Football · History

How the Allsvenskan has changed

Allsvenskan, 2016–2021 against 2022–2025: goals per game held at about 2.80; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.35 to 0.31; the share of draws fell from 25% to 22%.

Measure2016–20212022–2025
Goals per game2.812.80
Home advantage (points per game)0.350.31
Draws25%22%
Home wins44%44%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.701.62

Averages of the first and last 4 complete seasons on file; curtailed and Covid-affected seasons left out.

Goals per game

2.62.833.2201620182020202220242026Season (start year)Goals per gameGoals per game

2026 is the season so far.

Home wins, draws and away wins

010203040201620182020202220242026Season (start year)% of matchesHome winsDrawsAway wins
  • Home wins
  • Draws
  • Away wins

Home advantage

00.20.40.6201620182020202220242026Season (start year)Points per gameHome advantage

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

What it took to win the league

00.511.522.520162018202020222024Season (start year)Points per gameChampions
  • Champions

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare.

Competitive balance

1.5220162018202020222024Season (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 (so far)2.9441%23%35%
20252.8540%22%38%
20242.8345%22%33%
20232.7747%20%34%
20222.7644%25%31%
20212.6645%25%30%
20202.8137%32%31%
20192.7146%25%29%
20182.7343%22%35%
20172.7841%29%30%
20163.0745%23%31%