England - National League time spent leading or trailing during matches - historical 2026

Average time spent leading, level in goals, trailing

Total Lead durations (overall) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Aldershot Town  46 18.5% 38.1% 43.4% Altrincham  46 29.4% 43.3% 27.3% Boreham Wood  46 43.8% 41.3% 14.9% Boston Utd  46 23% 54.6% 22.4% Brackley Town  46 13.1% 55.9% 30.9% Braintree Town  46 12.5% 56.6% 30.9% Carlisle Utd  46 41.5% 42% 16.5% Eastleigh  46 18.8% 48.9% 32.3% Forest Green  46 31.3% 45.8% 22.9% Gateshead FC  46 22.8% 34.9% 42.3% Halifax Town  46 25.9% 48.5% 25.6% Hartlepool  46 21.4% 55% 23.6% Morecambe  46 19.5% 45.3% 35.2% Rochdale  46 43.6% 46.4% 10% Scunthorpe  46 32.5% 44.6% 22.9% Solihull Moors  46 25.8% 51.3% 22.9% Southend Utd  46 37% 45.8% 17.2% Sutton Utd  46 19.1% 49% 31.9% Tamworth  46 20.3% 54.3% 25.4% Truro City  46 13.1% 54.2% 32.7% Wealdstone  46 22.1% 46.2% 31.7% Woking  46 30.7% 48.1% 21.3% Yeovil Town  46 17.3% 54.5% 28.2% York City  46 42% 45.6% 12.5% League average 26% 47.9% 26% Home Lead durations (at home) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Aldershot Town  23 20.8% 35.1% 44.2% Altrincham  23 39.9% 38.6% 21.5% Boreham Wood  23 45.7% 45.7% 8.6% Boston Utd  23 19.2% 53.5% 27.2% Brackley Town  23 20.2% 62.1% 17.7% Braintree Town  23 16.2% 66% 17.8% Carlisle Utd  23 50.3% 37.2% 12.4% Eastleigh  23 17.3% 53.6% 29.1% Forest Green  23 33.9% 44.4% 21.6% Gateshead FC  23 18.3% 38.5% 43.3% Halifax Town  23 29.1% 46.8% 24.1% Hartlepool  23 28.3% 53.3% 18.4% Morecambe  23 20.4% 53% 26.6% Rochdale  23 43.2% 47.1% 9.7% Scunthorpe  23 29.5% 43.3% 27.2% Solihull Moors  23 30.4% 48% 21.6% Southend Utd  23 47.8% 38.6% 13.5% Sutton Utd  23 24.5% 45.8% 29.7% Tamworth  23 27.1% 51.1% 21.8% Truro City  23 13.6% 61.8% 24.5% Wealdstone  23 31.9% 44.7% 23.3% Woking  23 34.9% 43.2% 21.9% Yeovil Town  23 20% 59.2% 20.8% York City  23 50.3% 39.4% 10.2% League average 29.7% 47.9% 22.4% Away Lead durations (away) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Aldershot Town  23 16.2% 41.1% 42.7% Altrincham  23 18.9% 48% 33.1% Boreham Wood  23 41.9% 36.9% 21.2% Boston Utd  23 26.7% 55.7% 17.6% Brackley Town  23 6% 49.8% 44.2% Braintree Town  23 8.8% 47.1% 44.1% Carlisle Utd  23 32.6% 46.7% 20.7% Eastleigh  23 20.3% 44.3% 35.5% Forest Green  23 28.6% 47.2% 24.1% Gateshead FC  23 27.3% 31.3% 41.4% Halifax Town  23 22.8% 50.2% 27% Hartlepool  23 14.6% 56.7% 28.7% Morecambe  23 18.6% 37.5% 43.9% Rochdale  23 44% 45.7% 10.3% Scunthorpe  23 35.5% 45.9% 18.6% Solihull Moors  23 21.3% 54.5% 24.2% Southend Utd  23 26.1% 53% 20.8% Sutton Utd  23 13.7% 52.3% 34.1% Tamworth  23 13.4% 57.5% 29% Truro City  23 12.5% 46.6% 40.9% Wealdstone  23 12.4% 47.6% 40% Woking  23 26.4% 52.9% 20.7% Yeovil Town  23 14.6% 49.7% 35.7% York City  23 33.6% 51.7% 14.7% League average 22.4% 47.9% 29.7%

Note: this table shows how long each team has spent leading, level in goals, or trailing during their matches. For this table, to allow for averaging duration values based on a total of 90 minutes per match, goals scored on the 45th minute and during added time of the first half are all considered to be scored on the 45th minute, and all goals scored on the 90th minute and during added time of the second half are considered scored on the 90th minute.

Example for a team (Team A) having played a total of 3 games:

Game 1: Team A vs Opponent B, final score 0-0 (minutes in the lead: 0, minutes played: 90)

Game 2: Team A vs Opponent C, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 88th minute (minutes in the lead: 2, minutes played: 90)

Game 3: Team A vs Opponent D, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 65th minute (minutes in the lead: 25, minutes played: 90)

The 3 games played by Team A would give the following values, regarding total minutes played and time spent in the lead:
  - Total minutes team A has been in the lead: 27
  - Total minutes played by team A: 270
  - Percentage of minutes that team A has been in the lead: 10%
  - Avg minutes per game that team A has spent leading (based on 90 min per game): 9 minutes

Some additional context information on the Lead Duration table and other related tables is provided in the Lead durations blog article.

See also:

Goal types