Football · History

How the Süper Lig has changed

Süper Lig, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game rose from 2.79 to 2.86; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.54 to 0.47; the share of draws held at about 25%.

Measure2016/17–2021/222022/23–2025/26
Goals per game2.792.86
Home advantage (points per game)0.540.47
Draws24%25%
Home wins47%45%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.671.95

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

01020304050201620182020202220242026Season (start year)% of matchesHome winsDrawsAway wins
  • Home wins
  • Draws
  • Away wins

Home advantage

0.40.60.8201620182020202220242026Season (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

01220162018202020222024Season (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
2026/27 (so far)2.9848%20%31%
2025/262.6542%29%29%
2024/252.9449%23%28%
2023/242.7946%26%28%
2022/233.0445%21%34%
2021/222.8147%24%29%
2020/212.7041%28%31%
2019/202.8644%27%29%
2018/192.6945%29%26%
2017/182.9650%23%27%
2016/172.7145%22%33%