Football · History

How the Premier League has changed

Premier League, 1992/93–1996/97 against 2021/22–2025/26: goals per game rose from 2.59 to 2.93; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.56 to 0.37; the share of draws fell from 29% to 24%.

Measure1992/93–1996/972021/22–2025/26
Goals per game2.592.93
Home advantage (points per game)0.560.37
Draws29%24%
Home wins45%44%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.441.98

Averages of the first and last 5 complete seasons on file; curtailed and Covid-affected seasons left out.

Goals per game

2.53200020102020Season (start year)Goals per gameGoals per game

2026/27 is the season so far.

Home wins, draws and away wins

02040200020102020Season (start year)% of matchesHome winsDrawsAway wins
  • Home wins
  • Draws
  • Away wins

Home advantage

00.51200020102020Season (start year)Points per gameHome advantage

Home minus away points per game. 2019/20 and 2020/21 were played wholly or partly behind closed doors.

What it took to win the league, and to go down

012200020102020Season (start year)Points per gameChampionsBest relegated club
  • Champions
  • Best relegated club

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare. The lower line is the most any relegated club collected.

Competitive balance

11.52200020102020Season (start year)Noll-ScullyNoll-Scully

Noll-Scully ratio: the spread of clubs' win rates against what pure chance would give. 1 is perfectly even; higher means a more unequal league.

Season by season

SeasonGoals/gameHomeDrawAway
2026/27 (so far)2.8236%32%32%
2025/262.7543%27%30%
2024/252.9341%24%35%
2023/243.2846%22%32%
2022/232.8548%23%29%
2021/222.8243%23%34%
2020/212.6938%22%40%
2019/202.7245%24%31%
2018/192.8248%19%34%
2017/182.6846%26%28%
2016/172.8049%22%29%
2015/162.7041%28%31%
2014/152.5745%24%30%
2013/142.7747%21%32%
2012/132.8044%28%28%
2011/122.8145%24%31%
2010/112.8047%29%24%
2009/102.7751%25%24%
2008/092.4846%26%29%
2007/082.6446%26%27%
2006/072.4548%26%26%
2005/062.4851%20%29%
2004/052.5746%29%26%
2003/042.6644%28%28%
2002/032.6349%24%27%
2001/022.6343%27%30%
2000/012.6148%27%25%
1999/002.7949%24%27%
1998/992.5244%30%25%
1997/982.6848%25%27%
1996/972.5543%31%26%
1995/962.6049%26%25%
1994/952.5944%29%27%
1993/942.5942%31%28%
1992/932.6546%28%26%