In the Bundesliga, 66.6% of teams have a negative goal difference after 18 games. The highest percentage in a full season occurred in the English league system when 70.83% of teams had a negative goal difference in the tier two division for the 2005-06 season. This record was narrowly beaten by two Premier League seasons, with 70% of teams having a negative goal difference.
The fewest percentage of positive goal difference teams may be achieved in the 1990-91 season, where only 20% had a positive goal difference. In that season, Benfica's goal difference was +71, Porto's was +55, and the top four teams were separated by significant margins.
In Europe, Vasco Wackrill notes that Portuguese top-flight clubs often have a high number of negative goal differences. For example, in the 2022-23 season, only four teams had a positive goal difference out of 18. This trend has been observed in previous seasons as well.
The highest percentage of teams with a negative goal difference is 75%, which was recorded in Division Three South in the 1952-53 season and again in a few rounds of matches from March 1953.
A notable example of fathers and sons playing on the same team occurred in a 1992 game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, with Nigel Clough (son of Brian) for Nottingham Forest and Darren Ferguson (son of Alex) for Manchester United.
Lastly, Southampton recorded their highest Premier League win against Sunderland by an 8-0 margin but then suffered two 9-0 losses to Leicester City and Manchester United in the following years.
The fewest percentage of positive goal difference teams may be achieved in the 1990-91 season, where only 20% had a positive goal difference. In that season, Benfica's goal difference was +71, Porto's was +55, and the top four teams were separated by significant margins.
In Europe, Vasco Wackrill notes that Portuguese top-flight clubs often have a high number of negative goal differences. For example, in the 2022-23 season, only four teams had a positive goal difference out of 18. This trend has been observed in previous seasons as well.
The highest percentage of teams with a negative goal difference is 75%, which was recorded in Division Three South in the 1952-53 season and again in a few rounds of matches from March 1953.
A notable example of fathers and sons playing on the same team occurred in a 1992 game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, with Nigel Clough (son of Brian) for Nottingham Forest and Darren Ferguson (son of Alex) for Manchester United.
Lastly, Southampton recorded their highest Premier League win against Sunderland by an 8-0 margin but then suffered two 9-0 losses to Leicester City and Manchester United in the following years.
with like 66.6% of teams having a negative goal difference after 18 games. It's crazy to see how much some teams are struggling to score goals. I'm not surprised though, we've seen this trend before in other leagues like the English one. It's all about defense and not letting teams get too many chances at goal 
. And oh man that Vasco Wackrill dude is on point about Portuguese top-flight clubs having a lot of negative goal differences 
. I'm loving the nostalgia with the 1952-53 Division Three South record though, 75% teams with negative goals 
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Bundesliga teams are really struggling this season... 66.6% having a negative goal difference after 18 games? That's crazy! 
I mean, you'd think that with so many talented players, they'd be able to turn things around, but it just doesn't seem like it's happening. Maybe teams need to re-evaluate their strategies or something. 
75% of teams with negative goal differences is wild. And that record from the 50s? Forget about it. It's like they were playing a different sport back then.
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9-0 is not fun to watch, trust me.
especially for the lower-tier teams. but still, it's gonna be interesting to see which teams can turn their season around and get those positive goal differences going 
maybe it's time for some coaching changes or something 
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. It's makin' me wonder if they're just... manipulatin' the numbers or somethin'? 
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just reading about how most teams in the Bundesliga are struggling with negative goal differences after 18 games is crazy! I mean, even 70% of Premier League teams have a negative goal difference... that's like, what happened to all the goals? 
I love how some teams are all about those big wins, but then get smashed by others... Southampton vs Sunderland 8-0 is wild 
anyway it just seems like teams are getting way more defensive nowadays, like who even plays 4-0-6 anymore? 
goals are super hard to come by, i mean i was watching a game last week and they were both playing 10 men, but still no one could score 
I mean, I love a good comeback story, but it looks like these teams need to step up their game ASAP! 
Let's see if they can turn things around and become goal-scoring machines! 
i also see what vasco wackrill says about portuguese teams havin negative goal differences thats true alot of porto and benfica fans r gettin anxious lol 
meanwhile in english league system, that record was set back in 2005-06 and it wasnt even that impressive then 
especially with benfica and porto having crazy high goal difs back in 1990-91
It's crazy how some teams are just having a really tough time scoring goals this season, especially with over 75% of them ending up with negative goal differences! 
But then you've got other teams struggling to even score a goal, let alone by 8-0 margins. It's all part of the game, right? 
. i feel bad for the Sunderland team tho, getting smashed 8-0 only to lose again by like, 9 points 
. I mean, Southampton beating Sunderland by 8 goals is awesome, but then they get destroyed by two other teams in back-to-back games? That's just wild 
nigel and darren clough and ferguson fam lol some of these dad jokes are just too much