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How the Swiss Super League has changed

Swiss Super League, 2016/17–2021/22 against 2022/23–2025/26: goals per game fell from 3.14 to 3.02; home advantage (home minus away points per game) rose from 0.25 to 0.45; the share of draws rose from 25% to 27%.

Measure2016/17–2021/222022/23–2025/26
Goals per game3.143.02
Home advantage (points per game)0.250.45
Draws25%27%
Home wins42%44%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.801.42

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

Goals per game

33.54201620182020202220242026Season (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

00.5201620182020202220242026Season (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

0122016201820202022Season (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)3.8739%19%43%
2025/263.2940%25%35%
2024/252.9848%27%25%
2023/242.8349%24%27%
2022/232.9739%32%28%
2021/223.2542%28%30%
2020/212.8641%28%31%
2019/203.0144%25%31%
2018/193.0642%25%33%
2017/183.0142%22%37%
2016/173.2343%23%34%