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 Portekiz Süper Ligi (Portekiz): the side reduced to ten loses 61% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 61% | 77 |
| 2. Football League Two İngiltere | 59.6% | 89 |
| 3. Championship İngiltere | 58.8% | 80 |
| 4. Süper Lig Türkiye | 57.1% | 77 |
| 5. Primera División de México Meksika | 57.1% | 56 |
| 6. EFL League One İngiltere | 56.6% | 83 |
| 7. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 55.7% | 61 |
| 8. 1. Lig Türkiye | 54.2% | 59 |
| 9. Ligue 2 Fransa | 52.5% | 80 |
| 10. Categoría Primera A Kolombiya | 52.5% | 122 |
| 11. Serie A İtalya | 52.4% | 84 |
| 12. Serie B Brezilya | 52.3% | 86 |
| 13. 3. Liga Almanya | 50.8% | 61 |
| 14. Serie B İtalya | 50% | 88 |
| 15. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 50% | 86 |
| 16. Segunda División İspanya | 48.6% | 105 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 46.7% | 105 |
| 18. La Liga İspanya | 46.4% | 69 |
| 19. Primera División Peru | 45.6% | 125 |
| 20. Serie A Brezilya | 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.