Spain - LaLiga 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 Alaves  38 22% 53.4% 24.6% Athletic Bilbao  38 17.5% 50.8% 31.7% Atletico Madrid  38 33.9% 54.2% 11.9% Celta Vigo  38 23.9% 53.4% 22.7% Elche  38 20.6% 50.9% 28.5% Espanyol  38 19.5% 56.4% 24.1% FC Barcelona  38 47.3% 42.2% 10.5% Getafe  38 22.6% 53.9% 23.5% Girona  38 22.6% 51.7% 25.7% Levante  38 20.2% 49.8% 29.9% Mallorca  38 18.8% 46.9% 34.3% Osasuna  38 18.7% 57.2% 24.1% Rayo Vallecano  38 16.7% 59.3% 24% Real Betis  38 30.1% 43.1% 26.8% Real Madrid  38 43.8% 44.8% 11.4% Real Oviedo  38 14% 50.8% 35.2% Real Sociedad  38 26.9% 46.3% 26.8% Sevilla FC  38 19.2% 46.9% 33.9% Valencia  38 16.8% 57.2% 25.9% Villarreal  38 38.3% 43.7% 18% League average 24.7% 50.6% 24.7% Home Lead durations (at home) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Alaves  19 29.8% 53.2% 17% Athletic Bilbao  19 25% 51% 24% Atletico Madrid  19 43.6% 47.8% 8.5% Celta Vigo  19 25.8% 48.1% 26.1% Elche  19 31.8% 49.6% 18.5% Espanyol  19 18.1% 57.1% 24.7% FC Barcelona  19 65.4% 33.1% 1.5% Getafe  19 23.3% 60.9% 15.7% Girona  19 22.3% 50.6% 27.1% Levante  19 22% 52.7% 25.3% Mallorca  19 25.3% 49.6% 25.1% Osasuna  19 27.7% 53.4% 18.9% Rayo Vallecano  19 19.8% 70.8% 9.4% Real Betis  19 38.9% 39.5% 21.6% Real Madrid  19 51.5% 41.2% 7.4% Real Oviedo  19 14.9% 62.6% 22.5% Real Sociedad  19 32.9% 43% 24% Sevilla FC  19 28% 44.8% 27.3% Valencia  19 20.9% 62.2% 16.9% Villarreal  19 48.8% 41.5% 9.8% League average 30.8% 50.6% 18.6% Away Lead durations (away) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Alaves  19 14.2% 53.6% 32.2% Athletic Bilbao  19 10% 50.6% 39.4% Atletico Madrid  19 24.2% 60.6% 15.3% Celta Vigo  19 22.1% 58.7% 19.2% Elche  19 9.3% 52.2% 38.5% Espanyol  19 20.9% 55.7% 23.4% FC Barcelona  19 29.2% 51.3% 19.5% Getafe  19 21.9% 46.8% 31.3% Girona  19 22.9% 52.8% 24.3% Levante  19 18.5% 46.9% 34.6% Mallorca  19 12.3% 44.2% 43.6% Osasuna  19 9.8% 60.9% 29.3% Rayo Vallecano  19 13.5% 47.8% 38.7% Real Betis  19 21.4% 46.7% 31.9% Real Madrid  19 36.1% 48.5% 15.4% Real Oviedo  19 13.2% 39% 47.8% Real Sociedad  19 20.9% 49.5% 29.6% Sevilla FC  19 10.5% 48.9% 40.5% Valencia  19 12.8% 52.2% 35% Villarreal  19 27.8% 45.8% 26.3% League average 18.6% 50.6% 30.8%

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