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 Division 1A (Belgien): the side reduced to ten loses 60% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Division 1A Belgien | 60% | 65 |
| 2. Championship England | 59.7% | 72 |
| 3. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 56.7% | 60 |
| 4. Primeira Liga Portugal | 56.5% | 69 |
| 5. Super Liga Serbien | 56.1% | 57 |
| 6. Premjer-Liga Russland | 55.6% | 81 |
| 7. Liga 1 Rumänien | 55.2% | 67 |
| 8. Liga MX Mexiko | 52.5% | 99 |
| 9. Serie A Brasilien | 52% | 98 |
| 10. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 51.7% | 89 |
| 11. Eredivisie Niederlande | 50.8% | 59 |
| 12. Segunda División Spanien | 50.8% | 124 |
| 13. Serie A Italien | 47.8% | 67 |
| 14. Primera División Spanien | 47.2% | 72 |
| 15. Süper Lig Türkei | 46.5% | 114 |
| 16. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 46.4% | 112 |
| 17. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 43.8% | 64 |
| 18. Serie B Italien | 41.8% | 91 |
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.