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 Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî (Suudi Arabistan): the side reduced to ten loses 62,5% of the time.
| League | Went on to lose | Matches with a red |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî Suudi Arabistan | 62.5% | 56 |
| 2. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 60.7% | 56 |
| 3. Eredivisie Hollanda | 60.7% | 61 |
| 4. Primera División de México Meksika | 58.1% | 105 |
| 5. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 56.8% | 81 |
| 6. La Liga İspanya | 55.8% | 77 |
| 7. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 53.3% | 90 |
| 8. Championship İngiltere | 52.8% | 72 |
| 9. Ligue 2 Fransa | 52.6% | 97 |
| 10. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 52.6% | 97 |
| 11. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 52% | 50 |
| 12. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 51.1% | 88 |
| 13. Serie A İtalya | 50.6% | 83 |
| 14. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 50% | 56 |
| 15. Serie A Brezilya | 47.8% | 92 |
| 16. Serie B İtalya | 47.1% | 85 |
| 17. Liga I Romanya | 45.6% | 68 |
| 18. Süper Lig Türkiye | 43.2% | 74 |
| 19. Segunda División İspanya | 42.1% | 107 |
| 20. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 40.4% | 57 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
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.