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 (United States): the side reduced to ten loses 72.7% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro United States | 72.7% | 66 |
| 2. 1. Division Belarus | 70.6% | 51 |
| 3. Oberliga - Niederrhein Germany | 65% | 60 |
| 4. Championship England | 64.9% | 57 |
| 5. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Germany | 63.9% | 72 |
| 6. Segunda División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 63.8% | 58 |
| 7. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 63% | 54 |
| 8. League One England | 62.9% | 89 |
| 9. I Liga Poland | 62.7% | 75 |
| 10. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 62.3% | 69 |
| 11. Major League Soccer United States | 61.5% | 78 |
| 12. Liga Leumit Israel | 61.5% | 52 |
| 13. Oberliga - Rheinland-Pfalz / Saar Germany | 61.2% | 67 |
| 14. National League - North England | 61.2% | 103 |
| 15. 1. Division Cyprus | 60.9% | 64 |
| 16. FAW Championship Wales | 60.9% | 92 |
| 17. Challenger Pro League Belgium | 60.3% | 63 |
| 18. Regionalliga - Nord Germany | 60% | 65 |
| 19. Super League Switzerland | 60% | 55 |
| 20. League Two England | 59.5% | 84 |
| 21. Premiership Northern Ireland | 59.4% | 64 |
| 22. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 59% | 61 |
| 23. Non League Premier - Southern South England | 58.9% | 56 |
| 24. U19 Bundesliga Germany | 58.8% | 114 |
| 25. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 58.2% | 79 |
| 26. Liga MX Mexico | 58.2% | 98 |
| 27. Segunda Liga Portugal | 58.1% | 62 |
| 28. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 57.7% | 71 |
| 29. Oberliga - Nordost-Nord Germany | 57.7% | 52 |
| 30. Bundesliga Germany | 57.7% | 52 |
| 31. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 57.6% | 191 |
| 32. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 57.3% | 82 |
| 33. Non League Premier - Isthmian England | 57.1% | 70 |
| 34. Segunda División RFEF - Group 3 Spain | 56.9% | 58 |
| 35. Liga Pro Ecuador | 56.8% | 95 |
| 36. 1 Lyga Lithuania | 56.5% | 62 |
| 37. Oberliga - Westfalen Germany | 56.4% | 55 |
| 38. 3. Liga Germany | 56.3% | 71 |
| 39. Primera C Argentina | 56.3% | 112 |
| 40. Persha Liga Ukraine | 55.8% | 52 |
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.