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 (Stati Uniti): the side reduced to ten loses 72,7% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Stati Uniti | 72.7% | 77 |
| 2. Conference North Inghilterra | 68.9% | 74 |
| 3. Serie C - Girone B Italia | 67.4% | 89 |
| 4. II Liga Polonia | 65.1% | 63 |
| 5. 3. Liga Germania | 64.8% | 71 |
| 6. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 64.8% | 88 |
| 7. Ligat ha'Al Israele | 63.4% | 71 |
| 8. Regionalliga - Nordost Germania | 63% | 54 |
| 9. Tweede Divisie Paesi Bassi | 62.5% | 56 |
| 10. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 62.3% | 69 |
| 11. Serie A Italia | 62.2% | 74 |
| 12. Pro League Belgio | 62.1% | 66 |
| 13. TFF 1. Lig Turchia | 62.1% | 95 |
| 14. Eredivisie Paesi Bassi | 62% | 50 |
| 15. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Germania | 61.7% | 60 |
| 16. Ligue 2 Francia | 61.5% | 65 |
| 17. Oberliga - Nordost-Süd Germania | 61.5% | 52 |
| 18. Umaglesi Liga Georgia | 61.5% | 52 |
| 19. Football League One Inghilterra | 61.4% | 70 |
| 20. Liga MX Femenil Messico | 61.3% | 62 |
| 21. Esiliiga Estonia | 61.1% | 54 |
| 22. Campionato greco di calcio Grecia | 60.6% | 71 |
| 23. New South Wales NPL Australia | 60.3% | 63 |
| 24. Non League Premier - Northern Inghilterra | 60.3% | 73 |
| 25. TFF 2. Lig Turchia | 60% | 85 |
| 26. 2. Liga Austria | 60% | 50 |
| 27. Lega saudita professionistica Arabia Saudita | 59.7% | 62 |
| 28. Segunda División RFEF - Group 5 Spagna | 59.7% | 62 |
| 29. Youth Championship Russia | 59.3% | 59 |
| 30. Ekstraklasa Polonia | 58.8% | 51 |
| 31. Championship Galles | 58.5% | 82 |
| 32. Liga Portugal 2 Portogallo | 58.3% | 72 |
| 33. United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League Stati Uniti | 58% | 50 |
| 34. Serie C - Girone C Italia | 57.8% | 102 |
| 35. Ligue 1 Francia | 57.8% | 64 |
| 36. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spagna | 57.3% | 75 |
| 37. Reserve League Argentina | 56.9% | 109 |
| 38. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 56.9% | 51 |
| 39. Liga Premier Serie B Messico | 56.9% | 51 |
| 40. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 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.