Football · History

How the Ekstraklasa has changed

Ekstraklasa, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game fell from 2.71 to 2.66; home advantage (home minus away points per game) held at about 0.46; the share of draws rose from 26% to 27%.

Measure2016/17–2021/222022/23–2025/26
Goals per game2.712.66
Home advantage (points per game)0.460.46
Draws26%27%
Home wins44%44%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.291.21

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

Goals per game

2.42.62.83201620182020202220242026Season (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

0.20.40.6201620182020202220242026Season (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

00.511.52202020212022202320242025Season (start year)Points per gameChampions
  • Champions

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare.

Competitive balance

0.811.21.41.620162018202020222024Season (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)2.9445%24%31%
2025/262.7445%28%27%
2024/252.7545%25%30%
2023/242.6943%30%26%
2022/232.4842%26%31%
2021/222.6744%27%28%
2020/212.4541%28%32%
2019/202.5948%23%29%
2018/192.7845%24%31%
2017/182.6444%28%28%
2016/172.7445%25%30%