"At the time of writing in the Bundesliga, all teams haven't quite played the same number of games but nevertheless 66.6% of the teams have a negative goal difference, begins Chris Roe. For a complete season, the highest percentage in the English league system is from tier two in 2005-06 when 17 of the 24 teams (70.83%) had a negative goal difference; no doubt this was in part due to champions Reading, who had a +67 goal difference for the season."
"During a season, the highest percentage of teams with a negative goal difference in the English league is 75%, and for that we have to go back to Division Three South in 1952-53. For a few rounds of matches from March 1953, 18 of the 24 teams had a negative GD, as shown in this table after the fixtures on the 3 April 1953."
"A large number of teams within a league having a negative GD (or very few having a positive one) is a fairly regular occurrence in the Portuguese top flight. For example, in the 2022-23 season, only four sides out of 18 (22.2%) had a positive GD (so 77.8% negative GD): Benfica, Porto, Braga and Sporting. The same happened in 2017-18, with the same four sides being the only ones not to record negative goal differences."
Twelve of the 18 Bundesliga teams had a negative goal difference, with Bayern Munich holding a +57 after 18 games. Across full English league seasons the highest share of negative GDs was 17 of 24 (70.83%) in the 2005-06 second tier, influenced by champions Reading's +67. Two Premier League seasons (1998-99 and 2017-18) recorded 70% negative GD among certain teams. During the 1952-53 Division Three South season, 18 of 24 teams (75%) had negative GD for several rounds in March–April 1953. Portugal's top flight has frequently shown extreme disparity, with only four of 18 sides posting positive GD in 2022-23 (Benfica, Porto, Braga, Sporting).
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