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 MLS Next Pro (Vereinigte Staaten): the side reduced to ten loses 72,7% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Vereinigte Staaten | 72.7% | 77 |
| 2. National League North England | 68.9% | 74 |
| 3. Serie C - Girone B Italien | 67.4% | 89 |
| 4. 2. Liga Polen | 65.1% | 63 |
| 5. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 64.8% | 71 |
| 6. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 64.8% | 88 |
| 7. Ligat ha’Al Israel | 63.4% | 71 |
| 8. Fußball-Regionalliga Nordost Deutschland | 63% | 54 |
| 9. Tweede Divisie Niederlande | 62.5% | 56 |
| 10. Primeira Liga Portugal | 62.3% | 69 |
| 11. Serie A Italien | 62.2% | 74 |
| 12. Division 1A Belgien | 62.1% | 66 |
| 13. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 62.1% | 95 |
| 14. Eredivisie Niederlande | 62% | 50 |
| 15. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Deutschland | 61.7% | 60 |
| 16. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 61.5% | 65 |
| 17. Oberliga - Nordost-Süd Deutschland | 61.5% | 52 |
| 18. Umaghlessi Liga Georgien | 61.5% | 52 |
| 19. EFL League One England | 61.4% | 70 |
| 20. Liga MX Femenil Mexiko | 61.3% | 62 |
| 21. Esiliiga Estland | 61.1% | 54 |
| 22. Super League Griechenland | 60.6% | 71 |
| 23. New South Wales NPL Australien | 60.3% | 63 |
| 24. Non League Premier - Northern England | 60.3% | 73 |
| 25. TFF 2. Lig Türkei | 60% | 85 |
| 26. 2. Liga Österreich | 60% | 50 |
| 27. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 59.7% | 62 |
| 28. Segunda División RFEF - Group 5 Spanien | 59.7% | 62 |
| 29. Youth Championship Russland | 59.3% | 59 |
| 30. Ekstraklasa Polen | 58.8% | 51 |
| 31. Championship Wales | 58.5% | 82 |
| 32. Segunda Liga Portugal | 58.3% | 72 |
| 33. Premier Development League Vereinigte Staaten | 58% | 50 |
| 34. Serie C - Girone C Italien | 57.8% | 102 |
| 35. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 57.8% | 64 |
| 36. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spanien | 57.3% | 75 |
| 37. Reserve League Argentinien | 56.9% | 109 |
| 38. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 56.9% | 51 |
| 39. Liga Premier Serie B Mexiko | 56.9% | 51 |
| 40. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 56.6% | 53 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
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.