What does a sending-off cost?
How often a side that has a player sent off goes on to lose. Across the majors it is 53.3% — against a baseline defeat rate near a third.
A red card is most expensive in Eliteserien (Norwegen): the side reduced to ten loses 61,2% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eliteserien Norwegen | 61.2% | 258 |
| 2. J1 League Japan | 61.1% | 301 |
| 3. Eredivisie Niederlande | 59.3% | 550 |
| 4. Premiership Schottland | 58% | 412 |
| 5. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 57.4% | 282 |
| 6. K League 1 Südkorea | 57.4% | 251 |
| 7. Championship England | 57.1% | 807 |
| 8. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 56.2% | 628 |
| 9. Premier League England | 55.8% | 505 |
| 10. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 55.8% | 783 |
| 11. Division 1A Belgien | 55.7% | 648 |
| 12. Serie A Italien | 55.2% | 764 |
| 13. Super League Schweiz | 54.3% | 431 |
| 14. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 54.3% | 433 |
| 15. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 54.2% | 498 |
| 16. Super Liga Serbien | 53.8% | 351 |
| 17. Liga MX Mexiko | 53.7% | 970 |
| 18. Primeira Liga Portugal | 53.1% | 933 |
| 19. Premjer-Liga Russland | 52.2% | 579 |
| 20. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 52.2% | 928 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
League play only. A match counts once per side that saw a red, so a match with two sendings-off appears on both sides of the ledger.