Work out football possession percentage instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Possession is each side's time on the ball as a share of total ball-in-play time, which is why the two figures add to 100% while the match lasts far longer. Ball-in-play is typically under sixty minutes of a ninety minute match, so possession percentages describe a much shorter contest than the clock suggests.
Possession share
possession % = team time on the ball / (team A time + team B time) x 100
possession % = team time on the ball / (team A time + team B time) x 100. Possession is each side's time on the ball as a share of total ball-in-play time, which is why the two figures add to 100% while the match lasts far longer.
Ball-in-play is typically under sixty minutes of a ninety minute match, so possession percentages describe a much shorter contest than the clock suggests.
Enter team a time on the ball, team b time on the ball. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.