First Half Goals predictions
Goals before the break: over 0.5 for at least one first-half goal, over 1.5 for a lively start, or under 1.5 when a slow first half is expected.
Last 30 days: 77% of our top 1H picks won (229 of 297). Full record
Top picks 10
Our ten strongest 1H picks still to play, highest chance first.
Mansfield Town
Chesterfield
H 42%D 20%A 38%
12.05X3.7522.75
xG3.8GG67%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
Cray Wanderers
Three Bridges
H 60%D 20%A 20%
11.68X3.9023.70
xG3.7GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
Northampton
Gillingham
H 47%D 19%A 34%
12.00X3.8022.88
xG3.7GG64%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
Plymouth
Swindon Town
H 65%D 18%A 17%
11.42X4.7525.25
xG3.6GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
Stockport County
Tranmere
H 68%D 21%A 12%
11.33X4.7526.25
xG3.6GG54%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Leiston
Real Bedford
H 17%D 23%A 60%
13.94X3.9221.63
xG3.5GG67%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Gloucester City
Malvern Town
H 67%D 21%A 12%
11.39X4.4025.70
xG3.5GG61%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Tavernes
Valencia
H 5%D 13%A 81%
141.00X34.0021.01
xG3.5GG50%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Chertsey Town
Chichester City
H 64%D 14%A 22%
11.74X3.8223.50
xG3.5GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals78%
Grimsby
Nottingham Forest U21
H 71%D 17%A 11%
11.36X4.7526.25
xG3.4GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals78%
All matches 74
Every game still to play, by league. Tap a match for the full breakdown.
Spain Copa Del Rey4 matches
Anaitasuna
Alaves
H 11%D 13%A 76%
136.00X17.0021.04
xG5.2GG60%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals66%
Mijas Las Lagunas
Real Jaén
H 42%D 23%A 35%
13.40X3.2022.05
xG2.7GG58%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals69%
Trival Valderas
Leganes
H 7%D 19%A 74%
113.00X7.0021.17
xG3.2GG50%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Tavernes
Valencia
H 5%D 13%A 81%
141.00X34.0021.01
xG3.5GG50%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Colombia Primera A1 match
Junior
Cucuta
H 66%D 21%A 13%
11.75X4.0524.75
xG2.8GG54%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
Bolivia Primera División1 match
Aurora
Universitario de Vinto
H 57%D 22%A 21%
11.73X3.6024.10
xG3.1GG61%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
Jamaica Premier League1 match
Arnett Gardens
Waterhouse
H 35%D 22%A 43%
13.21X3.2522.04
xG3.0GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
Costa-Rica Liga De Ascenso1 match
Aserri FC
Pitbulls Santa Barbara FC
H 48%D 21%A 31%
12.00X3.4223.16
xG2.9GG63%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
Mongolia Premier League2 matches
Central Stallions
Hunters
H 69%D 18%A 13%
11.18X7.0028.50
xG5.1GG72%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals66%
Deren
Ulaanbaatar
H 24%D 13%A 63%
13.70X4.7521.57
xG4.2GG62%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals55%
World Friendlies2 matches
Qatar U23
Singapore U23
H 70%D 16%A 15%
11.15X5.85212.50
xG2.8GG51%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
Vietnam U23
Thailand U23
H 47%D 21%A 32%
11.80X3.4023.85
xG2.8GG56%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
England Professional Development League2 matches
Hull City U21
Fleetwood Town U21
H 60%D 18%A 22%
11.78X3.9423.26
xG3.4GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals78%
Colchester United U21
Charlton Athletic U21
H 40%D 18%A 42%
12.42X4.2022.13
xG4.2GG74%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals56%
Algeria Ligue 21 match
Paradou AC
JSM Skikda
H 64%D 22%A 15%
11.80X3.1024.20
xG2.4GG41%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals65%
Egypt Cup1 match
El Mokawloon
Itesalat
H 64%D 20%A 17%
11.43X3.7627.02
xG2.3GG48%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals64%
Romania Liga II1 match
Metalul Buzău
CSA Steaua Bucureşti
H 43%D 23%A 34%
12.12X3.2523.30
xG2.5GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
Europe UEFA Champions League Women5 matches
Real Madrid W
Paris FC W
H 68%D 17%A 15%
11.40X5.0026.50
xG3.3GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
Häcken W
Chelsea W
H 15%D 14%A 71%
113.00X7.0021.18
xG2.8GG54%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals70%
Paris Saint Germain W
Bayern Munich W
H 16%D 21%A 63%
14.20X3.7521.80
xG3.3GG64%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Inter Milano W
Manchester City W
H 12%D 18%A 69%
17.50X5.0021.36
xG3.1GG57%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
Roma W
Servette Chênois W
H 74%D 18%A 8%
11.20X6.50213.00
xG4.1GG64%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals53%
England EFL Trophy19 matches
Mansfield Town
Chesterfield
H 42%D 20%A 38%
12.05X3.7522.75
xG3.8GG67%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
Northampton
Gillingham
H 47%D 19%A 34%
12.00X3.8022.88
xG3.7GG64%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
Plymouth
Swindon Town
H 65%D 18%A 17%
11.42X4.7525.25
xG3.6GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
Stockport County
Tranmere
H 68%D 21%A 12%
11.33X4.7526.25
xG3.6GG54%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Grimsby
Nottingham Forest U21
H 71%D 17%A 11%
11.36X4.7526.25
xG3.4GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals78%
Bristol Rovers
Reading
H 23%D 16%A 61%
13.40X3.6021.85
xG3.4GG62%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Sheffield Wednesday
Accrington ST
H 63%D 21%A 16%
11.67X3.6024.33
xG3.3GG63%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Barnet
Leyton Orient
H 46%D 20%A 35%
12.25X3.7522.50
xG3.1GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Burton Albion
Notts County
H 38%D 19%A 43%
12.00X3.8022.90
xG3.0GG64%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
Leicester
Walsall
H 72%D 19%A 10%
11.33X5.0026.25
xG4.5GG67%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals59%
Stevenage
Fulham U21
H 64%D 21%A 15%
11.38X4.5026.25
xG4.4GG65%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals58%
Barnsley
Oldham
H 56%D 20%A 24%
11.95X4.0022.88
xG4.0GG66%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals53%
Huddersfield
Liverpool U21
H 66%D 16%A 18%
11.28X5.0027.50
xG4.0GG67%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals53%
Oxford United
Cheltenham
H 68%D 21%A 11%
11.28X5.2527.50
xG3.8GG61%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals50%
Crewe
Wigan
H 56%D 21%A 24%
11.91X3.3023.50
xG3.8GG63%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals50%
Bradford
York
H 65%D 14%A 20%
11.73X4.1023.70
xG3.4GG63%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Crawley Town
Brentford U21
H 69%D 18%A 13%
11.44X4.5025.00
xG4.1GG69%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals54%
Bromley
Milton Keynes Dons
H 24%D 13%A 64%
13.20X4.1021.80
xG3.9GG67%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals51%
Colchester
Ipswich Town U21
H 63%D 18%A 19%
11.44X5.0024.50
xG4.1GG69%
1H O1.5Over 1.5 first-half goals54%
England Premier League Cup1 match
Millwall U21
Brighton U21
H 26%D 17%A 56%
13.04X3.7421.90
xG2.5GG57%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals67%
England Non League Premier Southern South7 matches
Wimborne Town
Poole Town
H 42%D 21%A 37%
12.28X3.4022.57
xG2.7GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals70%
Gloucester City
Malvern Town
H 67%D 21%A 12%
11.39X4.4025.70
xG3.5GG61%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Chertsey Town
Chichester City
H 64%D 14%A 22%
11.74X3.8223.50
xG3.5GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals78%
Bath City
Taunton Town
H 64%D 19%A 17%
11.69X3.7623.78
xG3.2GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Evesham United
Yate Town
H 41%D 21%A 38%
12.19X3.3822.71
xG3.1GG61%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
Sholing
Chippenham Town
H 61%D 18%A 21%
11.80X3.6223.44
xG3.0GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
Uxbridge
Hanwell Town
H 64%D 21%A 15%
11.71X3.7223.72
xG2.9GG57%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
England Non League Premier Isthmian5 matches
Cray Wanderers
Three Bridges
H 60%D 20%A 20%
11.68X3.9023.70
xG3.7GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
Enfield Town
Lewes
H 61%D 18%A 20%
11.47X4.2525.17
xG3.4GG63%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Chatham Town
Leatherhead
H 44%D 20%A 36%
12.00X3.6023.00
xG3.4GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Whitehawk
Welling United
H 13%D 20%A 66%
15.55X4.3021.41
xG3.2GG58%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Eastbourne Borough
Dulwich Hamlet
H 65%D 22%A 13%
11.60X3.8824.20
xG3.1GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
England Non League Premier Southern Central8 matches
Leiston
Real Bedford
H 17%D 23%A 60%
13.94X3.9221.63
xG3.5GG67%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
Rushall Olympic
Halesowen Town
H 41%D 20%A 39%
12.09X3.7422.66
xG3.3GG68%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Anstey Nomads
Kettering Town
H 43%D 20%A 37%
12.05X3.6222.79
xG3.2GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
Bury Town
Bishop's Stortford
H 65%D 18%A 17%
11.52X4.3525.00
xG3.2GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Leamington
Bromsgrove Sporting
H 19%D 17%A 64%
13.60X3.6621.75
xG3.1GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Stratford Town
Banbury United
H 44%D 21%A 34%
12.10X3.3522.88
xG3.0GG62%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
Stourbridge
Alvechurch
H 40%D 21%A 39%
12.57X3.5522.40
xG2.8GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
Worcester City
Racing Club Warwick
H 45%D 21%A 34%
12.02X3.4422.98
xG2.8GG62%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals70%
England Non League Premier Northern6 matches
Quorn
Stockton Town
H 43%D 20%A 37%
12.15X3.5522.66
xG3.3GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Redcar Athletic
Bamber Bridge
H 70%D 19%A 11%
11.30X4.8526.80
xG3.3GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Rylands
Guiseley AFC
H 38%D 21%A 41%
12.40X3.4622.40
xG3.1GG65%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
Bury
Cleethorpes Town
H 59%D 20%A 21%
11.85X4.0023.10
xG3.1GG64%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
Workington
Alfreton Town
H 40%D 21%A 39%
12.32X3.5222.46
xG3.0GG66%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
Curzon Ashton
Ilkeston Town
H 69%D 18%A 13%
11.34X4.5026.50
xG3.0GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
England National League South2 matches
Salisbury
Braintree
H 67%D 22%A 11%
11.36X4.7526.50
xG3.3GG60%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
Hemel Hempstead Town
Torquay
H 25%D 19%A 56%
13.40X3.8021.85
xG2.8GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
England National League North3 matches
Darlington 1883
Oxford City
H 23%D 21%A 55%
13.10X3.6021.95
xG3.0GG61%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
Scarborough Athletic
Marine
H 44%D 21%A 35%
12.10X3.5023.00
xG2.8GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
Morecambe
Hereford
H 47%D 21%A 32%
12.15X3.5022.80
xG2.7GG59%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals70%
Colombia Primera B1 match
Envigado
Popayan
H 55%D 18%A 27%
11.50X3.4526.15
xG2.4GG43%
1H O0.5Over 0.5 first-half goals65%
First half goals
We take each match's expected goals and the share usually scored before half-time, then work out the chance of zero, one and two or more first-half goals.
Every tip on this page is checked against the final score. You can see how the top picks have done over the last 30 days on our record page – the losing days included.
Using first half goals tips well
- Over 0.5 first-half goals is a popular live-betting style pick – it needs only one goal before the break.
- Cautious teams and derbies often have quiet first halves – look at under 1.5.
How to read this page
Each row shows the kick-off time in your own time zone, the two teams, the chance of a home win, draw and away win, the bookmaker prices and the expected goals. On the right is our first half goals tip with the chance we give it – the longer and greener the bar, the stronger the pick. Tap any match to open every other market for that game.
Use the tabs to see tomorrow's first half goals tips as soon as the matches are priced, or yesterday's results to see how the picks did. Predictions are statistical estimates for adults (18+), never a promise of a result – please read our responsible gambling guide.
Questions & answers
Does stoppage time count?
Yes – goals in first-half stoppage time count for the first half.
