Dortmund's raw one-goal-win lead
For this ranking, a one-goal win is a decisive final result in which the winning side finished exactly one goal ahead. The headline answer is clear: Borussia Dortmund recorded 10, the highest total among the 18 clubs. RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg followed with nine each, and VfB Stuttgart had eight. Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV had seven apiece, while Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg and Union Berlin each had six.
That top line is a count of wins, not a statement about the proportion of a team's victories. Dortmund's 10 came from 22 total wins; Leipzig's nine came from 20; Freiburg's nine came from 13. The same raw total can therefore sit over a different denominator. Freiburg's resulting share is 69.2%, compared with 45.0% for Leipzig and 45.5% for Dortmund.
Why the leading totals are not interchangeable
Leipzig and Freiburg are tied on one-goal wins, but Leipzig recorded seven more total wins. Freiburg's 9/13 share is consequently much higher than Leipzig's 9/20, even though the numerator is identical. Dortmund answers the raw-count question with 10; the share answers how much of a team's winning total came in this form. Those are related descriptive views, but neither should be treated as a complete account of every one-goal fixture.
The complete 18-team ranking
The table is ordered by one-goal wins descending. Where clubs tie, they share a competition rank; within each tie, total wins are ordered from highest to lowest. The equals sign marks a shared rank. Shares are one-goal wins divided by total wins, rounded to one decimal place. One-goal losses are shown for context and do not determine the order.
| Rank | Team | Total wins | One-goal wins | One-goal losses | One-goal wins as share of total wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 22 | 10 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 2= | RB Leipzig | 20 | 9 | 2 | 45.0% |
| 2= | SC Freiburg | 13 | 9 | 5 | 69.2% |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 18 | 8 | 3 | 44.4% |
| 5= | Bayern Munich | 28 | 7 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 5= | Hamburger SV | 9 | 7 | 8 | 77.8% |
| 7= | Hoffenheim | 18 | 6 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 7= | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 35.3% |
| 7= | Augsburg | 12 | 6 | 7 | 50.0% |
| 7= | Union Berlin | 10 | 6 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 11= | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% |
| 11= | Mainz | 10 | 5 | 9 | 50.0% |
| 11= | St Pauli | 6 | 5 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 14= | Werder Bremen | 8 | 4 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 14= | Cologne | 7 | 4 | 8 | 57.1% |
| 16= | Borussia Monchengladbach | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 16= | Wolfsburg | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42.9% |
| 16= | Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 8 | 50.0% |
Among the four clubs on six one-goal wins, the shares range from Hoffenheim's 33.3% of 18 total wins to Union Berlin's 60.0% of 10. Bayer Leverkusen sits at 35.3% from 17 total wins, while Augsburg is at 50.0% from 12. The same raw total can therefore represent a very different fraction of a club's overall wins.
The three clubs on three one-goal wins show the same effect at the bottom of the raw ranking. Borussia Monchengladbach's share is 33.3% of nine wins, Wolfsburg's is 42.9% of seven and Heidenheim's is 50.0% of six. The ranking order is unchanged by these percentages because it is based on the one-goal-win count.
Raw totals, denominators and one-goal losses
The raw ranking and the share column should be read together, not substituted for each other. A raw count records how many wins a club achieved by a one-goal margin. The share uses total wins as its denominator, so it is sensitive to the size of a club's overall winning total. This is why clubs can tie in one-goal wins while showing very different percentages.
The same numerator can hide different denominators
Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV both recorded seven one-goal wins. Bayern's seven were 7 of 28 total wins, giving 25.0%, while Hamburger SV's seven were 7 of nine, giving 77.8%. Bayern's total of 28 wins is the largest in the table, so its one-goal victories form a smaller part of a much larger winning total. That does not change either raw count; it answers a different question.
The contrast also appears among the teams with five one-goal wins. Eintracht Frankfurt's five represent 45.5% of 11 total wins, Mainz's five represent 50.0% of 10 and St Pauli's five represent 83.3% of six. St Pauli has the highest share in the table, but that percentage is still only the proportion of its wins that were decided by one goal.
What the one-goal-loss column adds
One-goal losses show why the win-only share should not be mistaken for a record across all one-goal results. Wolfsburg has 12 one-goal losses, the highest total in the table, alongside three one-goal wins. St Pauli has 10 one-goal losses alongside five wins, while Mainz has nine alongside five. These loss figures provide additional outcome context, but they are not included in the share numerator and do not alter the ranking by one-goal wins.
Method and coverage
The coverage is deliberately narrow and complete: 306 completed regular-season fixtures across 34 matchdays, involving 18 clubs, with each club playing 34 times. Each included fixture had a complete final score, allowing it to be classified by result and margin. The two relegation playoff fixtures labelled "Final" are excluded.
The Bundesliga's official fixture-list explanation describes the 18-club, 34-matchday format, while the official 2025-26 calendar places the relegation playoff after Matchday 34. That boundary keeps playoff fixtures separate from the regular-season team figures.
At fixture level, 75 matches were draws, 134 were home wins and 97 were away wins. The 134 home wins plus 97 away wins produce 231 decisive fixtures. Exactly 106 of those were decided by one goal: 58 home wins and 48 away wins. The leaguewide figure of 45.9% is therefore 106 divided by 231 decisive fixtures, rounded to one decimal place, not 106 divided by all 306 fixtures.
At team level, every row uses the club's 34 regular-season matches. Total wins, one-goal wins and one-goal losses are counted for that club, and the percentage is calculated as one-goal wins divided by total wins. It is not calculated using 34 as the denominator and is not a close-game win rate.
As a separate leaguewide check, the official season-in-numbers page confirms 990 total goals. That figure corroborates the covered season's overall goal count, while the team ranking itself is determined by one-goal wins and the supplied team totals.
Limitations of the ranking
These numbers describe outcomes, not causes. They do not support an inference that mentality, tactics or luck produced a club's one-goal results, and they cannot establish anything about future results. Even if two figures appeared to move together, that would be correlation rather than proof that one caused the other.
The team-level percentage has a deliberately narrow definition: one-goal wins divided by total wins. It is not a percentage of all 34 matches, it is not a close-game win rate and it does not capture outcomes in all one-goal fixtures. One-goal losses sit outside its numerator and are reported separately in the table. Reading the numerator alongside its denominator is therefore essential, especially when comparing Dortmund's 10 of 22 with Freiburg's nine of 13 or Bayern's seven of 28.
The leaguewide percentage has a different denominator again. Its 45.9% refers only to the 231 decisive fixtures, not to all 306 regular-season fixtures. Finally, the scope stops after Matchday 34: the two relegation playoff fixtures are excluded, so the table is a regular-season historical ranking rather than a broader account of every 2025-26 fixture.
Frequently asked questions
Which team recorded the most one-goal wins?
Borussia Dortmund led the raw ranking with 10 one-goal wins across its 34 regular-season matches. That was the highest total among the 18 clubs.
How many regular-season fixtures were decided by one goal?
Exactly 106 of the 306 regular-season fixtures had a one-goal margin. There were 58 one-goal home wins and 48 one-goal away wins, making up 45.9% of the 231 decisive fixtures.
What does the share of total wins measure?
It measures one-goal wins divided by total wins, rounded to one decimal place. Freiburg's 9/13 produces 69.2%, while Bayern Munich's 7/28 produces 25.0%. It is not a close-game win rate and does not describe all outcomes in one-goal fixtures.
Why are Leipzig and Freiburg ordered in that sequence?
Both clubs recorded nine one-goal wins, so both have a shared rank of 2=. Within tied one-goal-win totals, the table orders clubs by total wins descending: Leipzig had 20 total wins and Freiburg had 13.
Were the relegation playoff fixtures included?
No. The analysis covers only the 306 completed regular-season fixtures across 34 matchdays and excludes the two relegation playoff fixtures labelled "Final". The official calendar places that playoff after Matchday 34.