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 Ligue 1 (Francia): the side reduced to ten loses 63,5% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ligue 1 Francia | 63.5% | 63 |
| 2. Ekstraklasa Polonia | 63% | 54 |
| 3. Super League Cina | 58.6% | 58 |
| 4. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 55.8% | 77 |
| 5. Serie A Italia | 55.7% | 97 |
| 6. Campionato greco di calcio Grecia | 55.2% | 67 |
| 7. Ligue 2 Francia | 55.1% | 78 |
| 8. Lega saudita professionistica Arabia Saudita | 54.9% | 51 |
| 9. Serie A Brasile | 53.4% | 88 |
| 10. Primera División de México Messico | 52.3% | 88 |
| 11. LaLiga Spagnola Spagna | 51.8% | 83 |
| 12. Segunda División Spagna | 51.7% | 143 |
| 13. Prem'er-Liha Ucraina | 51.5% | 68 |
| 14. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 50.8% | 65 |
| 15. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 50.6% | 83 |
| 16. Championship Inghilterra | 50% | 66 |
| 17. Süper Lig Turchia | 48.3% | 89 |
| 18. Liga I Romania | 45.3% | 53 |
| 19. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 44.4% | 81 |
| 20. Serie B Italia | 44.4% | 124 |
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.