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 70,3% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Amerika Serikat | 70.3% | 64 |
| 2. Czech Liga Ceko | 66.7% | 63 |
| 3. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 65.5% | 58 |
| 4. Championship Inggris | 64.8% | 54 |
| 5. USL Championship Amerika Serikat | 64.5% | 76 |
| 6. 1 Lyga Lituania | 62% | 50 |
| 7. Eredivisie Belanda | 61.5% | 52 |
| 8. Primera División Kosta Rika | 60.4% | 53 |
| 9. First Amateur Division Belgia | 59.7% | 72 |
| 10. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 59.7% | 67 |
| 11. Liga 1 Thailand Thailand | 59.7% | 62 |
| 12. Segunda División Spanyol | 59.5% | 126 |
| 13. Serie A Italia | 59% | 61 |
| 14. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 58.7% | 75 |
| 15. Tercera División RFEF - Group 6 Spanyol | 58.2% | 55 |
| 16. Liga MX U21 Meksiko | 58.2% | 55 |
| 17. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 57.9% | 159 |
| 18. Liga I Rumania | 57.6% | 59 |
| 19. Segunda División RFEF - Group 5 Spanyol | 57.5% | 73 |
| 20. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 57.4% | 54 |
| 21. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 57.1% | 56 |
| 22. Ligat ha'Al Israel | 57% | 79 |
| 23. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 56.9% | 58 |
| 24. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris | 56.8% | 88 |
| 25. Liga MX Meksiko | 56.8% | 111 |
| 26. Tercera División RFEF - Group 7 Spanyol | 56.6% | 83 |
| 27. Regionalliga - Nordost Jerman | 56.1% | 57 |
| 28. Liga MX Femenil Meksiko | 56% | 75 |
| 29. Liga Pro Ekuador | 55.5% | 110 |
| 30. Division 1 Arab Saudi | 55.4% | 83 |
| 31. Liga Conference Wilayah Selatan Inggris Inggris | 55.4% | 83 |
| 32. LigaPro Portugal | 55.1% | 98 |
| 33. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 54.9% | 51 |
| 34. FAW Championship Wales | 54.6% | 119 |
| 35. Divisi Utama Uruguay Uruguay | 54.5% | 55 |
| 36. Liga Pro Uni Emirat Arab Uni Emirat Arab | 54.5% | 55 |
| 37. Chilean Primera División Cile | 54.4% | 103 |
| 38. Segunda División Uruguay | 54.3% | 81 |
| 39. Non League Premier - Isthmian Inggris | 54.3% | 81 |
| 40. Liga de Expansión MX Meksiko | 54.2% | 107 |
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.