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 Premier League 2 Division One (Inglaterra): the side reduced to ten loses 66,1% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Premier League 2 Division One Inglaterra | 66.1% | 62 |
| 2. Fußball-Regionalliga Südwest Alemanha | 63.2% | 57 |
| 3. III Liga - Group 4 Polônia | 60.7% | 61 |
| 4. Youth Championship Rússia | 60.5% | 76 |
| 5. Liga Nacional Honduras | 59.3% | 54 |
| 6. TFF 1. Lig Turquia | 59.2% | 76 |
| 7. Second League - Group 1 Rússia | 59.1% | 66 |
| 8. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 58.6% | 58 |
| 9. NB II Hungria | 58.3% | 84 |
| 10. National League South Inglaterra | 58% | 81 |
| 11. Campionato Primavera Itália | 57.1% | 77 |
| 12. Liga MX Femenil México | 56.9% | 51 |
| 13. Conference National Inglaterra | 56.5% | 85 |
| 14. Campeonato Romeno de Futebol Romênia | 56.4% | 55 |
| 15. U19 Bundesliga Alemanha | 56.3% | 64 |
| 16. 3. Fußball-Liga Alemanha | 55.8% | 52 |
| 17. Segunda Divisão Espanhola Espanha | 55.2% | 96 |
| 18. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Espanha | 55.1% | 89 |
| 19. FAW Championship País de Gales | 55% | 80 |
| 20. Ligue 2 França | 54.7% | 86 |
| 21. Campeonato Chileno de Futebol Chile | 54.2% | 83 |
| 22. National League North Inglaterra | 53.8% | 78 |
| 23. Campeonato Saudita de Futebol Arábia Saudita | 53.8% | 52 |
| 24. Campeonato Italiano de Futebol - Série A Itália | 53.7% | 82 |
| 25. Segunda División RFEF - Group 4 Espanha | 53.7% | 82 |
| 26. Non League Premier - Southern South Inglaterra | 53.4% | 58 |
| 27. Campeonato Polonês de Futebol 2ª Divisão Polônia | 53.1% | 64 |
| 28. Primera División Bolívia | 53% | 83 |
| 29. TFF 2. Lig Turquia | 52.9% | 136 |
| 30. Championship Inglaterra | 52.9% | 68 |
| 31. Campionato San Marino | 52.9% | 51 |
| 32. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 52.9% | 121 |
| 33. Primera División C (Argentina) Argentina | 52.7% | 91 |
| 34. Primera B Nacional Argentina | 52.6% | 137 |
| 35. Erste Liga Áustria | 52.5% | 59 |
| 36. Campeonato Tailandês de Futebol Tailândia | 52.5% | 59 |
| 37. Liga Alef Israel | 52.3% | 111 |
| 38. Campeonato Egípcio de Futebol Egito | 52.2% | 67 |
| 39. Serie C - Girone B Itália | 51.9% | 79 |
| 40. Football League Two Inglaterra | 51.7% | 87 |
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.