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 Liga I (Rumania): the side reduced to ten loses 56,4% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga I Rumania | 56.4% | 55 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanyol | 55.2% | 96 |
| 3. Ligue 2 Prancis | 54.7% | 86 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 53.8% | 52 |
| 5. Serie A Italia | 53.7% | 82 |
| 6. Championship Inggris | 52.9% | 68 |
| 7. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 52.9% | 121 |
| 8. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 49.2% | 63 |
| 9. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 48.9% | 88 |
| 10. Liga Super Turki Turki | 48.8% | 86 |
| 11. Serie A Brasil | 48.6% | 70 |
| 12. Seri B Italia | 48.3% | 89 |
| 13. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 48% | 75 |
| 14. Primeira Liga Portugal | 47.6% | 103 |
| 15. Ligue 1 Prancis | 47.4% | 97 |
| 16. Liga MX Meksiko | 41.8% | 110 |
| 17. LaLiga Spanyol | 39.8% | 88 |
| 18. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 35.3% | 51 |
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.