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
Yesterday's ten strongest 1H picks and how they finished.
FT
Shenavarsazi Qeshm
Mes Rafsanjan
10
H 35%D 26%A 40%
12.72X2.7122.59
xG1.5GG45%
1H U1.5Under 1.5 first-half goals85%
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Atletico Madrid
Barcelona
12
H 35%D 18%A 47%
13.10X4.2022.00
xG3.8GG73%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Stabaek
Stromsgodset
23
H 41%D 19%A 39%
12.02X3.9822.94
xG3.8GG70%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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FC Thun
FC Basel 1893
33
H 43%D 20%A 37%
12.15X4.0023.00
xG3.8GG69%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Sokol Lanžhot
Nové Sady
42
H 74%D 18%A 8%
11.22X5.5529.10
xG3.8GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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San Diego
Sporting Kansas City
01
H 63%D 23%A 14%
11.55X4.5025.00
xG3.7GG65%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Phönix Lübeck
Hamburger SV II
21
H 72%D 17%A 10%
11.30X5.0027.15
xG3.7GG61%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Tottenham Hotspur W
Brighton W
21
H 43%D 21%A 36%
12.15X3.5022.70
xG3.7GG71%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
FT
Bandari
Tusker
10
H 33%D 26%A 42%
12.89X2.7222.45
xG1.8GG47%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals81%
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Stocksund
FBK Karlstad
32
H 14%D 18%A 68%
14.60X4.4521.48
xG3.7GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
All results 100
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Shenavarsazi Qeshm
Mes Rafsanjan
10
H 35%D 26%A 40%
12.72X2.7122.59
xG1.5GG45%
1H U1.5Under 1.5 first-half goals85%
FT
Atletico Madrid
Barcelona
12
H 35%D 18%A 47%
13.10X4.2022.00
xG3.8GG73%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Stabaek
Stromsgodset
23
H 41%D 19%A 39%
12.02X3.9822.94
xG3.8GG70%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
FT
FC Thun
FC Basel 1893
33
H 43%D 20%A 37%
12.15X4.0023.00
xG3.8GG69%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
FT
Sokol Lanžhot
Nové Sady
42
H 74%D 18%A 8%
11.22X5.5529.10
xG3.8GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
FT
San Diego
Sporting Kansas City
01
H 63%D 23%A 14%
11.55X4.5025.00
xG3.7GG65%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Phönix Lübeck
Hamburger SV II
21
H 72%D 17%A 10%
11.30X5.0027.15
xG3.7GG61%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
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Tottenham Hotspur W
Brighton W
21
H 43%D 21%A 36%
12.15X3.5022.70
xG3.7GG71%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals81%
FT
Bandari
Tusker
10
H 33%D 26%A 42%
12.89X2.7222.45
xG1.8GG47%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals81%
FT
Stocksund
FBK Karlstad
32
H 14%D 18%A 68%
14.60X4.4521.48
xG3.7GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Preußen Münster II
ASC Dortmund
21
H 34%D 18%A 48%
12.62X4.2722.02
xG3.7GG71%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Viimsi
Nõmme Kalju II
100
H 70%D 16%A 14%
11.11X7.10212.00
xG3.7GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Utrecht
NEC Nijmegen
23
H 43%D 20%A 37%
12.45X3.8022.60
xG3.7GG68%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Diegem Sport
Cappellen
11
H 67%D 18%A 15%
11.36X4.7025.75
xG3.7GG63%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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FC Tallinn
Tallinna Kalev
10
H 23%D 15%A 61%
13.46X4.1021.74
xG3.7GG71%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Strommen
Lyn
20
H 40%D 20%A 40%
12.33X3.7522.56
xG3.6GG68%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Stuttgart II
Verl
10
H 42%D 19%A 39%
12.31X3.8422.35
xG3.6GG71%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Celtic
Kilmarnock
10
H 71%D 19%A 10%
11.18X7.50211.00
xG3.6GG59%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Cultural Leonesa
Ponferradina
11
H 46%D 23%A 31%
12.05X3.0023.40
xG1.9GG49%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals80%
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AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
43
H 64%D 21%A 15%
11.48X4.7526.00
xG3.6GG62%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Al Sahel
Al Kuwait
03
H 9%D 18%A 73%
111.00X6.4021.20
xG3.6GG50%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Beltinci
Dravinja
31
H 69%D 22%A 9%
11.25X5.1027.90
xG3.6GG63%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Sogndal
hodd
00
H 69%D 21%A 10%
11.40X4.8026.10
xG3.6GG60%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Hong Kong FC
Eastern
21
H 18%D 12%A 70%
14.95X4.9521.40
xG3.6GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Povltava FA
Viktoria Plzeň II
25
H 16%D 16%A 68%
16.50X5.3521.28
xG3.6GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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Busko-Zdroj
Jarosław
21
H 20%D 16%A 64%
13.82X3.9821.64
xG3.6GG68%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
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HSC Hannover
SSV Jeddeloh
15
H 35%D 20%A 45%
12.80X3.7022.08
xG3.6GG71%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
FT
Austin
Portland Timbers
02
H 12%D 22%A 66%
14.50X4.2021.67
xG3.6GG67%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals80%
FT
Durham W
Sunderland W
14
H 9%D 22%A 69%
16.70X4.9021.30
xG3.6GG62%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
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Bryne
Kongsvinger
31
H 41%D 20%A 39%
12.19X3.8222.72
xG3.6GG67%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
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Hangzhou Greentown
Henan Jianye
40
H 62%D 21%A 18%
11.53X5.0024.75
xG3.6GG68%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
FT
CA La Paz
Tlaxcala
33
H 62%D 19%A 19%
11.56X4.4524.55
xG3.6GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
FT
EVV
Vvsb
01
H 19%D 13%A 67%
14.20X4.3321.53
xG3.6GG67%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
FT
Twente
Ajax
22
H 57%D 18%A 24%
11.83X4.2023.75
xG3.6GG66%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
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Monza
Atalanta
01
H 23%D 15%A 63%
13.60X3.8021.95
xG3.6GG64%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
FT
Heerenveen
Feyenoord
53
H 16%D 20%A 65%
14.50X4.2021.70
xG3.5GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
FT
Estrela
Benfica
23
H 8%D 19%A 73%
111.00X6.5021.22
xG3.5GG60%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals79%
FT
San Lorenzo
Platense
02
H 39%D 26%A 35%
12.67X2.8523.05
xG2.0GG50%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals79%
FT
Santa Clara
GIL Vicente
12
H 45%D 24%A 30%
12.40X3.1023.20
xG2.0GG51%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals78%
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Independiente
Deportivo Riestra
21
H 59%D 24%A 17%
11.75X3.4025.40
xG2.0GG45%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals78%
FT
Beşiktaş
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
30
H 74%D 19%A 8%
11.18X7.10212.00
xG3.4GG56%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
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Minnesota United FC
San Jose Earthquakes
31
H 61%D 22%A 17%
11.62X4.5024.75
xG3.4GG62%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
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Real Sociedad
Rayo Vallecano
10
H 63%D 24%A 13%
11.75X4.0024.20
xG3.3GG61%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
FT
Çorum FK
Fenerbahçe
05
H 21%D 19%A 61%
14.33X3.9021.65
xG3.3GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
FT
Barracas Central
Racing Club
20
H 40%D 25%A 35%
12.45X2.8823.00
xG2.1GG49%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals77%
FT
Argentinos JRS
Huracan
02
H 61%D 22%A 17%
11.93X3.2024.55
xG2.1GG47%
1H U1.5 ✗Under 1.5 first-half goals77%
FT
Real Salt Lake
Los Angeles Galaxy
21
H 64%D 21%A 16%
11.70X4.1024.50
xG3.3GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals77%
FT
1. FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen
12
H 17%D 23%A 61%
14.50X4.0021.73
xG3.3GG63%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
FT
St. Truiden
Zulte Waregem
41
H 58%D 24%A 18%
11.75X3.7523.90
xG3.3GG62%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
FT
Union St. Gilloise
Genk
10
H 65%D 22%A 13%
11.57X3.9025.00
xG3.3GG60%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
FT
Club Brugge KV
Anderlecht
11
H 64%D 22%A 14%
11.55X4.1024.75
xG3.2GG62%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
FT
Lens
Marseille
12
H 41%D 21%A 38%
12.25X3.6023.00
xG3.2GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
FT
Inter
Como
20
H 49%D 19%A 32%
12.00X4.1023.20
xG3.2GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals76%
FT
Instituto Cordoba
Newells Old Boys
22
H 64%D 24%A 12%
11.85X3.2024.75
xG2.2GG50%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals75%
FT
SC Freiburg
Union Berlin
20
H 64%D 19%A 18%
11.44X4.5027.00
xG3.2GG58%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals75%
FT
Talleres Cordoba
Estudiantes L.P.
11
H 42%D 24%A 34%
12.35X3.1023.20
xG2.2GG54%
1H U1.5 ✓Under 1.5 first-half goals75%
FT
Ipswich
Bournemouth
12
H 14%D 24%A 62%
13.75X3.7021.91
xG3.1GG58%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Brighton
Brentford
20
H 58%D 23%A 19%
11.85X4.0023.80
xG3.1GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Elche
Real Betis
02
H 21%D 21%A 58%
13.70X3.8021.91
xG3.1GG61%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Napoli
Lazio
11
H 38%D 21%A 41%
12.25X3.7022.90
xG3.1GG65%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Oldham
Sheffield Wednesday
21
H 29%D 23%A 49%
13.25X3.3022.15
xG3.0GG61%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Crystal Palace
Liverpool
13
H 14%D 22%A 64%
15.25X4.3321.57
xG3.0GG59%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Rennes
Lille
12
H 39%D 22%A 38%
12.40X3.4022.88
xG3.0GG60%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals74%
FT
Sunderland
Chelsea
10
H 22%D 21%A 57%
13.75X3.7521.91
xG3.0GG60%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
FT
FC Dallas
Colorado Rapids
31
H 57%D 23%A 20%
11.91X3.7023.80
xG3.0GG59%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
FT
Cray Wanderers
Stockport County
23
H 8%D 18%A 74%
110.00X6.2521.22
xG3.0GG47%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
FT
Houston Dynamo
St. Louis City
01
H 41%D 23%A 36%
12.62X3.3022.62
xG3.0GG63%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
FT
Manchester United
Aston Villa
44
H 44%D 20%A 36%
12.10X3.9023.10
xG2.9GG64%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals73%
FT
Heart Of Midlothian
Falkirk
25
H 58%D 23%A 19%
11.75X4.1024.00
xG2.9GG58%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
FT
Fiorentina
Juventus
22
H 34%D 23%A 43%
13.30X3.3022.20
xG2.9GG63%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
FT
1899 Hoffenheim
FC Schalke 04
21
H 64%D 22%A 14%
11.57X4.3325.25
xG2.9GG56%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
FT
Seattle Sounders
Los Angeles FC
21
H 56%D 22%A 21%
11.95X3.7023.60
xG2.9GG63%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
FT
Alanyaspor
Trabzonspor
02
H 12%D 21%A 67%
15.25X4.0521.57
xG2.9GG56%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals72%
FT
Angers
Nice
02
H 28%D 21%A 51%
13.50X3.6022.05
xG2.9GG59%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
FT
Le Mans
Monaco
11
H 16%D 21%A 63%
15.25X3.8021.67
xG2.8GG55%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
FT
Stade Brestois 29
Lyon
20
H 36%D 22%A 42%
12.75X3.5022.50
xG2.8GG60%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals71%
FT
Rio Ave
SC Braga
01
H 9%D 22%A 69%
16.50X4.0021.50
xG2.8GG47%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals70%
FT
Gent
Kortrijk
10
H 66%D 23%A 11%
11.52X4.1025.75
xG2.7GG54%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals69%
FT
Celta Vigo
Levante
00
H 58%D 24%A 18%
11.80X3.6024.50
xG2.6GG57%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals69%
FT
Genoa
AC Milan
12
H 15%D 24%A 61%
13.90X3.4021.95
xG2.6GG55%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals69%
FT
Villarreal
Getafe
20
H 67%D 22%A 11%
11.53X4.1026.25
xG2.6GG52%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals68%
FT
Boca Juniors
Defensa Y Justicia
10
H 69%D 23%A 8%
11.38X4.3329.50
xG2.6GG50%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals68%
FT
Vitória SC
FC Porto
12
H 11%D 21%A 68%
15.75X4.2021.53
xG2.6GG54%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals68%
FT
Rizespor
Erzurumspor FK
21
H 61%D 20%A 19%
11.80X3.5024.10
xG2.6GG58%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals68%
FT
Wimborne Town
Crawley Town
20
H 19%D 19%A 62%
15.25X4.3321.55
xG2.5GG55%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals67%
FT
Murang'a SEAL
Ulinzi Stars
22
H 47%D 24%A 29%
12.06X2.8823.46
xG2.5GG55%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals67%
FT
Union Santa Fe
Velez Sarsfield
20
H 38%D 25%A 38%
12.55X3.0023.00
xG2.5GG55%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals67%
FT
Rosario Central
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
20
H 69%D 19%A 12%
11.22X5.25215.00
xG2.5GG49%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals67%
FT
Abia Warriors
Doma United
22
H 65%D 22%A 13%
11.52X3.4026.20
xG2.5GG51%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
FT
Ranchers Bees
Enyimba
10
H 45%D 23%A 32%
12.02X2.9923.58
xG2.5GG51%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
FT
Nasarawa United
Plateau United
31
H 62%D 22%A 16%
11.43X3.7526.40
xG2.5GG53%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
FT
Le Havre
Lorient
02
H 35%D 23%A 43%
13.00X3.3022.40
xG2.5GG59%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
FT
Gimnasia M.
Independ. Rivadavia
11
H 38%D 24%A 38%
12.77X3.1522.70
xG2.4GG52%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
FT
GOR Mahia
Nairobi United
11
H 57%D 22%A 21%
11.79X3.0524.25
xG2.4GG54%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals66%
FT
Aldosivi
River Plate
02
H 9%D 23%A 68%
17.50X3.7521.44
xG2.4GG51%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals65%
FT
Warri Wolves
Katsina United
11
H 63%D 25%A 12%
11.55X3.3425.65
xG2.3GG51%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals63%
FT
Banfield
Atletico Tucuman
22
H 41%D 24%A 35%
12.50X3.1523.00
xG2.3GG53%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals63%
FT
Central Cordoba de Santiago
Lanus
11
H 15%D 25%A 60%
15.25X3.5021.73
xG2.3GG53%
1H O0.5 ✓Over 0.5 first-half goals63%
FT
Tigre
Sarmiento Junin
10
H 60%D 27%A 13%
11.75X3.2024.75
xG2.3GG49%
1H O0.5 ✗Over 0.5 first-half goals63%
FT
Cambuur
PSV Eindhoven
25
H 17%D 19%A 64%
15.50X5.2521.45
xG4.1GG70%
1H O1.5 ✓Over 1.5 first-half goals54%
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.
