Saturday's fixture list did not lack for goals. Across six competitions tracked by BSD, 93 goals went in from just 31 matches, and the numbers tell two different stories depending on whether you value volume or rate.
Rate: Brazil sets the pace
The Brasileirão Serie A posted the standout figure of the day: 15 goals in only 3 matches, a rate of 5.0 per game. That is comfortably the highest return of any competition on the list, though the small sample of fixtures means it comes with a caveat. The Brasileirão Serie B was not far behind on a similarly short slate, with 9 goals in 2 matches for an average of 4.5.
Volume: the Eerste Divisie wins out
Zoom out to total goals and the picture changes. The Eerste Divisie produced 22 goals across 7 matches, the most of any league on the day, working out to 3.1 per game. Ligue 2 was close behind with 18 goals in 6 matches, a 3.0 average, while Argentina's Liga Profesional de Fútbol added 17 goals from 7 matches for a 2.4 rate.
The rest of the field
Japan's J1 League was the most restrained of the six, with 12 goals in 6 matches, averaging 2.0 per game, still enough to keep things interesting but a clear step down from the rest.
Put together, the day split cleanly into two camps: competitions where fewer matches produced eye-catching averages (Brasileirão Serie A and Serie B), and competitions where a fuller round of fixtures racked up bigger overall totals (Eerste Divisie, Ligue 2, Liga Profesional). Either way, anyone searching for goals on Saturday had plenty of leagues to choose from.