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 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (Deutschland): the side reduced to ten loses 63,2% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 63.2% | 57 |
| 2. Premiership Schottland | 62.7% | 67 |
| 3. Primeira Liga Portugal | 59.4% | 96 |
| 4. Serie A Italien | 59.4% | 64 |
| 5. Division 1A Belgien | 58.4% | 89 |
| 6. Championship England | 54% | 63 |
| 7. Serie B Italien | 53.3% | 107 |
| 8. Liga MX Mexiko | 52.9% | 104 |
| 9. Premjer-Liga Russland | 52.3% | 65 |
| 10. Liga 1 Rumänien | 52.2% | 67 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkei | 51.9% | 81 |
| 12. Serie A Brasilien | 50% | 92 |
| 13. A-League Men Australien | 50% | 50 |
| 14. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 49.7% | 157 |
| 15. Super League Schweiz | 48% | 50 |
| 16. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 47.7% | 88 |
| 17. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 47.3% | 91 |
| 18. Primera División Spanien | 46.8% | 126 |
| 19. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 44.6% | 83 |
| 20. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 44.1% | 68 |
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.