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How the Belgian Pro League has changed

Belgian Pro League, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game fell from 2.86 to 2.82; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.43 to 0.36; the share of draws held at about 26%.

Measure2016/17–2021/222022/23–2025/26
Goals per game2.862.82
Home advantage (points per game)0.430.36
Draws25%26%
Home wins45%43%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.581.73

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

2026/27 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

00.20.40.60.8201620182020202220242026Season (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

00.511.522016201820202022Season (start year)Points per gameChampions
  • Champions

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare.

Competitive balance

1.21.41.61.8220162018202020222024Season (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)2.9451%19%30%
2025/262.6841%25%34%
2024/252.7644%29%27%
2023/242.8244%26%30%
2022/233.0444%22%34%
2021/222.9442%22%36%
2020/212.9940%23%37%
2019/20 (curtailed)2.8248%22%30%
2018/192.9045%25%30%
2017/182.8643%28%30%
2016/172.7450%25%25%