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 (Amerika Serikat): the side reduced to ten loses 72,7% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Amerika Serikat | 72.7% | 77 |
| 2. Liga Nasional Utara Inggris Inggris | 68.9% | 74 |
| 3. Serie C - Girone B Italia | 67.4% | 89 |
| 4. II Liga - East Polandia | 65.1% | 63 |
| 5. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 64.8% | 71 |
| 6. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 64.8% | 88 |
| 7. Ligat ha'Al Israel | 63.4% | 71 |
| 8. Regionalliga - Nordost Jerman | 63% | 54 |
| 9. Tweede Divisie Belanda | 62.5% | 56 |
| 10. Primeira Liga Portugal | 62.3% | 69 |
| 11. Serie A Italia | 62.2% | 74 |
| 12. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 62.1% | 66 |
| 13. TFF 1. Lig Turki | 62.1% | 95 |
| 14. Eredivisie Belanda | 62% | 50 |
| 15. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Jerman | 61.7% | 60 |
| 16. Ligue 2 Prancis | 61.5% | 65 |
| 17. Oberliga - Nordost-Süd Jerman | 61.5% | 52 |
| 18. Liga Umaglesi Georgia | 61.5% | 52 |
| 19. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 61.4% | 70 |
| 20. Liga MX Femenil Meksiko | 61.3% | 62 |
| 21. Esiliiga Estonia | 61.1% | 54 |
| 22. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 60.6% | 71 |
| 23. New South Wales NPL Australia | 60.3% | 63 |
| 24. Non League Premier - Northern Inggris | 60.3% | 73 |
| 25. 2. Lig Turki | 60% | 85 |
| 26. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 60% | 50 |
| 27. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 59.7% | 62 |
| 28. Segunda División RFEF - Group 5 Spanyol | 59.7% | 62 |
| 29. Youth Championship Rusia | 59.3% | 59 |
| 30. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 58.8% | 51 |
| 31. FAW Championship Wales | 58.5% | 82 |
| 32. LigaPro Portugal | 58.3% | 72 |
| 33. USL League Two Amerika Serikat | 58% | 50 |
| 34. Serie C - Girone C Italia | 57.8% | 102 |
| 35. Ligue 1 Prancis | 57.8% | 64 |
| 36. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spanyol | 57.3% | 75 |
| 37. Reserve League Argentina | 56.9% | 109 |
| 38. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 56.9% | 51 |
| 39. Liga Premier Serie B Meksiko | 56.9% | 51 |
| 40. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 56.6% | 53 |
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.