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 (Estados Unidos): the side reduced to ten loses 72,7% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MLS Next Pro Estados Unidos | 72.7% | 66 |
| 2. 1. Division Bielorrússia | 70.6% | 51 |
| 3. Oberliga - Niederrhein Alemanha | 65% | 60 |
| 4. Championship Inglaterra | 64.9% | 57 |
| 5. Oberliga - Bayern Süd Alemanha | 63.9% | 72 |
| 6. Segunda División RFEF - Group 2 Espanha | 63.8% | 58 |
| 7. Eerste Divisie Países Baixos | 63% | 54 |
| 8. Football League One Inglaterra | 62.9% | 89 |
| 9. Campeonato Polonês de Futebol 2ª Divisão Polônia | 62.7% | 75 |
| 10. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Alemanha | 62.3% | 69 |
| 11. Major League Soccer Estados Unidos | 61.5% | 78 |
| 12. Liga Leumit Israel | 61.5% | 52 |
| 13. Oberliga - Rheinland-Pfalz / Saar Alemanha | 61.2% | 67 |
| 14. National League North Inglaterra | 61.2% | 103 |
| 15. 1. Division Chipre | 60.9% | 64 |
| 16. FAW Championship País de Gales | 60.9% | 92 |
| 17. Challenger Pro League Bélgica | 60.3% | 63 |
| 18. Fußball-Regionalliga Nord Alemanha | 60% | 65 |
| 19. Swiss Super League Suíça | 60% | 55 |
| 20. Football League Two Inglaterra | 59.5% | 84 |
| 21. Premiership Irlanda do Norte | 59.4% | 64 |
| 22. Campeonato Israelense de Futebol Israel | 59% | 61 |
| 23. Non League Premier - Southern South Inglaterra | 58.9% | 56 |
| 24. U19 Bundesliga Alemanha | 58.8% | 114 |
| 25. Liga de Expansión MX México | 58.2% | 79 |
| 26. Liga MX México | 58.2% | 98 |
| 27. Segunda Liga Portugal | 58.1% | 62 |
| 28. Campeonato Saudita de Futebol Arábia Saudita | 57.7% | 71 |
| 29. Oberliga - Nordost-Nord Alemanha | 57.7% | 52 |
| 30. Campeonato Alemão de Futebol Alemanha | 57.7% | 52 |
| 31. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 57.6% | 191 |
| 32. Serie C - Girone B Itália | 57.3% | 82 |
| 33. Non League Premier - Isthmian Inglaterra | 57.1% | 70 |
| 34. Segunda División RFEF - Group 3 Espanha | 56.9% | 58 |
| 35. Liga Pro Equador | 56.8% | 95 |
| 36. 1 Lyga Lituânia | 56.5% | 62 |
| 37. Oberliga - Westfalen Alemanha | 56.4% | 55 |
| 38. 3. Fußball-Liga Alemanha | 56.3% | 71 |
| 39. Primera División C (Argentina) Argentina | 56.3% | 112 |
| 40. Persha Liga Ucrânia | 55.8% | 52 |
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.