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. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.31 | 392 |
| 3. Serie B Italy | 2.23 | 969 |
| 4. La Liga Spain | 2.18 | 951 |
| 5. Serie A Brazil | 2.12 | 842 |
| 6. Liga I Romania | 2.08 | 733 |
| 7. Liga MX Mexico | 2.07 | 802 |
| 8. Segunda División Spain | 2.05 | 1,133 |
| 9. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.03 | 423 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.02 | 1,223 |
| 11. Super League 1 Greece | 1.99 | 575 |
| 12. Premier League Ukraine | 1.97 | 381 |
| 13. Premier League Russia | 1.95 | 650 |
| 14. Premiership Scotland | 1.72 | 575 |
| 15. UEFA Europa League International | 1.72 | 466 |
| 16. Serie A Italy | 1.72 | 1,089 |
| 17. UEFA Europa Conference League International | 1.72 | 1,147 |
| 18. Ligue 2 France | 1.72 | 877 |
| 19. HNL Croatia | 1.7 | 504 |
| 20. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 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.