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How the Austrian Bundesliga has changed

Austrian Bundesliga, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game fell from 2.84 to 2.75; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.37 to 0.20; the share of draws rose from 24% to 27%.

Measure2016/17–2021/222022/23–2025/26
Goals per game2.842.75
Home advantage (points per game)0.370.20
Draws24%27%
Home wins44%40%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.691.49

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

Goals per game

2.533.5201620182020202220242026Season (start year)Goals per gameGoals per game

2026/27 is the season so far.

Home wins, draws and away wins

02040201620182020202220242026Season (start year)% of matchesHome winsDrawsAway wins
  • Home wins
  • Draws
  • Away wins

Home advantage

00.5201620182020202220242026Season (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

00.511.52201620162016201720172017Season (start year)Points per gameChampions
  • Champions

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare.

Competitive balance

11.5220162018202020222024Season (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
2026/27 (so far)3.0752%21%26%
2025/262.7042%26%32%
2024/252.7542%26%32%
2023/242.5836%30%33%
2022/232.9638%26%36%
2021/222.8938%31%30%
2020/213.0641%23%36%
2019/203.3334%24%42%
2018/192.8941%24%36%
2017/182.8947%21%32%
2016/172.7151%19%30%