 1814 |
| 5 | FC Liverpool | England | 1808 |
| 6 | Paris Saint Germain | France | 1787 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | Spain | 1732 |
| 8 | Real Madrid | Spain | 1716 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | Germany | 1674 |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 1672 |
Top 5 improved teams:
| Team | Country | Start points | End points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Riviere Sud Est | Mauritius | 733 | 961 | 228 |
| Larne FC | Northern Ireland | 866 | 1065 | 199 |
| Shabab Al Amaari | Palestine | 692 | 883 | 190 |
| Club Guarani | Paraguay | 1177 | 1365 | 188 |
| Teungueth | Senegal | 899 | 1074 | 175 |
Top 5 worsened teams:
| Team | Country | Start points | End points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apoel Nicosia | Cyprus | 1458 | 1258 | -200 |
| CU Christchurch | New Zealand | 1122 | 939 | -183 |
| KS Luftetari Gjirokaster | Albania | 1058 | 897 | -161 |
| Torino FC | Italy | 1426 | 1268 | -158 |
| KAA Gent | Belgium | 1378 | 1222 | -156 |
Our database recorded 25016 games in 2020, played in 206 domestic leagues with 67188 scored goals. This gives an average of 2.69 goals per match (2019: 2.69). On national level, the average varies quite heavily. The countries with the lowest average are Gambia (1.44), Iraq (1.77) and Guinea (1.78). The highest averages are found in Guam (7.32), Liechtenstein (6.88) and Macao (5.38).
The below graph shows a break down of the most frequent results.
42.6% of matches were won by the home team, 25.8% ended in a draw and the remaining 31.5% were won by the away team.
Again, there are some significant difference when looking at the national level. Brunei (81.2%), Nigeria (66.9%) and Afghanistan (66.7%) had the highest home win percentages. The lowest can be found in Gambia (23.4%), Hong Kong (28.0%) and Canada (28.6%)
Winning/undefeated streaks:
Ferencvarosi Torna Club (Hungary) won 15 home games in a row from 01/25/2020 to 11/28/2020 Young Africans (Tanzania) didn't loose 21 home games in a row from 01/15/2020 to 12/06/2020
Carambadinamo RGA (Latvia) won 11 away games in a row from 06/21/2020 to 10/17/2020 Celtic FC (Scotland) didn't loose 15 away games in a row from 01/22/2020 to 12/26/2020
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) won 15 games in a row from 07/03/2020 to 10/24/2020 Young Africans-(Tanzania) didn't loose 29 games in a row from 01/04/2020 to 09/13/2020
Loosing/ didn't win streaks:
Gepro (Mongolia) lost 9 home games in a row from 07/05/2020 to 09/27/2020 Vegalta Sendai (Japan) didn't win 17 home games in a row from 02/22/2020 to 12/19/2020
FK Rad Beograd (Serbia) lost 12 away games in a row from 02/15/2020 to 10/25/2020 FC Schalke 04 (Germany) didn't win 15 away games in a row from 01/25/2020 to 12/13/2020
Gepro (Mongolia) lost 18 games in a row from 07/05/2020 to 09/27/2020 FC Schalke 04 (Germany) didn't win 29 games in a row from 01/17/2020 to 12/16/2020