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 championnat d'Espagne de football (Espagne): the side reduced to ten loses 46% of the time.

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.