Goalfest: Brazils World Cup on pace to blow up the record books

Notice anything unusual about the World Cup this year? It has been an absolute goalfest. In fact, it's on pace to be one of the highest-scoring tournaments in the 84-year history of the World Cup.

Over the first 12 games, the average number of goals per match has been 3.66, partly because of the Netherlands' 5-1 blowout of Spain. But nine of the 12 other matches have seen three or four goals scored.

The average number of goals per match in South Africa in 2010 was 2.27, and FIFA calculates that the average since 1930 has been 2.86.



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You have to go back to 1954 to find a World Cup with a higher average number of goals per match. That year's competition, in Switzerland, saw the humiliation of goalkeepers with an average of 5.38 goals per match, the highest ever.

It's also unusual that there have been no draws yet this year. Every match has had a winner and a loser.

Since group stages were introduced in 1950, one out of four group matches has ended in a draw, with nearly a third of them resulting in a draw in 2010.

It also feels like there has been an unusual number of come-from-behind victories this year.

Five of the 12 matches have seen the team that scored first go on to lose, if you count Brazil's own goal in the tournament's opening match against Croatia.

It's hard to come by reliable data for how often teams come from behind to win in the World Cup, but it was very unusual in Euro 2012.

The team that scored first in that contest went on to win more than 70% of the time, according to an article in the International Journal of Sports Science.

World Cup Schedule of Matches

Since group stages were introduced in 1950, one out of four group matches has ended in a draw, with nearly a third of them resulting in a draw in 2010. Over the first 12 games, the average number of goals per match has been 3.66, partly because of the Netherlands' 5-1 blowout of Spain. But nine of the 12 other matches have seen three or four goals scored. You have to go back to 1954 to find a World Cup with a higher average number of goals per match. That year's competition, in Switzerland, saw the humiliation of goalkeepers with an average of 5.38 goals per match, the highest ever. Over the first 12 games, the average number of goals per match has been 3.66, partly because of the Netherlands' 5-1 blowout of Spain. But nine of the 12 other matches have seen three or four goals scored. Five of the 12 matches have seen the team that scored first go on to lose, if you count Brazil's own goal in the tournament's opening match against Croatia. Since group stages were introduced in 1950, one out of four group matches has ended in a draw, with nearly a third of them resulting in a draw in 2010. You have to go back to 1954 to find a World Cup with a higher average number of goals per match. That year's competition, in Switzerland, saw the humiliation of goalkeepers with an average of 5.38 goals per match, the highest ever. It also feels like there has been an unusual number of come-from-behind victories this year. World Cup Schedule of Matches It also feels like there has been an unusual number of come-from-behind victories this year. It's hard to come by reliable data for how often teams come from behind to win in the World Cup, but it was very unusual in Euro 2012. Five of the 12 matches have seen the team that scored first go on to lose, if you count Brazil's own goal in the tournament's opening match against Croatia. It also feels like there has been an unusual number of come-from-behind victories this year. World Cup Schedule of Matches You have to go back to 1954 to find a World Cup with a higher average number of goals per match. That year's competition, in Switzerland, saw the humiliation of goalkeepers with an average of 5.38 goals per match, the highest ever. World Cup Schedule of Matches Since group stages were introduced in 1950, one out of four group matches has ended in a draw, with nearly a third of them resulting in a draw in 2010. It's also unusual that there have been no draws yet this year. Every match has had a winner and a loser. Five of the 12 matches have seen the team that scored first go on to lose, if you count Brazil's own goal in the tournament's opening match against Croatia. Notice anything unusual about the World Cup this year? It has been an absolute goalfest. In fact, it's on pace to be one of the highest-scoring tournaments in the 84-year history of the World Cup. The team that scored first in that contest went on to win more than 70% of the time, according to an article in the International Journal of Sports Science.

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