How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Primeira Liga (Portugal) is the most attritional: 2,43 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.43 | 810 |
| 2. Copa Sudamericana International | 2.31 | 392 |
| 3. Serie B Italien | 2.23 | 969 |
| 4. Primera División Spanien | 2.18 | 951 |
| 5. Serie A Brasilien | 2.12 | 842 |
| 6. Liga 1 Rumänien | 2.08 | 733 |
| 7. Liga MX Mexiko | 2.07 | 802 |
| 8. Segunda División Spanien | 2.05 | 1.133 |
| 9. Copa Libertadores International | 2.03 | 423 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.02 | 1.223 |
| 11. Super League Griechenland | 1.99 | 575 |
| 12. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 1.97 | 381 |
| 13. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.95 | 650 |
| 14. Premiership Schottland | 1.72 | 575 |
| 15. UEFA Europa League International | 1.72 | 466 |
| 16. Serie A Italien | 1.72 | 1.089 |
| 17. UEFA Conference League International | 1.72 | 1.147 |
| 18. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.72 | 877 |
| 19. HNL Kroatien | 1.7 | 504 |
| 20. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 1.69 | 637 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.