Russia 2018 an Average World Cup in Terms of Goals

With France’s 4-2 win over Croatia, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia ended in spectacular fashion. While the tournament’s ultimate game, it was the highest-scoring final in more than 50 years, turned out immensely entertaining to the neutral fan, the same cannot be said for all World Cup games, which were often dominated by defensive strength rather than by attacking flair.

With a total of 169 goals scored, among them a record-setting 11 own goals, Russia 2018 was an average World Cup in terms of goals. On average, football fans saw 2.64 goals per game, falling just short of the 2014 tally of 2.67 goals per fixture.

As the following chart illustrates, the scoring average at World Cups has remained relatively steady since Chile 1962 with some smaller ups and downs. In the early years of the World Cup however, high-scoring games such as yesterday’s final were no exception: the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland was the biggest goal feast in history, with an average of 5.38 goals scored per game.

World Cup Goals Infographic

How Much Does a Goal Cost Premier League Spectators?

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The BBC’s Price of Football 2016 report shed light on how much every home goal costs average fans in the Premier League. Arsenal fans had to fork out £32.71 for every goal they saw. On the other hand, Manchester City fans enjoyed the best ticket price to goal ratio, handing over just £6.36 to say a goal at their home games. Read more on the indy100.

This chart shows the cost of seeing one goal based on 2015/16 ticket prices and home results.

Infographic: How much does a goal cost Premier League spectators?  | Statista
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