There’s no place like home, which also goes for sports. The home field plays a crucial role in football, with certain leagues seeing significantly stronger performances from home teams. Below is a list of the 2024/25 season tournaments where host advantage is most important. For a more accurate statistic, we have only included competitions with 70% or more of the season completed.
TOP 50 Leagues with Home Advantage
| # | Tournament | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Shield | 86% |
| 2 | Albanian Cup | 81% |
| 3 | Macau FA Cup | 78% |
| 4 | Primavera Cup | 78% |
| 5 | NPFL | 69% |
| 6 | Empress Cup | 68% |
| 7 | Liverpool Senior Cup | 64% |
| 8 | NISA Independent Cup | 64% |
| 9 | 🌍 Olympic Qualifying Oceania | 64% |
| 10 | Emperor Cup | 63% |
| 11 | Estonian Cup | 63% |
| 12 | 2. Liga Interregional Cup | 63% |
| 13 | Kent Senior Cup | 63% |
| 14 | Azerbaidjan Cup | 63% |
| 15 | Cup | 62% |
| 16 | Women’s Championship | 61% |
| 17 | Srpska Liga East | 61% |
| 18 | Women’s Cup | 61% |
| 19 | Copa Peru | 60% |
| 20 | Coppa Italia | 60% |
| 21 | NPFL | 60% |
| 22 | Taça da Liga Feminina | 60% |
| 23 | Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup | 60% |
| 24 | Dhivehi Premier League | 59% |
| 25 | Segona Divisió | 59% |
| 26 | 3. HNL West | 59% |
| 27 | Segunda División RFEF Promotion | 59% |
| 28 | Challenge Cup | 58% |
| 29 | Qatar Stars Cup | 58% |
| 30 | U19 Cup | 57% |
| 31 | Mocambola | 57% |
| 32 | Potiguar 2 | 57% |
| 33 | PFL | 56% |
| 34 | Women’s League | 55% |
| 35 | 3. Liga Series 3 | 55% |
| 36 | 3. Liga Series 1 | 55% |
| 37 | 🌍 International Friendlies Women | 55% |
| 38 | 🌍 CAF Confederations Cup | 55% |
| 39 | 3. HNL North | 54% |
| 40 | Liga Premier Serie B | 54% |
| 41 | Third League Northwest | 54% |
| 42 | 3. Liga Series 2 | 54% |
| 43 | State Cup | 54% |
| 44 | U19 Elite League | 54% |
| 45 | UWS | 54% |
| 46 | U19 League C | 54% |
| 47 | First League Women | 53% |
| 48 | Cheshire Senior Cup | 53% |
| 49 | Women’s FA Cup | 53% |
| 50 | Reserve League | 53% |
Meaning of Home Advantage in Betting
It refers to the tendency for teams to perform better when playing on their home ground. The home team is the club that hosts the opponents in a given match on its field. The advantage may be due to familiar conditions, local support or reduced travel fatigue. Some teams are notorious for performing poorly away, but they can take on even the most vigorous opponents at home. For example, the Bolivian national team plays at home on a high-altitude pitch, which is tough on opponents, giving them an advantage.
