Football · History

How the Danish Superliga has changed

Danish Superliga, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game rose from 2.75 to 2.95; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.39 to 0.30; the share of draws fell from 28% to 26%.

Measure2016/17–2021/222022/23–2025/26
Goals per game2.752.95
Home advantage (points per game)0.390.30
Draws28%26%
Home wins43%42%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.581.45

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

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. 2019/20 and 2020/21 were played wholly or partly behind closed doors.

What it took to win the league

  • 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)2.9644%28%28%
2025/263.1042%23%35%
2024/253.1445%28%27%
2023/242.8240%25%34%
2022/232.7440%28%32%
2021/222.6539%31%30%
2020/212.8945%25%30%
2019/202.7946%23%31%
2018/192.7841%28%31%
2017/182.9247%25%27%
2016/172.6543%27%30%