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 Campeonato Saudita de Futebol (Arábia Saudita): the side reduced to ten loses 62,5% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Campeonato Saudita de Futebol Arábia Saudita | 62.5% | 56 |
| 2. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Alemanha | 60.7% | 56 |
| 3. Eredivisie Países Baixos | 60.7% | 61 |
| 4. 3. Fußball-Liga Alemanha | 58.6% | 58 |
| 5. Liga MX México | 58.1% | 105 |
| 6. TFF 1. Lig Turquia | 57.7% | 52 |
| 7. Campeonato Chileno de Futebol Chile | 57.3% | 82 |
| 8. Major League Soccer Estados Unidos | 56.8% | 81 |
| 9. Football League One Inglaterra | 56.6% | 83 |
| 10. La Liga Espanha | 55.8% | 77 |
| 11. Football League Two Inglaterra | 55.3% | 85 |
| 12. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 53.3% | 90 |
| 13. Championship Inglaterra | 52.8% | 72 |
| 14. Ligue 1 França | 52.6% | 97 |
| 15. Ligue 2 França | 52.6% | 97 |
| 16. Campeonato Grego de Futebol Grécia | 52% | 50 |
| 17. Primeira Liga Portugal | 51.1% | 88 |
| 18. Campeonato Italiano de Futebol - Série A Itália | 50.6% | 83 |
| 19. Liga Premier Russa Rússia | 50% | 56 |
| 20. Campeonato Colombiano de Futebol Colômbia | 49.6% | 115 |
| 21. Serie B Brasil | 48.1% | 77 |
| 22. Serie A Brasil | 47.8% | 92 |
| 23. Campeonato Italiano de Futebol - Série B Itália | 47.1% | 85 |
| 24. Campeonato Romeno de Futebol Romênia | 45.6% | 68 |
| 25. Primera División Peru | 45.3% | 137 |
| 26. Campeonato Turco de Futebol Turquia | 43.2% | 74 |
| 27. Segunda Divisão Espanhola Espanha | 42.1% | 107 |
| 28. Jupiler Pro League Bélgica | 40.4% | 57 |
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.