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 Primeira Liga (Portugal): the side reduced to ten loses 61% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 61% | 77 |
| 2. Football League Two Inglaterra | 59.6% | 89 |
| 3. Championship Inglaterra | 58.8% | 80 |
| 4. Campeonato Turco de Futebol Turquia | 57.1% | 77 |
| 5. Liga MX México | 57.1% | 56 |
| 6. Football League One Inglaterra | 56.6% | 83 |
| 7. Jupiler Pro League Bélgica | 55.7% | 61 |
| 8. TFF 1. Lig Turquia | 54.2% | 59 |
| 9. Ligue 2 França | 52.5% | 80 |
| 10. Campeonato Colombiano de Futebol Colômbia | 52.5% | 122 |
| 11. Campeonato Italiano de Futebol - Série A Itália | 52.4% | 84 |
| 12. Serie B Brasil | 52.3% | 86 |
| 13. 3. Fußball-Liga Alemanha | 50.8% | 61 |
| 14. Campeonato Italiano de Futebol - Série B Itália | 50% | 88 |
| 15. Ligue 1 França | 50% | 86 |
| 16. Segunda Divisão Espanhola Espanha | 48.6% | 105 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 46.7% | 105 |
| 18. La Liga Espanha | 46.4% | 69 |
| 19. Primera División Peru | 45.6% | 125 |
| 20. Serie A Brasil | 43.1% | 72 |
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.