How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Segunda División (Spanyol) is the most attritional: 2,59 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Segunda División Spanyol | 2.59 | 995 |
| 2. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 2.44 | 547 |
| 3. Serie A Brasil | 2.41 | 827 |
| 4. Liga I Rumania | 2.27 | 617 |
| 5. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.25 | 719 |
| 6. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 2.22 | 542 |
| 7. LaLiga Spanyol | 2.08 | 983 |
| 8. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 2.05 | 474 |
| 9. Seri B Italia | 1.95 | 884 |
| 10. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.94 | 826 |
| 11. Liga Super Turki Turki | 1.85 | 821 |
| 12. Serie A Italia | 1.84 | 1.019 |
| 13. Ligue 2 Prancis | 1.83 | 834 |
| 14. Liga MX Meksiko | 1.66 | 895 |
| 15. Liga Champions UEFA Internasional | 1.64 | 577 |
| 16. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 1.6 | 777 |
| 17. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 1.56 | 550 |
| 18. Ligue 1 Prancis | 1.55 | 972 |
| 19. Liga Negara UEFA Internasional | 1.51 | 340 |
| 20. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 1.51 | 823 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.