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 Football League One (Inglaterra): the side reduced to ten loses 71,4% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Football League One Inglaterra | 71.4% | 63 |
| 2. Campeonato Tailandês de Futebol Tailândia | 69.8% | 53 |
| 3. Football League Two Inglaterra | 63.6% | 77 |
| 4. Serie C - Girone B Itália | 63.2% | 87 |
| 5. Youth Championship Rússia | 63% | 73 |
| 6. Fußball-Regionalliga West Alemanha | 61.7% | 60 |
| 7. Second League - Group 3 Rússia | 60.3% | 73 |
| 8. Jupiler Pro League Bélgica | 60% | 65 |
| 9. Championship Inglaterra | 59.7% | 72 |
| 10. Primeira Divisão Russa Rússia | 58.2% | 134 |
| 11. Erste Liga Áustria | 57.6% | 59 |
| 12. Campeonato Polonês de Futebol 3ª Divisão Polônia | 57.5% | 73 |
| 13. Second League - Group 1 Rússia | 57.1% | 63 |
| 14. Segunda Liga Portugal | 56.9% | 72 |
| 15. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Alemanha | 56.7% | 60 |
| 16. Primeira Liga Portugal | 56.5% | 69 |
| 17. TFF 1. Lig Turquia | 56.4% | 55 |
| 18. Super Liga Sérvia | 56.1% | 57 |
| 19. Liga Premier Russa Rússia | 55.6% | 81 |
| 20. Campeonato Romeno de Futebol Romênia | 55.2% | 67 |
| 21. Liga Pro Equador | 54.8% | 84 |
| 22. Serie C - Girone C Itália | 54.5% | 99 |
| 23. Fußball-Regionalliga Südwest Alemanha | 53.8% | 80 |
| 24. 3. Lig - Group 1 Turquia | 53.7% | 54 |
| 25. Primera División Bolívia | 52.8% | 72 |
| 26. Liga MX México | 52.5% | 99 |
| 27. Serie A Brasil | 52% | 98 |
| 28. First League Bulgária | 51.8% | 56 |
| 29. Ligue 1 França | 51.7% | 89 |
| 30. First NL Croácia | 51.4% | 70 |
| 31. 3. Fußball-Liga Alemanha | 51.3% | 80 |
| 32. Serie C - Girone A Itália | 51.1% | 94 |
| 33. Eredivisie Países Baixos | 50.8% | 59 |
| 34. Segunda Divisão Espanhola Espanha | 50.8% | 124 |
| 35. Primera División Peru | 50% | 106 |
| 36. Campeonato Venezuelano de Futebol Venezuela | 50% | 52 |
| 37. Conference National Inglaterra | 49.5% | 95 |
| 38. Campeonato Chileno de Futebol Chile | 49.5% | 93 |
| 39. NB II Hungria | 49.4% | 77 |
| 40. Persha Liga Ucrânia | 49.2% | 61 |
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.