Veikkausliiga, 2016–2021 against 2022–2025: goals per game rose from 2.51 to 2.93; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.32 to 0.27; the share of draws fell from 25% to 23%.
Measure
2016–2021
2022–2025
Goals per game
2.51
2.93
Home advantage (points per game)
0.32
0.27
Draws
25%
23%
Home wins
43%
43%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)
1.69
1.61
Averages of the first and last 4 complete seasons on file; curtailed and Covid-affected seasons left out.
Goals per game
2026 is the season so far.
Home wins, draws and away wins
Home wins
Draws
Away wins
Home advantage
Home minus away points per game. 2019 and 2020 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
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.